Shannon - for the sake of not wasting any more of your valuable time is it possible to call the former owner and ask what this antique rose is? Or is that a huge no no...
I know it may feel like I'm wasting everyones time, but alas, no. Why no? She don't have clue.
I have been talking to one of her designers (now our designers) and she said she'd do this often. She sold another wedding last year for peonies when peonies were not available. She sell things she didn't know how to make... a lot of things she didn't even know the name,,,, super funny one in particular for me was "blue plurim" that sort of thing....
she only owned the shop for less than a year... The totality of her floral career.
I'm not putting her down, these are just the facts.
I kinda feel sorry for her, because the person who she bought the shop from really did this woman a great disservice by not disclosing just how crazy this biz is. and how complicated it can be.
but now it's left to me to fix these crazy orders and my head hurts.
I called my suppliers last week and priced out a different bouquet that she had sold for $95 to see what it would
actually cost... $414.00 was the cost and that was with only 30% labor. And only 3.5x mark up on the flowers and only if everything came in perfect.
I hope none of you are ever in this situation. It's pretty hard core.
