PSA: I hit 500 bouquets sold this month and it broke my brain a little

Honestly, I didn't think I'd clear 500 until winter, but a wedding order in Denver pushed me over the edge. How many orders are you guys averaging in a busy month?

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felixm2918d ago

Honestly I gotta push back on that "accidentally packed chips instead of a vase" story. That sounds like pure chaos not burnout. If you're mixing up a grocery list with customer orders you had bigger problems than hitting 600 sales. I've pushed past 700 three months running and never once confused a bag of Cool Ranch with a bud vase. Maybe the real issue is people aren't setting up proper systems before they scale. Does anyone actually track their packing slip against the order before tape hits the box?

bailey.jennifer18d ago

Pushed past 700 three months running" is wild to me honestly. It kinda proves that hitting high numbers isn't the problem, it's how fast your brain adapts to the chaos that gets you. Seems like the real burnout hits when you stop noticing the little cracks in your routine, not when you just sell a lot.

phoenix_martin4018d ago

Friend of mine runs a flower shop up in Portland and she completely lost it once she hit 600 in a month. She started putting "free compliments" stickers on all the boxes and got so scatterbrained she accidentally packed a dozen roses with a bag of chips instead of a vase. Customer actually thought it was some kind of snack pairing trend. Took her a week to realize she'd been swapping order labels with her own grocery list.