Shirebrook man blasts online florist for 'ruining Mother's Day' - with £42 bouquet of 'half-dead looking roses'

Jason Knight, 24, bought the large bunch of roses and lilies on the internet but was left stunned when he opened the delivery to find just a handful of blooms.

He had ordered the gift, along with a vase, from Prestige Flowers on February 25 for £42.48 to give to his partner's mum Debra McCahill, 55.

But the warehouse worker said he was left fuming when the opened the "ridiculous" bouquet on Sunday to find a few "half-dead looking" roses.

Jason is now demanding a refund from the company, which offers a "one hundred per cent satisfaction guarantee" on their website.

He said: "It's absolutely ridiculous what I've spent on those flowers.

"There's seven flowers for about £40 - I'd have thought it'd be a lot larger and it was a pretty lacklustre effort by the florists.

"They sent me an email saying they have sent a medium - but that's not right because its not a medium either. On the site even the small bouquets look bigger than this.

"I bought a vase with it for £5.99, the total was £37.48 plus £5 delivery and then you get this completely uninspiring bouquet. A child could have done better.

"I ordered them a couple of weeks ago and they arrived on Mother's Day- but you don't want to be given that.

"Its about £6 a flower and the roses look half dead.

"It's the first time I've used this company and I wont be ordering from them again.

"You probably get more from a supermarket or petrol station, you can get a lot more for under £20.

"It just ruined Mother's Day to be honest, it's just ridiculous - I just couldn't bring myself to give the flowers to my mother-in-law.

"I've boxed them back up and I'm trying to get them sent back. I want a full refund and I won't be bothering with them again.

"If you compare the pictures on their website to what I received - it is clearly false advertising. I was very angry."