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Sending Flowers

Sending Flowers

Date: Jun 08 2007

Themes: How To, Romance

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Sometimes it’s hard to think of the right gift. You can’t send someone a new telephone to say you’re sorry or a buy someone skis as a get-well gift. But flowers are always a safe bet. Even though it can be expensive, Kevin likes to send flowers.

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Kevin

Kevin

Amanda

Amanda

Kevin:  I really like…and of course I love to receive them…but I really love to send flowers and now it’s so easy because you can just do it online and beautiful bouquets can be there in two days for people.

Amanda:  1-800-flowers.com.

Kevin:  Proflowers.com? Totally.

Amanda:  Yes. The hard thing about that is you never know what you’re going to get and it’s not as though you can ask the recipient, “How were the flowers? Do you think they were worth 125 dollars?”

Kevin:  Well no, but I’ve asked for example to send on Mother’s Day or even on Father’s Day or if it’s a sympathy thing to ask the person, “Were they nice?” I wouldn’t say “Were they worth 100 dollars?” I would say, “Were they nice?”

Amanda:  Because that would be tacky.

Kevin:  Correct.

Amanda:  You know it’s interesting, it seems to be the go-to gift. Doesn’t matter if you’re the girl or the guy, if you screw up, you kind of hurt someone’s feelings, the go-to gift is flowers. So it’s kind of weird if you’re in the office and see flowers on someone’s desk you say, “What did he do?” Or, no offense, “What did she do?” It’s not always the guy.

Kevin:  Does it work for you as a…

Amanda:  Absolutely not. I pass them to the next person in the cubicle.

Kevin:  Great, great. But it’s fun to get flowers.

Amanda:  Absolutely, if you’re not allergic.

Kevin:  That’s true.

 

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Discussion

Kevin says that he likes to order flowers online because they arrive so quickly. He and Amanda name a couple of websites where they buy flowers.

Amanda notes that when you order flowers for someone online it’s hard to know if what you sent was worth the price. You never see the flowers, and you can’t ask the person you sent them to if they were worth the money. Kevin says he just asks people he sends flowers to if they were nice.

People often send flowers to say they are sorry. Whenever Amanda sees someone at work with flowers on his or her desk, she assumes that the person’s lover did something wrong. So whenever someone sends her flowers, she gives them to the person next to her in her office.

Have you ever received flowers? Who sent them to you and why? Were they nice?

 

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giska

Congo, Democratic Republic Of The

In my country we give flowers for wedding, birthday, when someone have his diplome.

09:22 AM Jun 03 2008 |

Arielhu

Arielhu

China

Every one want to receive flowers, but if you receive a bonquet and the sender is not you thought, how do you feel about that?

02:26 PM Mar 05 2008 |

katro58

Indonesia

Giving flowers is the good way for showing or saying sympatic. I like receiving beautiful and good smell flower.

10:22 AM Feb 27 2008 |

concha.cuevas

Spain

Hi, Irina.  Is that a lion cub you are holding in the photo?  It seems you are a great animal-lover.

I'm Concha, from Spain.  If you want to practice your Spanish, now you know who with!.

 

01:07 PM Dec 25 2007 |

LuluT

LuluT

China

I never received flowers and I never send it to anyone. I think flower is worthless and expensive.

12:57 PM Dec 15 2007 |

raia

raia

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

there is no gift like flowersSmile

08:36 PM Jun 15 2007 |

irina Ferum

Russian Federation

Why you interesting in these lesson?  its not about footboll. Smile

02:42 AM Jun 15 2007 |

HelmesFan

HelmesFan

Germany

Good lesson! The first one which I'm interested in. Smile

03:29 PM Jun 14 2007 |

erdem1662

Turkey

I prefer flowers that is alive

04:55 PM Jun 13 2007 |

maiphan

maiphan

Viet Nam

I try my best for my English.

10:51 AM Jun 13 2007 |

Austingoal

Austingoal

China

i really like send flowers,but i just sent twice to my lover

09:21 AM Jun 12 2007 |

Belizza

Belizza

Brazil

tacky, uhn? it´s a new word to my vocabulary!

11:58 PM Jun 11 2007 |

sino

China

it's a romantic thing to send flowers to people who you care and love

05:05 PM Jun 11 2007 |

Chillizhang

China

My Boyfriend forget to buy me flowers at my birthday,i feel so sad.Do you think he love me?

02:08 PM Jun 11 2007 |

flyingbear

United States

Interesting! I never know you can think of another way about one receiving flowers in his or her office. 

09:13 PM Jun 10 2007 |

yuzheng

China

I like flowers ,especially which grow up in the open air.but I don't have a habit of sending flowers,even I don't like  to send something else to express my love ,my thought.I only want to give my best wishes to them in my heart.

08:28 AM Jun 10 2007 |

shahriarheydari

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I think a bouqute can be a best gift for a friend … for a friend who is like flower

07:46 AM Jun 10 2007 |

jime

China

oh ,I have never send flowers to a girl!

06:46 AM Jun 10 2007 |

elvia2010

China

Winki love flowers. My best is lily.

02:49 AM Jun 10 2007 |

prettyjin

North Korea

Sending or getting flowers is very romantic. Using online shop to order flowers is good way if you are busy or have no time.However,the best way is to send you them to someone in person. :-)

05:55 PM Jun 09 2007 |

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