wal-mart orchid quickly dying, water with ice cubes?

[Melanie]

So, my boyfriend meant well.. but he went to wal-mart.

With good intentions, he went to wal-mart to get me an orchid for Valentine's day. It didn't look very healthy to begin with, however, in the few days following the flowers have been quickly falling off and it has been increasingly looking worse.

The culprit may be in the fact that the "directions" that came with it were simply "add three ice cubes a week." Not wanting to believe that for one second I ran it through water and placed it near my windowsill to give it some sun (although it's still a bit cold outside). I don't expect a miracle, but so far it's no good.

This is my second orchid so I'm not completely clueless, but I'd still like for my Valentine's present (and this potentially beautiful orchid) to live! Any suggestions on what else to do? My apartment is also a bit chilly, not the environment I would invite an orchid into but like I said, my boyfriend..