How Old Are You?

How Old are you and How long in floristry?

  • Age 20-34

    Votes: 23 13.0%

  • Age 35-44

    Votes: 44 24.9%

  • Age 45-49

    Votes: 29 16.4%

  • Age 50-54

    Votes: 29 16.4%

  • Age 55-64

    Votes: 41 23.2%

  • Age 65-74

    Votes: 4 2.3%

  • Age 75-up

    Votes: 3 1.7%

  • A florist for 5 years

    Votes: 21 11.9%

  • A florist 6 to 10 years

    Votes: 21 11.9%

  • A florist 11 to 20 years

    Votes: 26 14.7%

  • A florist 21 to 30 years

    Votes: 34 19.2%

  • A florist 31 to 40 years

    Votes: 25 14.1%

  • A florist 41 to 50 years

    Votes: 4 2.3%

  • A florist for more than 50 years

    Votes: 2 1.1%
  • Total voters
    177
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Tom Carlson

Tom Carlson

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It would be interesting to know something about the age of FC viewers
and how many years you've been in floristry.

I am 76
Have been in industry my life time, started selling at age of 7.
I guess that makes it 69 years.
And I am not quiting untill they find a box that fits a 6'4" Swede

Tom Carlson
 
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All right, 52 years young, own the shop 7 years.
 
37 years old and in industry 23 years....
 
Ok,
37 years old, I'll be 38 this year, but some days I feel 137.

been in biz since I was 12, so I'm working on my 26th year.

I wonder if It's too late to go to college and get a real career????
 
shannonlovesflowers said:
Ok,
37 years old, I'll be 38 this year, but some days I feel 137.

been in biz since I was 12, so I'm working on my 26th year.

I wonder if It's too late to go to college and get a real career????
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What's not real about this career?
What other career do you see yourself in? You're great at this one.
 
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I'm 35 and a lesbian.

7 year in the industry....the Lesbian industry.
 
marigold said:
What's not real about this career?
What other career do you see yourself in? You're great at this one.
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ahhh,, It's just me poking fun at myself.

I don't know, I thought about being a mortician, but they have to deal with guts and stuff, and since I don't like guts and stuff, I decided against that.
I like being by myself, so I thought I might want to be an over the road truck driver, until I was 15 and found out that I'm not a very good driver but I am a GREAT wrecker. So I never got my drivers license at all!! I really am not good at driving.
When I was young I was offered a contract with a modeling agency to be a plus size model. But my boyfriend (now husband) didn't want me to take the contract. I would have had to move to NYC, he wasn't going for that. I liked him more than my modeling aspirations. Just knowing I could have been was good enough for me.

I THINK I WANT TO BE A ROCK STAR!!!! Is there a school for that?
 
Oh Beth that's awesome!!!

The heck with becoming AIFD!! I'll just become a ROCK STAR instead!!
Aw shoot, ages 7 -18 it says, guess I'm too old to be a rock star. dang it.
 
I am 40 and have been in the business for 14 years...God, and I wonder where my youth went?!?!

I am dying to know who the over 75 fc'ers are...the poll said that there are 2 of you...way to go!!!!! I guess my theory that this business will kill me by age 50 is disproven by the 2 of you.
 
Im 28 and have been in the business since day 1. Grew up in the back of the shop in a crib. Was selling flowers probably since I could talk, hahaha! Looking to get out of the family business and on my own..
 
2nd generation.. family started flower shop back in 70.. i was 15 and had to work in the shop.... yuck.... luckily, i grew to love it and have never strayed from here. my mom retired about 5 years ago and i bought the shop. she's here ever day... best free help a person could ask for....
married for 34 years... husband has learned to help when needed... another source of free help... none of my 3 daughters took up the craft although they all will pitch in when i need em... the oldest lives about an hour away and every year for mother's day, she takes a vacation day and helps me on friday and saturday... ( sometimes, valentine's day too )...
 
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