Why is nobody criticizing Oprah for this?

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Anonymous wrote:Oprah has always bugged me.

Those flowers didn’t come from the local florist. She hired a high end florist who procures flowers from high end international vendors. That’s probably $10k worth of celebrity upcharged floral arrangements. A disgusting display of wealth.

Your local florist isn’t exactly selling flowers grown in her backyard.

No duh, pp. I didn’t say that. RIF.

The difference is the tulips I buy at giant are shipped in bulk...that’s why they’re only $7.99 a bunch.

Celebrities like Oprah have high end florists who will actually rush import specialty items and charge thousands for the service.

I wouldn’t have an issue if Oprah used a normal florist, but her florist to the stars most certainly cost a small fortune. And that is a disgusting display of wealth.

Get it?

So you’re better than Oprah bc you shop at Giant. You view your impact as smaller and not as important. Ok. Got it. Do you and keep that head held high.

Never said I was better than Oprah.

Have you always struggled with reading comprehension?

I think the fact that she bragged about such obviously expensive flowers in such an obvious way is a gross display of wealth. IMHO, that makes her a jerk. YMMV.

Some people can interpret and comprehend what they read. Others need exact words and thoughts laid out in front of them like a child. You think you are better than Oprah bc you purchased $7 flowers from Giant. That’s is very clear. If you didn’t you wouldn’t be posting and waving your judgy finger. You are not only bragging about those $7 flowers but also showing your ignorance about items from Giant and jealousy of her wealth. Carry on.

I think the point is that prior posters defending Oprah by equating her flowers—in terms of cost and carbon footprint—to the flowers normal people buy is absurd. It’s not the same thing. And boasting about it on social media makes it worse.

Why is it not the same thing? Bc you are doing it and view your impact as smaller? It’s still an impact. Especially if you are buying flowers weekly.

Why can’t you understand the multiple posts about her gross display of wealth? Note: it has nothing to do with her carbon footprint.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, so you complain about Oprah shipping flowers from overseas, but you are typing on your smartphone or computer shipped from China? Really dude?

Not the op, but I have a question: can’t you see the difference between a computer or smartphone you’ll use daily for years vs flowers for a two-hour birthday party?

How many resources were used to produce/ship the electronic device vs. used to grow/ship flowers? I’ll bet the electronic gadget consumed more. Also, plants remove carbon dioxide, so your point is what?

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Anonymous wrote:OP, so you complain about Oprah shipping flowers from overseas, but you are typing on your smartphone or computer shipped from China? Really dude?

Not the op, but I have a question: can’t you see the difference between a computer or smartphone you’ll use daily for years vs flowers for a two-hour birthday party?

How many resources were used to produce/ship the electronic device vs. used to grow/ship flowers? I’ll bet the electronic gadget consumed more. Also, plants remove carbon dioxide, so your point is what?

Oy vey, you’re daft!

There is a huge difference between something you use daily for years and something you use for two hours. And bragging about it online just makes it worse.

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Such a ridiculous slant on flower purchases. As so many others have stated-vast majority of flowers-especially any you see from October to April are shipped in from Columbia, Holland, etc. Despite the trend of 'farmstand' flowers, just like nearly every 'fresh' fruit, vegetable, flower-they are not sourced from here. And the fact that Oprah wanted yellow flowers for her event in December you can bet like anyone else this time of year-yellow flowers would need to be special ordered as grocers and florists are only carrying a Christmas palate. Is there this same outrage for celebrity or your own wedding flower? I did my DDs bouquet in the fall and I'm sure the shade of perfect pink 'English roses' I ordered a month ahead were flown in. OP as you sit in your grim dark hole, probably in clothes purchased at Target, Kohls, or Costco/the $6 tshirt brought in from Vietnam or Malaysia wasn't sewn from cotton grown in Gaithersburg.

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Anonymous wrote:Oprah has always bugged me.

Those flowers didn’t come from the local florist. She hired a high end florist who procures flowers from high end international vendors. That’s probably $10k worth of celebrity upcharged floral arrangements. A disgusting display of wealth.

Your local florist isn’t exactly selling flowers grown in her backyard.

No duh, pp. I didn’t say that. RIF.

The difference is the tulips I buy at giant are shipped in bulk...that’s why they’re only $7.99 a bunch.

Celebrities like Oprah have high end florists who will actually rush import specialty items and charge thousands for the service.

I wouldn’t have an issue if Oprah used a normal florist, but her florist to the stars most certainly cost a small fortune. And that is a disgusting display of wealth.

Get it?

So you’re better than Oprah bc you shop at Giant. You view your impact as smaller and not as important. Ok. Got it. Do you and keep that head held high.

Never said I was better than Oprah.

Have you always struggled with reading comprehension?

I think the fact that she bragged about such obviously expensive flowers in such an obvious way is a gross display of wealth. IMHO, that makes her a jerk. YMMV.

Some people can interpret and comprehend what they read. Others need exact words and thoughts laid out in front of them like a child. You think you are better than Oprah bc you purchased $7 flowers from Giant. That’s is very clear. If you didn’t you wouldn’t be posting and waving your judgy finger. You are not only bragging about those $7 flowers but also showing your ignorance about items from Giant and jealousy of her wealth. Carry on.

I think the point is that prior posters defending Oprah by equating her flowers—in terms of cost and carbon footprint—to the flowers normal people buy is absurd. It’s not the same thing. And boasting about it on social media makes it worse.

Why is it not the same thing? Bc you are doing it and view your impact as smaller? It’s still an impact. Especially if you are buying flowers weekly.

Why can’t you understand the multiple posts about her gross display of wealth? Note: it has nothing to do with her carbon footprint.

It's Oprah's money and if she wanted to treat her friend to some particularly beautiful tulips direct from Holland more power to her. I just hate the jealousy on this thread. It's beyond pathetic.

Go Oprah! And Happy Birthday Gayle!

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This is the dumbest post this year. Get a hobby.

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Her florist is Jeff Leatham, florist to celebrities like the Kardashians. He has an international celebrity and high end hotel clientele. His tiniest most basic bloom in a vase starts at $1,400.

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Anonymous wrote:Oprah has always bugged me.

Those flowers didn’t come from the local florist. She hired a high end florist who procures flowers from high end international vendors. That’s probably $10k worth of celebrity upcharged floral arrangements. A disgusting display of wealth.

Your local florist isn’t exactly selling flowers grown in her backyard.

No duh, pp. I didn’t say that. RIF.

The difference is the tulips I buy at giant are shipped in bulk...that’s why they’re only $7.99 a bunch.

Celebrities like Oprah have high end florists who will actually rush import specialty items and charge thousands for the service.

I wouldn’t have an issue if Oprah used a normal florist, but her florist to the stars most certainly cost a small fortune. And that is a disgusting display of wealth.

Get it?

So you’re better than Oprah bc you shop at Giant. You view your impact as smaller and not as important. Ok. Got it. Do you and keep that head held high.

Never said I was better than Oprah.

Have you always struggled with reading comprehension?

I think the fact that she bragged about such obviously expensive flowers in such an obvious way is a gross display of wealth. IMHO, that makes her a jerk. YMMV.

Some people can interpret and comprehend what they read. Others need exact words and thoughts laid out in front of them like a child. You think you are better than Oprah bc you purchased $7 flowers from Giant. That’s is very clear. If you didn’t you wouldn’t be posting and waving your judgy finger. You are not only bragging about those $7 flowers but also showing your ignorance about items from Giant and jealousy of her wealth. Carry on.

I think the point is that prior posters defending Oprah by equating her flowers—in terms of cost and carbon footprint—to the flowers normal people buy is absurd. It’s not the same thing. And boasting about it on social media makes it worse.

Why is it not the same thing? Bc you are doing it and view your impact as smaller? It’s still an impact. Especially if you are buying flowers weekly.

Why can’t you understand the multiple posts about her gross display of wealth? Note: it has nothing to do with her carbon footprint.

It's Oprah's money and if she wanted to treat her friend to some particularly beautiful tulips direct from Holland more power to her. I just hate the jealousy on this thread. It's beyond pathetic.

Go Oprah! And Happy Birthday Gayle!

You call it jealousy, but I think it’s just believing such excessive displays of wealth is distasteful.

I think it’s interesting that Oprah’s defenders are likely the same dcumers who kvetch about regular folk who post harmless FB pics from vacations or send holiday cards with “a family ad.”

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Anonymous wrote:Oprah has always bugged me.

Those flowers didn’t come from the local florist. She hired a high end florist who procures flowers from high end international vendors. That’s probably $10k worth of celebrity upcharged floral arrangements. A disgusting display of wealth.

Your local florist isn’t exactly selling flowers grown in her backyard.

No duh, pp. I didn’t say that. RIF.

The difference is the tulips I buy at giant are shipped in bulk...that’s why they’re only $7.99 a bunch.

Celebrities like Oprah have high end florists who will actually rush import specialty items and charge thousands for the service.

I wouldn’t have an issue if Oprah used a normal florist, but her florist to the stars most certainly cost a small fortune. And that is a disgusting display of wealth.

Get it?

So you’re better than Oprah bc you shop at Giant. You view your impact as smaller and not as important. Ok. Got it. Do you and keep that head held high.

Never said I was better than Oprah.

Have you always struggled with reading comprehension?

I think the fact that she bragged about such obviously expensive flowers in such an obvious way is a gross display of wealth. IMHO, that makes her a jerk. YMMV.

Some people can interpret and comprehend what they read. Others need exact words and thoughts laid out in front of them like a child. You think you are better than Oprah bc you purchased $7 flowers from Giant. That’s is very clear. If you didn’t you wouldn’t be posting and waving your judgy finger. You are not only bragging about those $7 flowers but also showing your ignorance about items from Giant and jealousy of her wealth. Carry on.

I think the point is that prior posters defending Oprah by equating her flowers—in terms of cost and carbon footprint—to the flowers normal people buy is absurd. It’s not the same thing. And boasting about it on social media makes it worse.

Why is it not the same thing? Bc you are doing it and view your impact as smaller? It’s still an impact. Especially if you are buying flowers weekly.

Why can’t you understand the multiple posts about her gross display of wealth? Note: it has nothing to do with her carbon footprint.

It's Oprah's money and if she wanted to treat her friend to some particularly beautiful tulips direct from Holland more power to her. I just hate the jealousy on this thread. It's beyond pathetic.

Go Oprah! And Happy Birthday Gayle!

You call it jealousy, but I think it’s just believing such excessive displays of wealth is distasteful.

I think it’s interesting that Oprah’s defenders are likely the same dcumers who kvetch about regular folk who post harmless FB pics from vacations or send holiday cards with “a family ad.”

Sweetie, you can think whatever you find interesting (you’re wrong as I don’t even have Facebook but I’m sure you do). It’s clearly jealousy, you want to be able to spend the money. You hate that she has the money. You call it flaunting when in reality it’s no different than the post you put on FB bragging about little Larla’s accomplishments or the family trip to Maui. If you were unbothered you wouldn’t be here pouting.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, so you complain about Oprah shipping flowers from overseas, but you are typing on your smartphone or computer shipped from China? Really dude?

Not the op, but I have a question: can’t you see the difference between a computer or smartphone you’ll use daily for years vs flowers for a two-hour birthday party?

How many resources were used to produce/ship the electronic device vs. used to grow/ship flowers? I’ll bet the electronic gadget consumed more. Also, plants remove carbon dioxide, so your point is what?

Oy vey, you’re daft!

There is a huge difference between something you use daily for years and something you use for two hours. And bragging about it online just makes it worse.

Why? Bc you say so?

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Anonymous wrote:She has been a Climate change hypocrite for a long time. She lectures people about it and then does as she pleases.

https://www.capitalpress.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-the-rich-and-famous-party-for-climate-change/article_186ae1ca-b7bf-11e9-b62a-731cda526a8d.html

Just like all the other liberal Hollywood elites.

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Anonymous wrote:Oprah has always bugged me.

Those flowers didn’t come from the local florist. She hired a high end florist who procures flowers from high end international vendors. That’s probably $10k worth of celebrity upcharged floral arrangements. A disgusting display of wealth.

Your local florist isn’t exactly selling flowers grown in her backyard.

No duh, pp. I didn’t say that. RIF.

The difference is the tulips I buy at giant are shipped in bulk...that’s why they’re only $7.99 a bunch.

Celebrities like Oprah have high end florists who will actually rush import specialty items and charge thousands for the service.

I wouldn’t have an issue if Oprah used a normal florist, but her florist to the stars most certainly cost a small fortune. And that is a disgusting display of wealth.

Get it?

So you’re better than Oprah bc you shop at Giant. You view your impact as smaller and not as important. Ok. Got it. Do you and keep that head held high.

Never said I was better than Oprah.

Have you always struggled with reading comprehension?

I think the fact that she bragged about such obviously expensive flowers in such an obvious way is a gross display of wealth. IMHO, that makes her a jerk. YMMV.

Some people can interpret and comprehend what they read. Others need exact words and thoughts laid out in front of them like a child. You think you are better than Oprah bc you purchased $7 flowers from Giant. That’s is very clear. If you didn’t you wouldn’t be posting and waving your judgy finger. You are not only bragging about those $7 flowers but also showing your ignorance about items from Giant and jealousy of her wealth. Carry on.

I think the point is that prior posters defending Oprah by equating her flowers—in terms of cost and carbon footprint—to the flowers normal people buy is absurd. It’s not the same thing. And boasting about it on social media makes it worse.

Why is it not the same thing? Bc you are doing it and view your impact as smaller? It’s still an impact. Especially if you are buying flowers weekly.

Why can’t you understand the multiple posts about her gross display of wealth? Note: it has nothing to do with her carbon footprint.

Bc people of DCUM who claim to be UMC or wealthy who buy million dollar sh*tshacks and drive luxury vehicles have no room to judge anyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Oprah has always bugged me.

Those flowers didn’t come from the local florist. She hired a high end florist who procures flowers from high end international vendors. That’s probably $10k worth of celebrity upcharged floral arrangements. A disgusting display of wealth.

Your local florist isn’t exactly selling flowers grown in her backyard.

No duh, pp. I didn’t say that. RIF.

The difference is the tulips I buy at giant are shipped in bulk...that’s why they’re only $7.99 a bunch.

Celebrities like Oprah have high end florists who will actually rush import specialty items and charge thousands for the service.

I wouldn’t have an issue if Oprah used a normal florist, but her florist to the stars most certainly cost a small fortune. And that is a disgusting display of wealth.

Get it?

So you’re better than Oprah bc you shop at Giant. You view your impact as smaller and not as important. Ok. Got it. Do you and keep that head held high.

Never said I was better than Oprah.

Have you always struggled with reading comprehension?

I think the fact that she bragged about such obviously expensive flowers in such an obvious way is a gross display of wealth. IMHO, that makes her a jerk. YMMV.

Some people can interpret and comprehend what they read. Others need exact words and thoughts laid out in front of them like a child. You think you are better than Oprah bc you purchased $7 flowers from Giant. That’s is very clear. If you didn’t you wouldn’t be posting and waving your judgy finger. You are not only bragging about those $7 flowers but also showing your ignorance about items from Giant and jealousy of her wealth. Carry on.

I think the point is that prior posters defending Oprah by equating her flowers—in terms of cost and carbon footprint—to the flowers normal people buy is absurd. It’s not the same thing. And boasting about it on social media makes it worse.

Why is it not the same thing? Bc you are doing it and view your impact as smaller? It’s still an impact. Especially if you are buying flowers weekly.

Why can’t you understand the multiple posts about her gross display of wealth? Note: it has nothing to do with her carbon footprint.

It's Oprah's money and if she wanted to treat her friend to some particularly beautiful tulips direct from Holland more power to her. I just hate the jealousy on this thread. It's beyond pathetic.

Go Oprah! And Happy Birthday Gayle!

You call it jealousy, but I think it’s just believing such excessive displays of wealth is distasteful.

I think it’s interesting that Oprah’s defenders are likely the same dcumers who kvetch about regular folk who post harmless FB pics from vacations or send holiday cards with “a family ad.”

No. I don't really care what people do with their own money or how they choose to share their vacation/holiday pics. It has nothing to do with me.

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Anonymous wrote:Oprah has always bugged me.

Those flowers didn’t come from the local florist. She hired a high end florist who procures flowers from high end international vendors. That’s probably $10k worth of celebrity upcharged floral arrangements. A disgusting display of wealth.

Your local florist isn’t exactly selling flowers grown in her backyard.

No duh, pp. I didn’t say that. RIF.

The difference is the tulips I buy at giant are shipped in bulk...that’s why they’re only $7.99 a bunch.

Celebrities like Oprah have high end florists who will actually rush import specialty items and charge thousands for the service.

I wouldn’t have an issue if Oprah used a normal florist, but her florist to the stars most certainly cost a small fortune. And that is a disgusting display of wealth.

Get it?

So you’re better than Oprah bc you shop at Giant. You view your impact as smaller and not as important. Ok. Got it. Do you and keep that head held high.

Never said I was better than Oprah.

Have you always struggled with reading comprehension?

I think the fact that she bragged about such obviously expensive flowers in such an obvious way is a gross display of wealth. IMHO, that makes her a jerk. YMMV.

Some people can interpret and comprehend what they read. Others need exact words and thoughts laid out in front of them like a child. You think you are better than Oprah bc you purchased $7 flowers from Giant. That’s is very clear. If you didn’t you wouldn’t be posting and waving your judgy finger. You are not only bragging about those $7 flowers but also showing your ignorance about items from Giant and jealousy of her wealth. Carry on.

I think the point is that prior posters defending Oprah by equating her flowers—in terms of cost and carbon footprint—to the flowers normal people buy is absurd. It’s not the same thing. And boasting about it on social media makes it worse.

Why is it not the same thing? Bc you are doing it and view your impact as smaller? It’s still an impact. Especially if you are buying flowers weekly.

Why can’t you understand the multiple posts about her gross display of wealth? Note: it has nothing to do with her carbon footprint.

Bc people of DCUM who claim to be UMC or wealthy who buy million dollar sh*tshacks and drive luxury vehicles have no room to judge anyone.

Ha. Exactly. just because you "only" make 500K and can't afford to send your BFFs flowers from Holland does not mean that you get to judge a billionaire like Oprah who can afford to do such things. Eat cake baybee.

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Anonymous wrote:Oprah has always bugged me.

Those flowers didn’t come from the local florist. She hired a high end florist who procures flowers from high end international vendors. That’s probably $10k worth of celebrity upcharged floral arrangements. A disgusting display of wealth.

Your local florist isn’t exactly selling flowers grown in her backyard.

No duh, pp. I didn’t say that. RIF.

The difference is the tulips I buy at giant are shipped in bulk...that’s why they’re only $7.99 a bunch.

Celebrities like Oprah have high end florists who will actually rush import specialty items and charge thousands for the service.

I wouldn’t have an issue if Oprah used a normal florist, but her florist to the stars most certainly cost a small fortune. And that is a disgusting display of wealth.

Get it?

So you’re better than Oprah bc you shop at Giant. You view your impact as smaller and not as important. Ok. Got it. Do you and keep that head held high.

Never said I was better than Oprah.

Have you always struggled with reading comprehension?

I think the fact that she bragged about such obviously expensive flowers in such an obvious way is a gross display of wealth. IMHO, that makes her a jerk. YMMV.

Some people can interpret and comprehend what they read. Others need exact words and thoughts laid out in front of them like a child. You think you are better than Oprah bc you purchased $7 flowers from Giant. That’s is very clear. If you didn’t you wouldn’t be posting and waving your judgy finger. You are not only bragging about those $7 flowers but also showing your ignorance about items from Giant and jealousy of her wealth. Carry on.

I think the point is that prior posters defending Oprah by equating her flowers—in terms of cost and carbon footprint—to the flowers normal people buy is absurd. It’s not the same thing. And boasting about it on social media makes it worse.

Why is it not the same thing? Bc you are doing it and view your impact as smaller? It’s still an impact. Especially if you are buying flowers weekly.

Why can’t you understand the multiple posts about her gross display of wealth? Note: it has nothing to do with her carbon footprint.

It's Oprah's money and if she wanted to treat her friend to some particularly beautiful tulips direct from Holland more power to her. I just hate the jealousy on this thread. It's beyond pathetic.

Go Oprah! And Happy Birthday Gayle!

You call it jealousy, but I think it’s just believing such excessive displays of wealth is distasteful.

I think it’s interesting that Oprah’s defenders are likely the same dcumers who kvetch about regular folk who post harmless FB pics from vacations or send holiday cards with “a family ad.”

Sweetie, you can think whatever you find interesting (you’re wrong as I don’t even have Facebook but I’m sure you do). It’s clearly jealousy, you want to be able to spend the money. You hate that she has the money. You call it flaunting when in reality it’s no different than the post you put on FB bragging about little Larla’s accomplishments or the family trip to Maui. If you were unbothered you wouldn’t be here pouting.

Wrong.

Classy people would never waste money and they certainly wouldn’t brag about it.