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| I love not only to get flowers but I Love to Give Flowers.....as I think most women do... Here are some of my tips for both sending and bringing that I have found to be very very Useful in this day and age when everyone even the Florist tries to pull a fast one on you... And some suggestions that I have found to be Useful when bringing flowers to someone.... This is a long..... but I feel Helpful Post.... So you all know the drill....go pee and get a cup of tea or Coffee.... See these gorgeous Flowers in the above picture.... They are even more beautiful in person as the ever thoughtful Daughter sent me these this year on our Anniversary....They were Huge... So I placed an Order the other day with 1-800-Flowers for them to deliver this same arrangement to a friends mother who is in Hospice... I wanted her to enjoy them sooner then later.... I stopped by the other day to spend a few minutes and there were the flowers next to her bed.... HALF SIZE........... and missing all but one piece of Lavender..... Of course my friend said how beautiful they were as most people would do.....But....I knew something was wrong. These were not cheap flowers...well over $100.00 I called 1-800-Flowers when I got home and expressed my displeasure with what had been delivered.... I have to say they do have great customer service and they always take care of problems if they come up. The women listened to me and did say that a lot of times when flowers are delivered to hospitals the nurses will take some out before delivering them to the patient... Not in this case I told her....Someone from the family has been beside her since she was admitted last week.....24 hours A day... Upon further questioning of what exactly was delivered she saw a note on the order that the florist sent an e-mail to them saying they did not have enough flowers for the arrangement But would go ahead and send them anyway... Nobody Told Me this...... So we got the problem resolved....But had I not stopped by to See her I never would have known and my friend would have thought I sent cheap skimpy flowers.... SO....... When sending flowers where you are never going to get to see them......You can do two things to prevent this from happening.... #1......ask the person after they are delivered to take a Snapshot of the pictures and e-mail it to you so you can make sure what they got is what you ordered.... This works well with close friends and Family.. #2.....If you don't want to do that and you receive a Thank You.. e-mail the person a picture off the Web of what you sent with a note that says....."Glad your enjoying the flowers...Just making sure what I sent is what you received"..... Last week I sent daughter's Realtor Flowers just for Her Being so helpful to us....and She..... in her Thank You e-mail she included a picture of the flowers.....I thought "What a Great Idea".... |
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| Here is a big No No when your sending Birthday Flowers to an adult..... Stay away from the Cute-sie things like the Birthday Dog....even if the person loves Dogs or Has a Dog....But Especially if the Adult has a Small Child.....aka: Miss B..... Of course as soon as these were delivered this year on Daughter's Birthday two thing occurred.... #1.....Again costly and very small in size compared to This picture on the Web.....Daughter called to say "They look like something that you would find in the Florist Cold Case at the Shop Rite...." It had half the flowers as pictured and well... it was just disappointing.....Hey...she's My Kid....she tells it like it is... #2.....Sophie immediately took them to her room thinking they were for her.... I called 1-800-Flowers....... A lovely gentlemen offered to re-send the same flowers... that was a bit pointless.....so He let me go in and pick out another arrangement....more Adult appropriate.... And the next day....They were kind enough to deliver them Right to Her Office... The Dog had been delivered to her apartment so Sophie was able to keep them and Daughter was happy.... I was Happy when the Customer Service Guy Followed up the next day to make sure they were delivered and that she was happy...He even called Daughter to say he was sorry and to make sure she was Satisfied... |
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| This is my Favorite arrangement to send for Any Occasion.....Getting Older....Feeling Sick....Getting a Divorce....Just to Perk someone up.... "When Life Gives You Lemons"...... 1-800-Flowers.....#1 in Customer Service for sure.... |
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| Here's a little brief Chat on Bringing Flowers to a Hostess.... I go crazy when I'm in the grocery Store and I see a man And yes....it's usually always a Man....standing at the check out with a skimpy little bunch of flowers Or worse yet the Lone Rose.... Looking like it's the next best thing to a float at the RoseBowl Parade.... See these Gorgeous Flowers in the picture Above.... Neighbor Bill DOES NOT.....fit the man I just described.... Bill dropped off these beautiful flowers before our Dinner Saturday night and it was such a big bunch that I was able to make this large arrangement for the Entrance Foyer....All I did was add the feathers.... Bill knows how to pick out Flowers.... The Single Rose.....the small bunch of carnations.... Are not going to cut it....something that when the Hostess puts it into a Vase they fall out to the sides....You know The Look.... Buy a good size Bunch to fit a good size vase.... or Just bring Candy......and don't sample any first :) |
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| And finally.....if you aren't sure if the Hostess Or Friend is good at arranging flowers or you wish to keep it Simple.....Nothing is nicer or classier then Roses.... 2 Dozen in this bouquet is the perfect amount to make a wonderful Bouquet.... So that's that.....What do you enjoy doing.... Giving or Receiving.... And Remember sometimes it's nice to send or give Flowers for No Reason... You'll Make someone's Day...... |
