A Flower in Time Saves Nine!

Sample these SOS messages we got from our visitors in the last 3 months. Some of them might sound ridiculously funny, but, the urgency in these messages sprung us in action mode straightaway.

Case 1: “Guys, please make my day here. I was out for a week long on site training program and missed wishing anniversary to my wife. I know, this happens only in sitcoms and movies but I am a victim now. What do I do now? Do I send flowers? Which ones?”

Case 2: “***k, I missed my sister’s birthday! The horror of it all struck me when I saw Facebook telling me that it’s my sister’s birthday. I was completely buzzed my work the last day and slept off at 11. She loves Orchids. Please suggest something that will save my ***”

Case 3: “My boss is a snake. I could not attend her birthday dinner yesterday and she has already sent me a politically correct snub about me not making an attempt to fit in. I know for a fact that she loves flowers, and lilies at that. What do you think would fit well in this sorry state of mine?”

I mean we were rolling off our chairs when we were reading these messages but we are all human and are prone to such errors which can unnecessarily ruin our relationships and equations with people, both professional and personal. Through these messages, one insight gripped us all

When you are in danger of being eliminated, use a bouquet as your Spartan shield.

These were the bouquets we suggested our visitors to gift in the above mentioned cases

And then, our customer service called them back to understand how the deliveries went and these were their reactions.

Case 1: “Dude, my wife was not talking to me. She was a female version of Mad Max, taunting me on the phone and kicking whatever was in her sight. The delivery happened then and I came back the next day. The relief was because the yells had stopped and the bouquet was in our favourite vase. No, she did not talk to me for 6 hours but then I cajoled her and her smile was back. Not how I wanted it, but, I am atleast breathing now”

Case 2: “She was shouting when I called her. The screams were audible to my colleagues sitting alongside. All I could hear was a hysterical yell telling me that she does not want to see my face anymore . I suppose the delivery happened a couple of hours after that. I thought I should not rub the wounded tigress, she was then. I got a message in the evening which read “It’s ok. But you do that again and you are a dead man”. I suppose the orchids worked. Thank you”

Case 3: “The boss was not happy with me, obviously. The lilies worked like a charm though. She came out and had that trademark toothy grin on her face. She looked at my side and without actually saying this, said that she forgave me. All well now, Thanks”

So here we go! When you think you are in a rut and nothing could be worse, you are WRONG. Gift them a bouquet of flowers and see them melt. Flowers say a million words which cannot be communicated otherwise and we have seen many a situation saved by a timely delivery of their favourite orchids, roses, lilies or gladioli.