How much $ do you usually spend for shavuos flowers?

amother

Tealblue

Thu, May 25 2023, 7:43 am

I'd probably fill up every vase I have if I had the time/creativity. My husband will probably get 2 bunches of roses from costco and I'll probably get a few bunches from trader Joe's as well. Likely in the 100 range cuz were not getting a professional bouquet.

yo'ma

Thu, May 25 2023, 7:51 am

Growing up, my mother would cut branches from the tree outside and hang it all over the place. We used to have flowers for shavuos because our anniversary is a few days before, so my dh would buy. After many years, he noticed that I don’t really care for flowers, so he doesn’t get them anymore. No more flowers for shavuos, which I’m perfectly happy with. My love language is not gifts at all.

Highstrung ↓

Thu, May 25 2023, 8:01 am

I like to buy hanging pots of flowers for my screened in porch for the season. It’s my favorite “room” of the house and I spend lots of time there . So I wait until Erev Shavuos and purchase the flowers then.

Inside the house we decorate with faux flowers and garlands. Over a number of years we created a “Shavuos box”, just like we have a Purim costume box and and a Succos decoration box, we have a Shavuos flowers box. The kids love decorating with them. I also don’t feel pressure with them handling the flowers and doing whatever they want with it because they aren’t real and delicate .

amother

Mintcream

Thu, May 25 2023, 9:09 am

I hate when the flowers die so I told my husband to not get me flowers during the year. But for shavous he gets me flowers. Last year it was $15 we’ll see what happens this year

amother

Ultramarine

Thu, May 25 2023, 9:59 am

I buy only in the Jewish stores even though there isn't a great selection in my smallish community & it's not as cheap as the chain stores. Some things are just more important to me then the best quality for the cheapest.

Surkie ↓

Thu, May 25 2023, 10:40 am

I love Trader Joe's flowers, and it's my treat to myself every Shabbos to make a pretty bouquet from their beautiful and fairly inexpensive choices. I have to admit that for Shavuos I go a little crazy. The TJ's in Pikesville knows that the Jewish community here is serious about their Shavuos flowers and stock and re-stock accordingly. Some of us (myself included) are so meshuga with it that we (me) are known to show up at 7:40 AM and start the line for the doors opening at 8:00. The store gets very crowded very quickly. Gotta love TJ's Smile

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amother

Puce ↓

Thu, May 25 2023, 10:45 am

I used to shop in ShopRite and aim for about 30-40. Then they closed down near us (Monsey) so I went to Evergreen and they were super expensive. I felt like I had to curb myself to get a decent selection which anyway came out to about 60. This year I went to Wegmans and I felt like I'm back at ShopRite, for 40 I got enough flowers to make 3 nice bouquets. Plus they're way fresher lookiing.

amother

Sand

Thu, May 25 2023, 10:49 am

Surkie wrote:

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I was there yesterday and it was packed with frum ladies having fun picking thier yomtov flowers! I rarely buy flowers but if I do thats where I go. For Shavuos I spend about 20-30 and get plenty of beauteiful flowers for that money. BH its so affordable

↑ Surkie

Thu, May 25 2023, 10:54 am

I figure if I can't afford jewelry, and my husband is not the flower buying type, and if it's important to me then I should go for it. Cool

↑ cookier

Thu, May 25 2023, 12:19 pm

I have to edit mine - went to buy my peonies today and they were up to $30 from $19 last year. I spent $85 on ten stems and fillers Crying

mommyla

Thu, May 25 2023, 12:23 pm

I love flowers. I went to Trader Joe's too and got a whole bunch that I arranged myself, plus a gorgeous tropical bunch (my favorite!). Not sure how much I spent because I also bought pizza dough and chocolate chips, but all together it was less than $75.

↑ Highstrung

Thu, May 25 2023, 12:30 pm

amother Puce wrote:

FYI- Shoprite in New City advertised flowers for Shavuos. I’m closer to Wegmans but incase you are closer to New City I wanted to let you know about it .

amother

Pear

Thu, May 25 2023, 1:03 pm

We don’t buy. My husband and I are allergic to pollen and most flowers.
We keep what the kids made but dump it right after YT

amother

↑ Puce

Thu, May 25 2023, 1:55 pm

Highstrung wrote:

FYI- Shoprite in New City advertised flowers for Shavuos. I’m closer to Wegmans but incase you are closer to New City I wanted to let you know about it .

Thanks for the FYI, maybe it'll help someone else. I'm 10 minutes from Wegmans but almost half hour to New City.

dena613

Thu, May 25 2023, 3:55 pm

Usually buy flowers for shavuos under $20

This year flowers I bought flowers that cost $30. They are my gift to me 😊

DVOM

Thu, May 25 2023, 6:52 pm

cookier wrote:

I have to edit mine - went to buy my peonies today and they were up to $30 from $19 last year. I spent $85 on ten stems and fillers Crying

I can so relate! I have a soft spot for peonies. They were above budget for me this year.

My husband bought me a beautiful bunch of lavender. A friend came over with an orchid. And I bought myself a big 15$ bouquet of spray roses in pink, red and orange. And my blue hydrangea bush and big pink rhododendron bush are both in bloom. So so so beautiful!!!

Hashem_Yaazor

Thu, May 25 2023, 7:14 pm

Usually between 10-20. I splurged this year and spent 30 to fill multiple arrangements supplemented by my homegrown assorted flowers.