# How much are these flowers worth? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 14, 2012, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-these-flowers-worth/615757 "2012-03-14T17:51:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![andrea\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecccb3/32.png) [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-these-flowers-worth/615757/1 "2012-03-14T17:51:29Z")
I found a nice floral arrangement in a shop today but it is a bit more extravagant than the simple bouquets I’m used to buying so I thought I might trouble some of you for your opinions as to what you feel would be a reasonable price for a florist to charge for this arrangement: [http://i.imgur.com/TDKgX.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/TDKgX.jpg) I would estimate the basket is about 1 meter in length. If any other info is needed just let me know! ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-these-flowers-worth/615757/2 "2012-03-14T17:54:21Z")
For something that size (a meter? That’s a big basket!) and that many roses and peonies this time of year I’d figure around $250-300 US. ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-these-flowers-worth/615757/3 "2012-03-14T17:58:06Z")
That’s at least a $150 arrangement. Gorgeous, too. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-these-flowers-worth/615757/4 "2012-03-14T18:11:51Z")
A meter long basket? At least $300. ---
**Author:** ![andrea\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecccb3/32.png) [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-these-flowers-worth/615757/5 "2012-03-14T18:39:07Z")
Wow I guess there are some serious flower experts on this board, 300 is precisely the price asked by the store. Technically €300 but typically one can’t try to convert prices, a $5 coffee from starbucks costs €5 here in Paris. For the record, here is the florist: [http://lachaume-fleurs.com/home\_en.html](http://lachaume-fleurs.com/home_en.html) Located in one of ritzier parts of town. Thanks for helping me confirm that I’m not getting ripped off! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-these-flowers-worth/615757/6 "2012-03-14T19:29:28Z")
A meter?!? Seriously? Wowza - that’s a huge arrangement. ---
**Author:** ![wheresmymind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@wheresmymind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheresmymind)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-these-flowers-worth/615757/7 "2012-03-15T02:50:04Z")
> [@andrea\_green](#): > > Wow I guess there are some serious flower experts on this board, 300 is precisely the price asked by the store. > > Technically €300 but typically one can’t try to convert prices, a $5 coffee from starbucks costs €5 here in Paris. > > For the record, here is the florist: [http://lachaume-fleurs.com/home\_en.html](http://lachaume-fleurs.com/home_en.html) > > Located in one of ritzier parts of town. > > Thanks for helping me confirm that I’m not getting ripped off! Oh you’re getting ripped off, all right. Just not any worse than anyone else buying flowers :😛 I kid though. It’s easy to point out the supposed lunacy of paying 300 EUROS for something as ephemeral as a basket of flowers, but it’s also easy to overlook the costs involved in rearing, transporting, and arranging a delicate, highly perishable object. It’s not like your average florist is being chauffeured around in their Rolls Royce.