Pissed off at Florist

So, I've been super annoyed since the very beginning of my wedding planning knowing that I only have two florists to choose from at The Royalton. They both have good reputations and I chose one over the other because I received some good feedback from a trusted family friend who is also a florist.

The first sample centerpiece they did was not to our liking. I chalked it up to the fact that maybe I wasn't clear enough when I described what we wanted. The second sample was much better, but as I've explained in a previous post - he put the flowers on a stand that I specifically said I didn't want. No biggie, I guess. We worked out the contract, we gave a deposit....and then...

he calls me yesterday to tell me that his boss is REALLY mad at him because of the deal he gave us. I'm like, what?! We're paying a FAIR price for over-priced flowers and why on earth are you calling me to tell me this? And then he tells me that the owner is insisting that we pay the final bill by cash or check. We were planning on it, but why did he have to call me to tell me this? The whole thing has really turned me off from the whole place. FH is telling me that this is all some front to make me think I got a great deal. Puh-lease! If I didn't have to choose from only two florists to begin with, I would have went to our family friend and gotten them at cost. That would have been a great deal!