Should have copyrighted Happy Birthday

Flowers arrived at work last week. Delivered by the FTD guy. Ok so not that guy on the sides of the van in the jumpsuit that looks like a reject from the Fantastic Four movies. Nope the Westfield, MA FTD guy who didn't even rate enough to get one of those vans with the speedskating-jumpsuit-wearing flower delivery guy on the side. He dropped off a beautiful spring arrangement.

What struck me as I accepted them was that every bouquet I have ever received has come with the same vase. (Flowers on the left from March of 2009. Flowers on the right from sometime in 2005) If you were to look at FTD.com or through a magazine they all come with the same vase. Whose bottom is too wide to fit in cup holders and not wide enough to prevent tippage so therefore it really isn't the smartest design, but I digress. Someone out there is probably mass producing these generic vases, selling them in bulk to flower delivery companies, and making millions. Or worse yet is that someone out there created these numerous accounts and has since left this planet and has lazy heirs that are making millions off of this generic vase design. Still worse yet is that the generic vases that we receive were designed by someone and someone else came along and decided to copyright, steal, monopolize that design and they are making millions and the designer lived out their days with a mediocre income.

The moral of the story? Flowers are best left to remain rooted in the earth. Send a card. Keep Hallmark busy and therefore keep my friend, Steph, employed.

And because the world isn't complete if we don't get it in black & white.....