I sent an email to Proflowers.com about Limbaugh

[Nancy Waterman]

They are on the list of advertisers, and we have used them for years.

Here is what I sent:

My husband and I have been customers for many years. If you continue to advertise with the odious Rush Limbaugh, we will be withdrawing as customers and buying our flowers elsewhere. Limbaugh should be taken off the air. He has become part of the problem of poisonous discourse in America, and you can help remove him.

Here is what they answered:

Thank you for your feedback. We spend our advertising dollars across a wide spectrum of media channels. The views and opinions of the media outlets and personalities we advertise with are not necessarily those of our company.

We simply wish to delight our customers with fresh and unique gifting products, and that will continue to happen to the best of our abilities.
Best Regards,

CS Chris S
Customer Care
ProFlowers

And here is my final reply:

You have just lost a customer.

[Siwsan]

1. That sounds like the earlier Carbonite response - before they pulled their ads

I'm beginning to think that the lame-assed apology is what pushed Carbonite to finally act responsibly and cut their ties.

[RockyMtnGuy]

2. At least you got a reply

But I can't really hammer the poor Customer Service rep, they are being forced to reply with a canned response.

What email address did you send it to? Bill Strauss is the CEO, his email is [e-mail]

[catrose]

12. I then sent the same email to Bill Strauss

and then received an auto response saying that he doesn't work for ProFlowers any more but that he would forward my message to the executive assistant there. Poor woman.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

3. I plan to send an email to the CEO. I buy all my flowers from ProFlowers. Not anymore!

[ailsagirl]

4. Pro-flowers' loss

At least you got in the last word. I'll never use PF again. Any company who supports that sub-human is complicit in the spread of the hateful rhetoric that is poisoning our country.

[jillan]

5. One day they will be sitting around wondering where all their customers went...

oh yeah.

[BootinUp]

6. I had never even heard of Proflowers

I doubt this will be a boost for their business.

[eShirl]

7. they advertise w/ Google; their ad appeared on this thread for me

[calimary]

8. Keep up the pressure!

See this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002374653

Practical ways to fight back against limbaugh via LOCAL RADIO SPONSORS. GREAT ideas from a former radio insider.

[grantcart]

9. I sent an email and then your thread got me wondering, who are these guys?

Well they aren't going to be dropping Limbaugh anytime soon.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002380669

[RockyMtnGuy]

10. Well at least they are all well trained!

Three hours after I sent in my letter to ProFlowers customer care email address, I received the exact same reply! Oddly, my email to the CEO has not been responded to yet.


Thank you for your feedback. We spend our advertising dollars across a wide spectrum of media channels. The views and opinions of the media outlets and personalities we advertise with are not necessarily those of our company.

We simply wish to delight our customers with fresh and unique gifting products, and that will continue to happen to the best of our abilities.

Best Regards,

CS Alex K
Customer Care
ProFlowers

[IndyJones]

11. I sent them an email, also. I haven't received a reply yet, but if I get that reply I will never

use them again. There are plenty of other choices for flowers out there.