I, for one, would rather get a letter/poem than cut flowers any day of the year. I have over 2 dozen wood roses. Yes, they were inexpensive and not fancy, but 6 years in and I can still enjoy them. Essential oils make them smell nice and the colors haven't faded. Cut flowers would have died within a week and we have many flowers/plants. It's not about the big show, the money spent or how fancy something is. It's the little things that matter, just like that letter!