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There are 5 comments on Every Rose Has Its Thorn — Except WBUR’s

  1. who in their right mind would pay $150 for roses? especially if they’re students and i don’t think adults in the greater boston area can listen to wbur on the radio if i can’t even listen to it living a block away

  2. Perhaps there is one listener who can guarantee that they do not love it. But 6,000 flower orders counts for something! I live in Allston, and I can hear the station just fine. I appreciate the radio because it is still carrying stories that I care about, and still has integrity in putting them together – and I understand that in order to do that, they sometimes have to ask for money.

    Sometimes the signal might be blocked nearby the tower if there is a building in the way, or you are not in the path of it for some other reason. This is actually more likely to happen closer to the source of the signal.

    Read up on radio technology(!), before jumping to conclusions about others and casting doubt on an institution that no doubt would want to serve you if it could.

  3. My husband gave me a dozen roses for Valentines Day from NPR/Winston Flowers. I was so disappointed that he gave me 1 dozen rose stems that came in a box, no arrangement and not even a vase. When he told me he paid $150 for it I could not believe it. This was our first Valentine’s day as a married couple and these flowers ruined my day. We do support the station and donate, but when you make such a big deal of these flowers and you pay $150 you expect a little more than just a dozen of roses in a box.

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