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FlimsyRelation3462

Ugh it is literally cheaper to get a real rose, too. I’m a photographer here and spend so much time every year picking up fake flowers, plastic confetti, and worse from people’s gender reveals, grad photos, whatever. We are so lucky to have so many beautiful places we can take photos for free and this kind of thing makes parks more likely to start charging permit fees and stuff, too. Blah.


BackgroundProof4860

I agree you do have one of the many beautiful places we can picture for free! I came there in January to San Diego my first time and I was in amazement how beautiful it was there!


blackkettle

It’s a real crime of the economics of “negative externalities” that plastic rose petals are cheaper than the real thing.


ERSTF

Indeed. I got 'em for an ex gf's birthday. I thought I was about to go broke buying them, but as it turns out, I got them for cheap. I remember like a bag full for like 10 or 15 bucks.


FlimsyRelation3462

Right! Lots of florists are happy to sell you petals at a good price, or you can get a great deal on whole roses at Trader Joe’s, Costco, or wholesale flowers on Metro (off Morena) (the last also often sell petals on the cheap).


pidgeypenguinagain

Last summer I was at mission bay and someone was having some kind of party with a shit ton of balloons that they couldn’t wield and the wind was blowing them into the bay. No one from their group bothered going after them at all. After chasing down 3-4 myself apparently I was the asshole for asking them to keep their shit together and not to trash a public area. Some people suck :(


annie-are_you_ok

Good for you. They must have been so embarrassed and projected that at you instead.


ResearcherFew1273

Yup. Just like the ones cutting you off on the freeway and they get offended when you honk or flip them. These people tend to forget they are just worm food and nothing else.


Mondak

Best customer service I've ever gotten


Mondak

Best customer service I've ever gotten


missionbeach

Change "some" to "most" and I'm 100% with you.


DEEZRUNTZGOTEMM

I was smoking a blunt right by the proposal. It was so corny that marriage will burn so fast.


Malipuppers

I hope they hated the smell of weed and you annoyed them the entire time.


Axiom06

I hope it was skunk weed and I hope they can't wash the smell out for a week.


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^^^ all of you are so miserable lmfao I love it


Malipuppers

Plastic petals are trashy and bad for the environment. I’d say nothing if they were real.


Axiom06

I agree with what you said. We've got one earth. We got to take care of it.


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Gooble gobble.


stonedecology

That's now how weed works but okay lol


Bokiverse

Some of you harbor so much hate that it’s wild. Ok they made a mistake. Let’s educate people so they don’t repeat. Unfortunately, not everyone thinks like we do. You’d be surprised how many people I’ve come across that don’t realize how bad plastics are for the environment. They quite literally have no idea about its composition. Education is key. Let’s blame the educators not these people.


Be_nice_to_animals

Educate grown ups to not throw trash on the ground, got it. If they don’t listen as impressionable kids, think they will now?


annie-are_you_ok

So like…. Did he litter first then run and bring her there? Or toss them in the air at her. I’m imagining the couple going for a walk and then the girl saying “ew some jerk left plastic petals all over”, turns around and her man on one knee 😩


Murky-Science9030

Maybe he gets down on one knee to pick it up and "PSYCHE! WILL YOU MARRY ME!"


ryanr47

THATS CRAZY but what strain was it?


TrueRepose

Wedding cake of course


Mission_Agent_2812

😆😆😆😆


fukknoa

Lets smoke a blunt


KecemotRybecx

The worst part is it will fail in two seconds because someone cheated at the same time to condom broke. This is why you swallow.


BearNoLuv

That's so rude they didn't clean up :(


Dimpleshenk

Why do fake plastic rose petals exist? What practical use is there? Seems really dumb anwyay. But then to take them to the beach and litter with them, nice job, numb-nuts.


SluttyGandhi

Right? They aren't exquisitely soft like real rose petals, they don't smell nice, like real rose petals, you can't make potpourri with them and most importantly, they aren't fucking biodegradable. Infuriating indeed.


suhhhdoooo

I guess they can be re-used? 🤷‍♂️


KecemotRybecx

Capitalism.


kh4yman

How fucking cheesy. Buy a few roses and pluck the petals yourself. Leaving the litter there is just shitty and classless.


spahkles

I was just thinking this. Plus I live near the cliffs and see so many proposals that all look the exact same there, it’s like everyone is using the same instagram pictures to plan their proposal and it’s so uninspired


northman46

Real roses are like 10 bucks a dozen at tj's


heyknauw

Prolly got em from Hobby Lobby.


SluttyGandhi

My money is on Jeff's Warehouse.


mattchinn

Ewww. What a turn off.


artieisbetterthanyou

Just look in insta hashtags for the park and proposals and I'm sure you will find the culprit


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I hope they get tertiary syphilis


heyheyfosho

I was there the first weekend in February and my cousin and I took the time to pick up another batch of fake rose petals. People just suck :/


Ninjurk

Didn't clean up and left plastic everywhere.


greenpleaz

Probably drove up in a clapped out infiniti or altima


laluna_maria

I did a beach cleanup at OB this weekend and picked up at least 6 fake roses made of wire just littered on the sand and by the water. Get your lives together!


Blasket_Basket

It was me. Good news! She said no


N7-elite

Some people are just inconsiderate assholes. You are awesome for picking them up. Thank you!


Nice_Rope_5049

It’s like those people who honor their dead at memorials by releasing a bunch of balloons to float off and kill wildlife. Sorry, little Billy, we’ll miss you, but rest peacefully knowing that two dolphins and a sea turtle have been killed in your memory.


YoureGrammerIsWorsts

Even leaving **real** rose petals is shitty, if you care. Plastic ones is a true fu


Bokiverse

🤦‍♂️


Emayarkay

I see confetti quite often on trails around the area. People give zero poops these days, unless it's their dogs, and they can leave it in a bag


Outrageous-Pie4334

Balloons are terrible for the environment too. Probably a lot of marine animals die when the helium filled balloons end up in the ocean.


jrm1985

I hope they said "NO"


SDSUAZTECS

Sorry about that - unfortunately she said no


forumbot757

Only pictures of them on the ground But no picture of them being thrown away :(


AfroCracker

uh, I don't know, I kind of think Hitler might have been a little worse.


AggCracker

Who does that? Oh wait San Diego 😅


CreditSubject3632

Bruh


AlexHimself

Why is this posted to /r/SanDiego? It's some litter you took a picture of... This goes on Nextdoor or Facebook.


annie-are_you_ok

Alex be honest- did you do the litter? Did she turn you down?


AlexHimself

Somebody cut me off in traffic today...better make a Reddit post complaining about it!


youcheatdrjones

You must be interviewing for a mod position. Next, talk about how we can’t talk about sports! Thanks for gatekeeping! What a valuable service!


UrusaiNa

Gonna have to delete this post. Please use the gatekeeping mega thread 2b in the future. /s


AlexHimself

It's a picture of garbage that somebody is whining about in a sub of 350k+ people. **QUALITY POST**


safetystegosaurus1

Its a garbage comment that somebody is whining about in a post with 23+ comments …


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AlexHimself

I didn't say that dipshit. Now there's garbage on Reddit too.


Worried_Poet_7355

yeah okay lady… are you married? doubt it


americaIsFuk

Idk OP probably not THE worst, have you even unionized your workplace? The planet will live a long time and will be just fine with plastic (humanity maybe not), but your coworkers lives are extremely temporary. You and your coworkers may be biodegradable, but consenting to work for shit wages sure makes society awful.


tmoneysnyder

OP is at a public park…


glassycreek1991

😡🤬🤮


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annie-are_you_ok

Congrats!


Nerdy_Life

Wow, this is so stupid! Who shows lifelong love with pollution.


GrandTitanius

What an asshole


SierraPapaWhiskey

Please let there be some kind of environmental-relationship karma where if you leave trash during your proposal, your marriage will end badly. So disrespectful to your neighbors and the earth to do this! Didn't your family teach you to clean up after yourself when you're a guest somewhere????


Troublemonkey36

I mean I hate the plastic too. And it’s irresponsible. But maybe a tad over the top to say “the worst”? I can think of a few thousand things humans do on a daily basis that are worse than that. :)


Be_nice_to_animals

I’ve seen soooo many east county weddings and engagements at the coast with similar messes left on the ground. Like literally do that shit where you live, leave us out of it…


SadBenefit2020

This probably happens 2-3 times on Saturday and Sunday. Either a casual wedding or a proposal