Experienced Independent Florist Shares 15 Tips on Ordering Flowers and Gifts
(ContentDesk) October 15, 2005 -- "In the not-too-distant past," says the owner of Nations Florist, "people ordered their floral arrangements and gifts from a neighborhood florist someone they knew and trusted. Now they often call a toll-free number or order online. They don't really know what they're getting."Although they may think they got a bargain, consumers may end up being disappointed in the quality they receive. Or worse, if they send a floral gift, they spend a lot of money to give a high-quality gift, and they never know that the recipient got something far different from what the sender intended.Alan Gurinsky has answered many questions and helped many customers in his three decades as an independent florist. Recently he put together a list of 15 tips to help consumers get the best value and receive the most benefits from the florist's creative talents when ordering from a flower and gift shop.1.
Always call a floral shop directly. Avoid using generic 800 numbers from the yellow pages. Most are merely floral telemarketers in a call center, not a floral shop. They discount the order before forwarding it to the florist. Use the Internet to find a florist closest to your delivery area.
This will give you the best value for your money, and you can also avoid relay charges. 2. Allow the florist flexibility in design so that he can be creative and use his talent.3. In deciding the cost of your order, always expect a reasonable amount to be added for delivery. If a specific delivery time is requested, expect to pay an additional surcharge.4.
For your regular floral needs in your local area, find a florist that has a good track record and develop a rapport. That florist should better understand your expectations and needs.5. Ask your local florist for an open charge account. This may protect you from credit card fraud. Also, many florists offer special sales for charge customers.The other ten tips are available at
the Nations Florist Web site at
http://www.nationsflorist.biz.
About Nations FloristNations Florist is located in San Antonio, Texas, but customers can order from anywhere in the world for delivery anywhere in the world. Phone orders are taken 8am to 6pm Central time Monday through Friday for delivery any day of the week..
Valentine's Day ? Where Did THAT Come From?
Just as soon as the stores put away their Christmas merchandise, out comes the Valentine's Day items ? even though Valentine's is still more than six weeks away.I don't know why, but it always takes me by surprise to see Valentine's Day merchandise so soon after Christmas.I've always wondered where Valentine's Day came from, and under those circumstances, a person could be forgiven for thinking it was invented to create more business when Christmas is over.But no, after a little research, I discovered that Valentine's is not a holiday that was "invented" by greeting card companies to sell more greeting cards or by candy companies to sell more candy or by florists to sell more roses.Valentine's Day actually started more than 1,500 years ago.According to legend, Valentine was a priest who defied the orders of the Roman emperor Claudius and continued to perform marriages. It seems that Claudius realized no young men wanted to join his army because they didn't want to leave their wives and...
Valentine's Day ? Where Did THAT Come From?
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Hard to Find Wedding Planning Info. Mixed with Free Wedding Software Helps Planning Weddings Simple for all New Brides & Grooms To Be
New York, NY (ContentDesk) April 6, 2006 -- Planning a wedding can be an stressful and expensive experience. Wedding planning expert Maggie Terrance has taken her many years of experience and created The Wedding Planners Bible (http://www.wedding-planner-bible.com/), a remarkable web site, book and free software program that helps individuals and wedding planners alike.
Said Terrance, "Many people often forget or overlook aspects of the wedding planning process and this can prove very costly later. My web site, book and software prepare you in detail and lead you from 1 year through to the big wedding day, giving any wedding planner, bride or groom the full details necessary to have a very successful and low cost wedding".Brides and Grooms gain from Terrance's many years of wedding planning experience. You can use...
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Deadly Webmaster Disease - SiteRightItis
Interesting title and maybe it made you smile, however for some webmasters this is a very real condition. Do you have it? I hope not, but you can find out by reading on. Hopefully if you are infected with this disease then this article should immunize you and ensure you a long and healthy webmaster life. (I'll send you the bill for the immunization later)
Ok let's get serious. I have spent many years helping all sorts of web businesses get off the ground from info sites to entire shopping malls, I have built them all.
What is always interesting to me is to see is which sites stay around and which disappear after a few months.
Over the past few years I have noticed something very interesting. A small percentage of my clients are constantly tweaking their sites, adding this feature, adding that feature, changing the look of this page, changing the look of that page, in essence trying to create the "Perfect" site. For me this is not a bad thing as I...
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Completion of Sale of Interflora to FTD
(ContentDesk) August 2, 2006 -- Further to the announcement of 7th July 2006, The Board of Interflora, the UKs leading provider of floral services, announces the successful completion of the sale of the business to FTD Group, Inc. (NYSE:FTD), a leading US provider of floral services and products and a direct marketer of flowers and specialty gifts, for a consideration of ?65.7m.
About Interflora.co.ukWith worldwide reach and visibility, the Roman God Mercury is now one of the most recognized brand marks in the world and a shared symbol of quality and service. Interflora is the world's largest and most popular flower delivery network with 58,000 Completion of Sale of Interflora to FTD
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