Once I brought my mom home from a doctor's appointment and we found that an absolutely beautiful flower arrangement had been delivered. It was sent by my (then) husband's workplace offering condolences on my mother's death. He had wanted more time off from work so he decided to tell them that his mother-in-law died. My mom laughed about it and said she'd rather have the flowers now so she could enjoy them while alive.
It only became a problem when mom died a few months later and he didn't know how to get time off for her wake and funeral...