People bought his flowers. Then they laid them at one of the many tombstones outside.
Over the years, he noted their duration and frequency of visits.
They often left quickly.
And so, as soon as they left, he took back the perfectly arranged flowers and replaced them in his store.
Joey doesn’t like flowers although he doesn’t mind buying them for others. You can find him at joeytoey.com.
I think you’ve captured the spirit of rampant capitalism or is it a victimless crime. Either way well done!
Thanks for the read and comment, Connell.
That’s an interesting way of looking at it. Admittedly, that wasn’t exactly my (primary) intention as I was thinking in more basic terms: that people just don’t care about what’s right anymore. Of course, your observation is perfectly valid and consistent to the aforementioned.