Sympathy

A colleague's home or office after a death. Not the temple wreath.

Most people spend: ฿800 – ฿1,500
When to order: Order by 1:00 PM, same day
Usually the bouquet: ฿600 – ฿950 — 12 – 18 stems, three kinds plus foliage, ~35 cm across. The normal answer to most days.

Same-day, order by 1:00 PM

A small bouquet of white carnations, cream chrysanthemum and pale green foliage lying wrapped on the shop bench

Never send

Red — and anything large, to a private home.

Red is wrong here and there is no version of it that is not.
A large showy arrangement arrives at a house while the family is dealing with everything else, and there is nowhere to put it. White, cream, pale green, small.

What we would tell you in the shop

Carnations are correct here and are not a lesser flower. Some markets treat them as cheap. They last ten days, which is exactly the point in a week when nobody is changing the water.

A wreath goes to the temple and is seen by everyone. A bouquet goes to the family and is seen by them. They are different acts and it is worth being sure which one you mean.

The card

Yes. If you are stuck, we will send you three lines to choose from. Most people are stuck.

Free, always, with any order. Thai, English or Chinese. Say which when you order. If you do not know what to write, say so. We will send three lines for the occasion and you pick one or change it. Most people do this and it is not unusual.

If it has only just happened

There is a shorter page for that — three facts and a telephone number, and no browsing.

If someone has died

Prices

The bands in full

Price bands and what each one contains
Band	Price	What you get	Reads as
Posy	฿350 – ฿550	5 – 9 stems, one or two kinds ~25 cm across	A kind thought. Fits one hand.
Bouquet	฿600 – ฿950	12 – 18 stems, three kinds plus foliage ~35 cm across	The normal answer to most days.
Large bouquet	฿1,000 – ฿1,600	25 – 35 stems ~45 cm across	Needs two hands, and a flat surface at the other end.
Arrangement or stand	฿1,800 – ฿3,200	In a vase, a basket, or on a stand 60 – 90 cm tall	A room, not a person.
By consultation	Above ฿3,200	Whatever it turns out to need —	We ask what it is for before we quote.

A bigger band is not a better bouquet. Above a large bouquet, most of what you are paying for is size — and size is a problem for anyone who has to carry it, find a vase for it, or fit it on a hospital bedside table. If a smaller one is right, we will say so.

Tell us who it’s for

Budget is the last question, and it is optional.

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