Are there flowers l'chvod shabbat in your home? Every week? On occasion? Who buys them? Do you set a limit for cost?

Did you grow up in a home where there were flowers for shabbos? Does that influence your decision?

Do you bring flowers to your hosts when you go away for shabbos?

Have you and your SO had debates about flowers for shabbos?

During Shmittah!?

I don't really get the point, but my FI likes them, so I try to make sure she has some on shebbatoth.

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Last time I was in Israel they had flowers with a Badatz hashgacha. Don't they have that anymore? Besides, nobody imports flowers?

Personally, I have an issue with flowers for shabbat ever since I read a Conservative responsum on the issue. Seems to me it's imitating the non-O. I also think they are stupid and a waste of money. That said, in my years of marriage I have learned that not everything I think should be said or acted upon.

A certain family member wanted to make sure that we had flowers in our home every Shabbos, which I said was too much, so we compromised on every other week. S/he gave the credit card information to our favorite local florist, with the amount s/he wanted to spend, and every other Shabbos we get a beautiful bouquet of flowers.

We had flowers at home most of the time.

Most of the people we go to for Shabbos either have flowers already or don't like them, so we bring something else.

No debates.

My florist imports most of his flowers.

They do, but some people don't want to buy from the Arabs.

No (unless they're fake). No. No. No one. Yes, $0.01.

No. Yes. (was told and still think they're a waste of money)

No.

Not really. SO used to bring them to me, until he realized that I don't appreciate them and think they're a waste of money so he bought 1 nice fake bouquet and when we remember we put it out.

You can get them w/ a hashgacha, if you so choose.

My hubby used to buy me flowers pretty much every week. I think they're a waste of money so we've agreed on him buying me the Mishpacha instead.

How about heter mechira flowers?

this is really annoying to read.

My husband is very into flowers, and I really appreciate them. I don't think flowers are a waste of money. They enhance my shabbos table.

1. On occasion, my husband buys them. We don't set a limit on cost, because they're usually bought from the grocery store and aren't expensive.

2. I grew up in a home with a mother that always wanted flowers, but my father was clueless and never bought them. As the years passed, she learned that if she wanted flowers, she needed to let my dad know. He usually buys fairly crappy bouquets.

3. No, I don't buy flowers.

4. No, we don't have debates about flowers.

Most people who consider themselves shomer torah umitzvos in this country won't buy heter mechira products.

Oy.
How do you know what people consider themselves to be?

Ouch.

That might be worse.

The only moral option would be otsar bies din flowers. Don't know whether or not they exist...but if they do it would mean keeping them till they rot.

Anyway I like the excuse... yeah, I would really bring flowers but you know...shmittah..,

Rav Efrati flowers?

Is there a reason she couldn't buy her own? That's what I've always done.

Okay, so we're not buying Badatz and we're not buying heter mechira. Forget flowers, how does this person eat?

(I'm a little confused about what otsar beit din is.)

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My husband buys flowers for shabbos every friday. It lasts until the next week, with him changing the water and cutting off the dead ones. He has great taste and put together a beautiful bouquet (he puts it together himself).
I like having fresh flowers in the house and I think it definitely enhances the shabbos table.

I am sorry.

She does/did that quite a bit. But she wanted to receive them, not buy them herself.

They do, but they're much more expensive than just picking up a 20 shekel bouquet. I like to have flowers for Shabbos, and my husband grew up in a house that was very into flowers, it was just a matter of figuring out what kinds of bouquets we like. I miss flowers this year, though I've basically resigned myself to a year without flowers. Maybe we'll get for YomTov.

1. when i was single my sister used to buy every week. Here my husband buys if he finds a shop which he approvs of. No limit.

2. Yes see above

3. No I bring something else usually. Unless they ask us to buy (my brother always does)

4. No we have better things to argue about



I agree.



And who though romance was dead?

I like having fresh flowers on the table for shabbos, but i prefer to have SO save the money, so i invested in some green bamboo stalks a couple of years ago. They sit on the dining table, and get shoved on the kitchen table if guests bring us flowers, or SO decides to splash out and buy.
I grew up in a home where my father would whinge about what a stressed out friday he has had, and presents a poor excuse for a bunch of flowers. Better to save the time going to buy mediocre flowers, and the money, and get for special occasions.
As soon as a guest has bought flowers, i sms SO to let him know not to bother, should he be considering buying that specific week.
A friend of mine has her husband put £10 in an envelope every friday, and once she has enough, she's off to buy a new sheitel - it was her husband's idea, and they are both very happy with the arrangement. Trouble is, he probably wouldn't have spent £10 on a bouquet of flowers weekly, but you get the idea....