Walked into a wholesaler in Pittsburgh and the place smelled like a brewery

I'm not kidding. The whole back room. Fermenting flowers. Turns out they had a batch of lilies sitting too long in a hot loading dock. Owner said it happens when the truck gets delayed. Three skids of stock gone. He just laughed about it. Anyone else walk into a supply house and catch something weird like that?

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webb.hannah18d ago

Wow, that's one hell of a smell to walk into! I actually read a story online about a lumber yard in Ohio that had a similar issue but with a skunk that got trapped in their shed. Stunk up the whole place for a week. Lily rot must be something else though, I bet that fermenting smell is super strong and sour. Did they have to toss all the flowers or could they salvage some for really cheap?

william_craig718d ago

Wait, you're telling me they had the same smell problem with a skunk trapped in a lumber shed? That's insane, I can't imagine a skunk smell plus rotting flowers together.

viola_garcia5618d ago

Think they should have saved what they could, honestly. @webb.hannah probably knows more about this than me but a little rot smell goes away if you dry the lilies out long enough. Way less wasteful than trashing everything.