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08-19-2008, 12:07 AM
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Disposable Phals
A friend of mine lives at a hotel in Chicago. They put Phals at the checkin desk and in all of the rooms and bathrooms. As soon as the blooms drop they are taken away. I asked what they did with them, and they.. pitch em... HUGE PHALS! Its tragic.  Anyway, they told me I could come anytime and pick up "dead" ones to take home.
For people who like phals, check out hotels in your area and see if they regularly pitch em once they drop the blooms. You could have an endless supply!
I picked up 3 today, one even has a bud that has yet to open.
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08-19-2008, 01:49 AM
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Your friend lives in the hotel long term?
It sounds nice, but do I really want an endless supply of NOID phals to nurture back to life? They probably are all white too. I'm already annoyed that two of my phals look the same, even though they have different names... I like variety.
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08-19-2008, 02:25 AM
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Well I got one thats yellow and a pink one with a spiderweb look to it, and one that they tell me is green and pink in bloom, although i never saw it.
Its worth a shot, eh?
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08-19-2008, 02:34 AM
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omg if i did that.... my husband would kill me and i would get sooo greedy!! The hotel would have me banned! I love you're avatar hollylee.
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08-19-2008, 11:02 AM
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my neighbors buy these phals that are like 6 inches tall and when they finish blooming they give them to me!
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08-19-2008, 01:23 PM
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Holly, is it a chain of hotels that your friend works at? i ask so I know where to ask for free 'chids  |
08-19-2008, 01:56 PM
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Its the trump tower. Ive seen the four seasons and penninsula have them out also though.
I would bet pretty much any high end hotel would have them readily available.
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08-19-2008, 02:06 PM
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Hmm, I wonder if I could do that at the Plaza???
Nice Avatar
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"We must not look at goblin men,
We must not buy their fruits:
Who knows upon what soil they fed
Their hungry thirsty roots?"
Goblin Market
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08-19-2008, 02:11 PM
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Hollylee, please explain the avatar...it's too cute! What is the story behind the picture?
Thowing out phals is so awful! 
I'm too far away or I would be parked on their doorstep waiting for the throw-a-ways. What a sad thing. I may have nightmares tonight. 
You should open up an orchid orphanage....poor little things.  |
08-19-2008, 02:13 PM
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Marty our Forum creator/leader/administrator once used this avatar himself. At first I thought Hollylee was Marty.
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"We must not look at goblin men,
We must not buy their fruits:
Who knows upon what soil they fed
Their hungry thirsty roots?"
Goblin Market
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