A FLORIST has hit back after being slammed by a Love Island star – who branded a bouquet of flowers they sold him ‘pathetic’.
Finley Tapp, who won the show back in 2020, took to Instagram to record himself buying flowers for his partner Jess Hale to celebrate her first day back to work after giving birth to their son.
But Finley was left unhappy with the bouquet he was given by the local florist he visited – admitting it was smaller than he expected.
Recording himself, the reality star told his 984K followers: “I’m not being funny, right, I’m just in the back of the car after getting some flowers.
“Since when does £20 get you that? I thought I was going to walk out of there with a big bouquet of flowers.
“Oh well, it’s the thought that counts… that’s pathetic.”
The comment didn’t set well with the florist, who has now responded with a statement.
Taking to their own page, The Flower Boutique in Woburn Sands wrote: “Recently we served an influencer (unbeknownst to us) with almost 1 million followers. They came into our shop and requested a £20 bouquet.
“They made no complaint in the shop when the received their flowers and took them away happily. However, they then made a video of their bouquet, deeming it ‘pathetic’.”
The florist went on to list things they think are pathetic – including filming staff without consent and bashing small businesses.
They concluded: “The moral of the story… don’t attack a small business on social media because at the heart of it is a real person. Real people. A family.
“(And also, sometimes the flowers aren’t pathetic… sometimes it’s the £20 budget)”.
Finley also received a wave of backlash in the comments of his post, with many slamming him for his comments on the flowers.