Corner Florist Still Does the Trick

I have to admit that at 31, I have quite a few “old man” tendencies and subscribe to the ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,’ school of thought. 

Every time I arrive in NYC, I get what I call ‘Street Falafel,’ I listen to the exact same song before I get on stage, and when I’m dating someone who I think is significant, I return to Lansdowne’s Corner Florist to buy her their Spring Bouquet.

When I thought about dropping by to pick one up this Valentine’s Day, I realized that I had been buying this thing for 15 years now.  It may have had a different name at some point, but for at least the last decade, I have gone to their shop on Hammonds Ferry Road and plopped down $15 or $20 bucks (before tax) for what I consider to be their specialty.

I just realized that it may not even be called the "Spring Bouquet."  For all I know, the kind women at the shop may just humor the fact that I stop in and ask for a bouquet by throwing a pile of flowers together and wrapping it up for me. After all, there isn't a "menu" to order off of and most of the times that I stop in, it's not even Spring.  One thing that I can say though, is that it's the same consistent awesome bouquet every time. 

I thought that it would get cheaper looking or thinner with the economy, but that is never the case.  And I would notice too, because  you know how when you live with someone, you don’t catch that they lose or gain weight because you see them every day, but if you saw them once a month, you’d immediately observe the differences?  The same is true with my purchasing these bouquets, as I have had fewer time and special women over the past few years to have a need to get one.

And call it superstition, but after spending what I calculate to be roughly $400 on these flowers over the years (you do the math), I still think they work.

It’s important to note in these statistically laden times that I actually have a relationship success rate of 0% with the women that I buy these flowers for, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that they are the best deal for anyone who wants to impress a significant other or someone who they want to become significant…either that or the funeral arrangement that spells out “MOM, but flipped to spell “WOW,” because I’ve always wanted to do that.

Who wouldn’t want a 3.5 foot arrangement of flowers that says Wow?