Banana Florist Blog

Here's an excerpt from our new Squidoo lens:

Our flowers really aren't all that important. Your reasons for buying flowers in the first place -- that's what matters.

So why do you buy flowers?

• To get laid (duh)
• To get a second date (to further entertain fantasies of getting laid)
• Because your verbal apologies lost currency a long time ago
  
• In some random instance, you realize that pride always flickered in your mom's eyes, regardless of the occasion -- whether it was Jenny Gibbs' dad charging up the lawn hollering that you were no good, or six years later, when you handed the woman your freshly doffed mortarboard and cum laude diploma
• Because every so often, it occurs to you to do something nice for someone, without expecting anything in return (hey, it's been known to happen)

These events are all heavily charged with lust, appreciation, sincere regret and a whole heapin' helping of other high-caliber emotions.  So, you swing by the neighborhood florist after work.  Everybody's really nice and earnestly ask if they can help, but what are you supposed to say?  "Why yes, I'd like something to help me get to Second Base, at the very least." 

Of course, shopping online alleviates these awkward situations.  So, you visit 1-800-Flowers, where you get immediately slammed with 178 categories, and cheese crates and bouquets named Fields of Europe and Autumn's Eternal Ascent aren't helping.   You need to know which flowers best assist your intention, and you need to know now.

There's a fundamental disconnect between your reason for buying flowers and the flower-buying process.  And that's the problem: buying flowers is a process, not an experience.  You're clicking through screen after screen of nearly identical items, or staring at endless assortments behind the cooler door, and that original urgency starts to fade into frustration and confusion.

That's where Banana Florist comes in.  Check us out at www.bananaflorist.com