Man blocked by woman sends flowers to 18 pubs to apologise

The owners of 18 pubs in a UK town were baffled when they each received a bunch of flowers addressed to “the landlord’s daughter”.



Last week, boxes were delivered to every single pub in Atherton, Greater Manchester, containing a bouquet and a note reading, “I’m sorry”.



One recipient, Natasha Paige Freeborn, posted about her unexpected delivery in the Atherton Residents Association Facebook page, asking if any other venues had received “postbox flowers”.



“The ones sent to the Punchbowl are noted ‘to the landlord's daughter’ so I've opened them, as that's me, and a note inside that states ‘I'm sorry’. Weird,” she wrote.

Staff from other pubs responded to the post saying they, too, had received flowers.

“I was all excited ... until I realised they weren’t for me, but whoever they're from must be very desperate to apologise,” one wrote.

The bouquets sent to 18 pubs in Atherton. (Image: Facebook)



“Some bloke seems very sorry for whatever he's done! And it must've cost a fortune. New flowers for my kitchen though,” another added.

A third jokingly asked that anyone else with "an unhinged ex that wants to send them flowers they don't want" could address them to her instead.

Even the postman who delivered the boxes chimed in, writing, “Tell him don't do it again. Lol I had to go to nearly every pub in Atherton."

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The myserious intended recipient of the flowers eventually appeared in the comments section and shared the story behind them.



“They are off a guy who I blocked a couple of days ago and all he knew is that my dad had a pub in Atherton. Sorry for the confusion,” Lyndsey Murray Sapiente wrote.



When probed by fellow commenters as to what prompted her to block the man from contacting her, Lyndsey said it was nothing serious.

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“He's a nice guy but I can't date him at moment so blocked him... He doesn't know where I live so that's why he just sent to all pubs,” she wrote.

In an interview with the Manchester Evening News she explained she had met the man on Facebook but not yet in person, so his flower delivery came as "a bit of a shock".

“When my dad called me I just sat there in silence. At first I was confused too, then I realised who they were from," she said.



“He didn’t need to do it, he hadn’t done anything wrong. I’m just not looking for anything.”

Lyndsey, who doesn't live in Atherton, also told the Manchester Evening News she had called the man to thank him for the bouquet but not unblocked him.



Facebook commenters were divided as to whether the gesture was romantic or creepy, but there was one thing they all agreed on: at an estimated $67 per bouquet, it was one pricey apology.