Re: YUP! SMALL bob has LEFT the BUILDING!
Right you are about FTDSUCKS.COM being GONE!
The AUTHOR which I would've liked to have met, had his/her gripe with SMALL bob, which is why the site was launched.
In fact, I loved it so much that, I hyper linked their site to ours as part of my ongoing effort to EDUCATE THE CONSUMER regarding all of these NON LOCAL PHONY MIDDLEMEN out here, who CAPTURE THEIR 100% SALES and then, try to SUBCONTRACT THEM back to a hard working florist at a 30% discount.
Anyway, I was sadened to have to remove their link but I keep another link on my site which exposes these THIEVES for WHAT and WHO THEY BEE!
I call it CONSUMER ALERT and here's the link for your own use.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/flwralrt.htm
Anyway, SMALL bob did so much damage to THE FAMILY that, in my opinion, the OLD CAMARADERIE which once existed, IS NOW GONE FOREVER! Also gone is the old feelings of PRIDE in a BRAND coupled with NO MORE QUALITY CONTROL since EVERYONE and THEIR MOTHER TOO, can bee a member too.
And since the PRECURSOR to THE PERRY/GREEN DEAL was the ELIMINATION of OUR ASSOCIATION, the company and the florists now have a BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP rather than A MARRIAGE built on TRUST and COMMITMENT.
While we chose to LEAVE during the SMALL bob reign of TERROR, and once we realized he had no intention of DELIVERING ON HIS PROMISES, other folks continue to stay out of OLD HABITS or HOPES OF A PROFITABLE FUTURE.
Facts are that, the two wires services which are left have become nothing more than any telephone company providing access to an order transfer communication network resulting in a system of debits and credits to the florists and commissions gleaned from OUR BLOOD, SWEAT, and TEARS.
And, in TODAY'S WORLD, the only DIFFERENCE is THE PRICE YOU PAY for the $ERVICE YOU GET which is subject to change on any given day.
On one note, wee all agree on this one aspect in our businesses;
WEE WILL REMAIN PROFITABLE, either WITH YOU or WITHOUT YOU!
And, WEE WILL NOT BE USED as YOUR (or your SKIMMER PARTNERS) FREE LABOR FORCE while DOOing all of YOUR DOO, while YOUR PROFITS (and only yours) continues to GO UP!
FORE! TOTO and this is one instance in which, LESS IS MORE!
