Say It With Flowers And Pay For It In Divorce Court.

MayorBob.

Posted to Legal on Mon Aug 13, 2007 at 07:00:57 PM EST (promoted by Acefantastik). RSS.

Leroy Greer just wanted to express his love for his girlfriend.  So he called 1-800-flowers in April and ordered a dozen red roses for her.  He hadn't reckoned on the teleflorist's customer appreciation policy -- they sent a thank you note to his home, offering him a discount on future purchases.  Big oops, because the note was delivered to his wife who was in the process of divorcing Mr. Greer.  She also hadn't realized Mr. Greer had a girlfriend.  So, Mr. Greer filed a lawsuit against 1-800-flowers claiming it gave his wife all the proof she needed to make the divorce that much more costly to him.

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