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waichingliu81 · 10-16-2007, 02:54 PM

AFP - 2 hours 11 minutes ago

NEW YORK (AFP) - Newlyweds in New York have filed a 400,000 dollar lawsuit against the florist who supplied the flowers for their wedding, saying they were the wrong color and wilted, press reports said Tuesday.

Among things that drew the ire of the bride, Elana Glatt, who also happens to be a lawyer, were the alleged inclusion of cheaper orchids than promised in the bridal bouquet, the New York Times reported.

She also complained about five dollar street vendor-quality roses in arrangements for which the florist charged 55-65 dollars, and dusty vases with no water.

But the most "egregious" of her numerous complaints was the fact that florist Stamos Arakas had substituted pastel pink and green hydrangeas for the rust and green flowers she had chosen for the centerpieces.

"The use of predominantly pastel centerpieces had a significant impact on the look of the room and was entirely inconsistent with the vision the plaintiffs had bargained for," the Times quoted the lawsuit as saying.

Glatt said the flowers were paid for in advance by her mother-in-law and cost more than 27,000 dollars.

In her suit, which outlines numerous "distressing and embarrassing" offenses, she accuses Arakas of "unjust enrichment."

Arakas told the New York Times that Glatt had sent him several emails prior to filing the lawsuit, demanding a 4,000 dollar refund, but he ignored them because "they were so insulting."

catlover79 · 10-16-2007, 04:33 PM

Mikado · 10-16-2007, 07:04 PM

This should be settled out of court.... theres much more important things for the overcrowded system to take care of first.

Ireneparalegal · 10-16-2007, 07:07 PM

Anyone who would pay thousands of dollars for flowers for a wedding is STUPID. I seen too many of those Bridezillas episodes, and other wedding shows where stupid brides spend enormous amounts of money for one stupid day!!!! I am not saying this bride shouldn't file a lawsuit, if you make a contract, then the party must abide. Break that contract and you can be sued. The bride should be reimbursed for the amount that was spent for the flowers she didn't get, but nothing more.

Mikado · 10-16-2007, 07:32 PM

That works for me Irene.....flourist should have taken that first $4000 offer

coffield3 · 10-16-2007, 08:41 PM

TJL · 10-16-2007, 09:17 PM

Judging by some of the photos in today's paper, the flowers didn't look like the expensive ones that were paid for.

Yeah, 30 grand is a ridiculous amount to pay for flowers, but it looks like they got ripped off.

waichingliu81 · 10-17-2007, 01:06 PM

you can buy many other items with $27,000 but to spend that entire money on just bouquets of flowers, as irene has pointed out is just obscene.

yes they got ripped off, but the fact that they have demanded so much money for something as trivial as flowers is effing ridiculous. then again, they should've thought twice and given plenty of thought before parting with their own cash. therefore, because it's their own cash they are using and nobody else's, its their fault and they should stop whining

Zoneboy · 10-17-2007, 09:27 PM

Mikado · 10-18-2007, 12:13 AM

^^^^

catlover79 · 10-18-2007, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zoneboy

waichingliu81 · 10-18-2007, 03:25 PM

10-16-2007, 02:54 PM	#1
waichingliu81 debbie allen Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2006 Location: london, england, UK Posts: 4,347	US bride sues over wilted bouquets: press AFP - 2 hours 11 minutes ago NEW YORK (AFP) - Newlyweds in New York have filed a 400,000 dollar lawsuit against the florist who supplied the flowers for their wedding, saying they were the wrong color and wilted, press reports said Tuesday. Among things that drew the ire of the bride, Elana Glatt, who also happens to be a lawyer, were the alleged inclusion of cheaper orchids than promised in the bridal bouquet, the New York Times reported. She also complained about five dollar street vendor-quality roses in arrangements for which the florist charged 55-65 dollars, and dusty vases with no water. But the most "egregious" of her numerous complaints was the fact that florist Stamos Arakas had substituted pastel pink and green hydrangeas for the rust and green flowers she had chosen for the centerpieces. "The use of predominantly pastel centerpieces had a significant impact on the look of the room and was entirely inconsistent with the vision the plaintiffs had bargained for," the Times quoted the lawsuit as saying. Glatt said the flowers were paid for in advance by her mother-in-law and cost more than 27,000 dollars. In her suit, which outlines numerous "distressing and embarrassing" offenses, she accuses Arakas of "unjust enrichment." Arakas told the New York Times that Glatt had sent him several emails prior to filing the lawsuit, demanding a 4,000 dollar refund, but he ignored them because "they were so insulting."

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Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,892	This should be settled out of court.... theres much more important things for the overcrowded system to take care of first.

10-16-2007, 07:32 PM	#5
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,892	That works for me Irene.....flourist should have taken that first $4000 offer

10-17-2007, 01:06 PM	#8
waichingliu81 debbie allen Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2006 Location: london, england, UK Posts: 4,347	you can buy many other items with $27,000 but to spend that entire money on just bouquets of flowers, as irene has pointed out is just obscene. yes they got ripped off, but the fact that they have demanded so much money for something as trivial as flowers is effing ridiculous. then again, they should've thought twice and given plenty of thought before parting with their own cash. therefore, because it's their own cash they are using and nobody else's, its their fault and they should stop whining

10-17-2007, 09:27 PM	#9
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