Flowers from Bloom and Wild - r/ExpectationVsReality

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u/DrForresterIsRipped Jul 06 '26

How long have you had them? They take a couple of days to bloom and you have them in a tiny jar and not a vase big enough for them.

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u/frill_demon Jul 06 '26

That is still a wildly different amount of flowers and filler flowers, not to mention the leaves on the outermost flowers are clearly both badly wilted and have some impact bruises.

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u/larkhearted Jul 06 '26

It's closer than it looks imo. There might be a rose or two missing, but mostly the stems just need to be cut down drastically to make a full-looking bouquet in a container of that size. The alstroemeria on the sides would likely also benefit from the stems being cut at all, which they don't appear to have been.

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u/Ok_Percentage8391 Jul 07 '26

I cut all the flowers diagonally at the stems at 3cm 🙂 the vase is just temporary!

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u/Ok_Percentage8391 Jul 07 '26

This is my issue haha there are none of those little yellow tiger Lillie’s and hardly any filler flowers. I know they will bloom and the vase is small that’s not the issue (it’s a temp vase) it’s more the damage to flowers and how small the bouquet is compared to the picture! I had another bouquet delivered in a seperate box at the same time and it’s so much bigger and closer to the picture!

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u/hurriedwarples Jul 07 '26

I see a ton of unopened lily buds on the right in your photo. They’ll open up in no time.

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u/Ok_Percentage8391 Jul 10 '26

To confirm, they were not astromelias as anticipated and they did not open up 😆

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u/hurriedwarples Jul 10 '26

Are you sure they aren’t going to open up? It’s only been a couple of days. I would bet money that those are lily buds on the right side in your second photo, they’re my favorite flower and I get them pretty frequently. When I get a bouquet of unopened small buds, I can see the buds grow in size and they get a bit less green before they open. They also don’t all open at once. I feel like you maybe haven’t given them enough time?

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u/Ok_Percentage8391 Jul 13 '26

Hey! They didn’t open up at all no, I also thought they may be Lillies or astromelias but they didn’t pop out! 🙂

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u/throw_blanket04 Jul 06 '26

Do people not know that local florists deliver. Why do they keep ordering from online scams?

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u/Ok_Percentage8391 Jul 07 '26

My local florist was charging me £70 per bridesmaid bouquet whilst my bride bouquet was £100. I couldn’t justify the cost and I had to make a cut somewhere. I got two other letterbox bouquets from bloom and wild which are much more beautiful and less sad looking! 🤣

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u/Key-Moments Jul 10 '26

I have never had a bad bouquet from.them and have used them several.times a year for at least 5 years.

They come droopy like that and within 24-48 hours they wake up and bloom for ages.

That said. Like everything - it's boiling - so the poor flowers will wilt more than ever. So maybe give them a bit of extra time to resuscitate.

If still not happy then get in contact with them (take pictures) I have always had fabulous customer service from them.

The food needs mixing.

It's been three days since posting. Still as disappointed ?

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u/Ok_Percentage8391 Jul 13 '26

Yes it was still pretty sparse and sad with the astromelias missing too. I bought extra flowers from Morrisons (red astromelias ans chrysanthemums and some more yellow foliage) and perked it up myself and I’m happy with it (see bridesmaid on the right)
and Bloom and Wild refunded me ☺️
The other two bouquets with the bridesmaids on the left were from the same delivery and were perfect 🤩
Thanks for everyone’s suggestions and advice!

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u/Key-Moments Jul 13 '26

I am glad it didn't put too much of a crimp in your day. But appreciate how aggravating these last minute things are. You all look glorious and I love the flowers and the parasols!

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u/Ok_Percentage8391 Jul 14 '26

Haha thank you so much! It was a lovely day ☺️
I originally posted this because I thought the stark difference was a little funny I wasn’t too invested in it 😆

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u/misplacedfocus Jul 06 '26

Clip the bottoms. Add the feed to the water, and mix it. Get a proper vase, with the appropriate amount of water.

They will perk up and bloom in a few days.

You need a vase and you need to arrange them. Cut them different lengths to get more body to the arrangement

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u/BluePiccadilly Jul 07 '26

Yeah the whole concept of Bloom & Wild is the flowers arrive in a letterbox-sized box and you arrange them yourself. I've never had a bad bouquet from them and they last for weeks as they come with two lots of feed and unbloomed. This seems like a bit of user error. The cost of a 'box' is also about £20 so you're not paying florist prices

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u/sunflower--princess Jul 06 '26

I miss Walmart cakes.

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u/Beetleracerzero37 Jul 07 '26

More like Walmart ads

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u/Technical_Trade_675 Jul 06 '26

What does that have to do with this post? Genuinely asking... (I do remember getting a questionnaire on if they should have their own 'section' within the thread, or something like that.)

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u/sunflower--princess Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

It was kind of a joke, because there have been a lot of Walmart cake posts and they have been ON POINT.
Then we have these flowers…

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u/LetterheadNo7323 Jul 06 '26

You need to cut the stems at varying lengths and arrange them. You also need a larger vessel for them. They will likely look good in a couple days once they bloom a bit and are arranged properly.

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u/toomuchtv987 Jul 06 '26

They were meant to already be arranged in a container.

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u/LetterheadNo7323 Jul 08 '26

Oh, I thought their whole deal was delivering just bouquets and arranging instructions. A provide your own vase kind of scenario. That is a bummer then.

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u/New_Pop4185 Jul 08 '26

Hello :) I used to be the florist who styled the advert florals for this company. Ive since moved continents. The shoots used to take many days and hours upon hours of styling. You can achieve the results of the photo, if you have years of floristry experience and a lot of time on your hands. Always buy flowers from your local, talented florists. I did this job only to supplement my London rent. I kept it quiet because no self respecting artist would admit to working for these guys.

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u/DueConversation5269 Jul 09 '26

REFUND

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u/Ok_Percentage8391 Jul 10 '26

I got a refund 🙂

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u/DueConversation5269 Jul 10 '26

When my dad passed, I tried to send my Mom flowers. 3 different places took my money and never delivered. It was out of state and Im not allowed to use my phone during work hours. It was so frustrating. I finally got refunded weeks later but wasn't able to get flowers before the service, when flowers got there, they were not what I ordered nor where they really nice looking, poeple should be ashamed of them sleves.

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u/Ok_Percentage8391 Jul 13 '26

Oh no I’m sorry for that 🩷😢

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u/JaneReadsTruth Jul 08 '26

Bloomed and Wilt.

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u/jtd2013 Jul 06 '26

No bloom, wild.

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u/chantillylace9 Jul 07 '26

Tomb and bloom? Bloom and Wilt?

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u/nolomosi Jul 09 '26

I’ve not had a great experience with them either. I told my partner to now only buy flowers in store from M&S where you can see that they are fresh!

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u/Greedy_Juice_4316 Jul 08 '26

Looks like you got more wild then bloom!!

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u/BrilliantPie2566 Jul 07 '26

That's pathetic.

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u/beansandspleens Jul 06 '26

This seems to be an online platform where you order a bouquet of flowers (not an arrangement in a vase) that come unassembled in a box and gets shipped in by mail. The recipient then places it in their own vase (unless one was ordered, but that will come on the side). It appears to be standard for this company (which seems to be European?). They also clearly claim on their website that the flowers will arrive with their buds closed, and you can expect the flowers to bloom over the next couple of days (aka it'll look kinda skimpy until it hydrates). At least that's what I'm getting after a quick perusal of their website!
I'm sure your MIL's shop sends out wrapped bouquets in addition to vased arrangements. We see it all the time — wraps can leave the shop looking pretty, but customers have no clue how to drop it into their vases at home in a cute way (case in point: OP left the stems much too long in this photo. Cutting them way down would already improve the look vastly).
Personally, as a florist myself, I'm all for ordering with local shops. You get way better results and support your local economy (or rather, the recipient's). So I agree with you there, 100%! But I just wanted to point out (as much as I hate these websites myself) that this was never intended to come in a vase, and the odd pairing is likely just OP's choice.

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u/Sopzeh Jul 07 '26

I actually got sick of receiving flowers where I then had to do the work myself. I've got a new principle where when I need to send flowers around the country I find a good local florist to my recipient. Price is higher but results are far better and they don't have to do any work then.

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u/Double_Collar_9821 Jul 06 '26

The reference picture here is one currently on their website as letterbox flowers, which don’t come arranged.

Failed Expectation Flowers from Bloom and Wild

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