Flowers from the Rainflorist - Fort Lauderdale, FL

Seminole Hard Rock's High Roller Party has a 60's theme!

blooms4u — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:49:00 GMT

When it comes to treating the High Rollers to a party at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino you can bet that the walls will Rock and the High Rollers will Roll.......after all, they know how to have a good time. That is an easy bet to win! Combine the partying nature of the Hotel with the Beatle Mania Band, psychedelic linens from Over the Top Linen and flowers from The Artisans at Flowers From The Rainflorist, the night was awesome and filled with lots of good times. Oh, and did I mention the great food from the world reknown Chefs.?..well, when you talk about excellent food, Seminole Hard Rock Chef's are right up there with the most highly regarded Chefs in our City...... they really know how to treat your palate to mouth watering treats at their buffets. It is no wonder that the room was filled with over 500..yes 500 High Rollers partying and having a grand time. The walls were lite up with psychedelic flowers, the tables were accented with flower child blooms reminescent of the 60's and the band played all of the Beatles hits...

Psychedelic "wall" flowers The other side of the room

Guest tables The whole room!

Buffet Designs Lots of Buffets for 500 guests!

This room is huge! Our "Yellow Submarine" Gerbera Daisies

So now you can see just a few reasons why so many folks like "playing" the "games" at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. You can stay in the Hotel, gamble whenever you feel like it, sample the food in any one of the dozen restaurants, visit the Okalee Historic Seminole Tribal Museum, swim in the waterfall pool or sit under one of the Chickees with a drink and enjoy the view or just come out and play and and become a High Roller! If all the activity and partying become to much for you, just turn the corner enjoy the Spa on site !

Call Flowers From The Rainflorist and we'll deliver flowers for your room or any event that you are planning...we're the Floral Artisans when you need Flowers at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino!

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December 12th is Poinsettia Day! Send something red...or white...or pink...or cinnamon colored!

blooms4u — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:03:00 GMT

Well it is less than a month away from Christmas day and you have probably already seen someone in your office or neighborhood receive a lush healthy looking red, white or pink poinsettia plant being delivered by their Local Real Florist. But do you know anything about this gorgeous plant?

The poinsettia is named after Joel Roberts Poinsett who was the first American Ambassador to Mexico in the 1820's and who during his travels there, discovered a red blooming plant along side of the road, brought cuttings back to his greenhouse in South Carolina and the story begins. Since then, over 100 varieties are available with red being the most frequently purchased. In 2004 ..alone...a total of over 61 million poinsettia plants were sold.Contrary to old wives tales, they are not poisonous.Poinsettias represent more than 80 percent of all potted plants sold during the holidays.

But even as a Professional Florist for almost twenty years, I really never gave them much thought...we got them in the store for Christmas, we sold them, we took home the few that were left over and planted them and now have a yard with some pretty plants that require a little bit of care but that bloom every year..even when we are not as careful of them as we should be. Recently my path crossed that of Joe Mioux of Mioux Florist and Greenhouse in Carlyle, Illinois who has an amazing greenhouse and stories to match. He graciously shared pictures of his seedlings and their growth with me and I want to share them with you. Listening to him talk about his little seedlings and watching them grow, and his stories of gas heaters failing and having to make emergency runs in the middle of the night to keep the plants from harm have increased my respect for the growers and for the pretty red ( and white, pink and cinnamon ) poinsettias. Here are a a few of Joe's pictures of his babies, toddlers and now teenagers ready for delivery to you from us at Flowers From The Rainflorist.

Cuttings Some starting to grow

Getting a little bigger

4 months old...wow a lot of green!

What color will they be??? A hint of color

Almost ready for your house

Snowy White

And lastly a new favorite that we will be carrying......the peachy/cinnamon...makes me think of cinnamon buns on a cold day.....and of course a cappuchino!

Call us if you'd like more information on the care of your plant and we will gladly offer it to you even if you did not receive a healthy Mioux poinsettia from Flowers From The Rainflorist.

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When "Free" really isn't "Free"

blooms4u — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 03:28:00 GMT

What does getting something for free mean to you?...to me, it means I do not pay for it, I am not charged for it, the real price for it is not raised to accomodate giving it to me for "free" and it is not a "free" such and such" with an added "whatchamacallit added at the end of my order to cover the cost of giving me something for "free". Free means it is mine for no charge...simple isn't it? Well at least that was what I understood until I ran across the 1-800 Flowers ad that reads "Free Shipping" . So the assumption is that it is "free", right?. Here I am thinking, "wow...how do I offer my customer this great "free" thing..after all,I have labor costs, gas costs ...oh yeah..gas that is currently over $ 3.15 per gallon and soon to increase, anyway lots of costs to be able to give a "free delivery" to my customers to compete with 1-800 flowers. My customers will be thrilled to save money, won't they? So I figure I'd better investigate this a little further because no matter how I crunch my numbers, I can't seem to make this "free" thing happen without a serious loss. So I talk to other florists, look at Floristdetective.com and it seems like the "free" thing really isn't "free" after all. In fact, so many Real Professional Florists...the ones that do design, have flowers in their shops and actually know what time of year you can get Amaryllis in Texas or sunflowers in Michigan......well they have formed a pettition to urge that the FTC to investigate this "free" offering because when you read the fine print....it isn't really "free" anything after all. Flowers From The Rainflorist has joined this petition and we are urging the FTC to Investigate 1800Flowers.com "Free Shipping"offer.

What 1-800-Flowers.com is billing as "shipping" for florist delivered items is actually a service charge they keep. According to their contract with florists, the price a consumer pays for a florist-delivered arrangement includes a $7.99 delivery fee. That means, for a $39.99 arrangement, $7.99 goes toward delivery, and $32 is for the flowers.

As a wise Real Florist said "Let's review that--the prices shown on 1-800-Flowers.com's website include a delivery fee, in addition to the $12 "Shipping" fee they are discounting. Hiding a delivery fee does not make it free, and many, many florists take issue with this practice of adding and discounting a false "Shipping" charge as providing free delivery." Amen to that. So when you are ordering online and you get offered a "free" delivery take the time to look closely at the fine print....better yet, call your Real Local Florist and get the best deal in town!

A request, signed by over 100 local florists (signed by most bloggers here at FloristBlogs.com) has been sent to the FTC. You can read the full complaint, and see the signatories, at Florists Urge FTC to Investigate 1800Flowers.com "Free Shipping". 1-800-Flowers.com is not the only online order broker to try the free delivery deception. Visit Florist Detective for more background on the Free Delivery Ruse.

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Love, flowers and online florists

blooms4u — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 00:45:00 GMT

"If It Is Love Use An Online Florists For The Best Selection" was a recent blog I read online and being new to this "blog" thing, I was curious as to how and why anyone would think that using an online florist was better than using your Local Real Florist...and I'm not sure they should even be called "florists"..after all...they are at a desk taking orders...Real Florists are the ones that create, touch and care for your flowers before they are actually delivered to you. Of course they mentioned a study that said Online Florists were the best choice to use for sending flowers...but failed to mention the name or who lead the study but they did mention that online florists are doing very well and growing daily. Of course they are...their pictures look great and their web pages make you think they will deliver that great bouquet for you exactly as it is shown. They also mentioned that part of the reason for this growth was the "packaging" and that the "online florist" has a better selection of flowers that a Real Local Flower Shop"....Okay after reading that comment, I had to get up and walk around a bit and dry my eyes from laughing so hard......that comment was followed by another equally funny comment that "using an online florist you don't really get to see the flowers and this will work to the consumers advantage"...huh?

Please don't get me wrong...our shop is all about being online as well but the difference between us and an "online florist" is that we actually have a Real Storefront that you can walk into and smell and touch flowers. You can meet the designer that will create your special memory or floral gift. You can tell them all about what you like, what your friend likes, what colors you want etc. You cannot do this with an "online florist". The "online florist" can only show you pictures of what they are "selling you"...and at this point you need to cross your fingers that you will get that, or that they won't just toss it on the doorstep in any weather, or that they call ahead to see if your friend/lover/wife/sister/Mom etc is home and ask when it will be convenient to deliver to them...nope, they do not do that. Real Florists do that.....Check out the flowers that were delivered on Valentines Day to this couple...they are Real Florists and they too wanted to see what the difference was with what they sell and what they would get from an "online florist"....sit down before you view it and have a box of tissues handy...it is laughable. Of course if they were the flowers you had sent...well the response might be not so funny. And a recent addition to how "online" florists send your flowers ..take a look at this video...consumers all over are getting fed up with it and taking videos of what they received form these "online" florist

The other things that your Local Real Florist can accomplish is making sure that your flower order going out of town is taken care of as if you were there to see it. We are fortunate to have an amazing group of trained, experienced, Professional Florists known to us in every city in the USA...and many in other countries as well. If we have a special request, we call them for you...if you have a special delivery time...we call to arrange that....we'll take the guess work out of sending flowers...so be cautious when you are looking for a florist...if you can, visit your local Real Florist..develop a relationship with them.....they are the ones that employ local folks, keep the tax dollars in your town and who really want you to come back to them for every special occasion in your life. If you need to place an order online, look at the address, google it, call the 800...come right out and ask" are you a Real Florist?...Can I stop in and pick out my flowers....you'll be surprised at how many "online florist" will stumble and mumble and get down right defensive over that question....

When it comes to flowers,they are one of the greatest reminders to that special someone of just how special they are to you and is one of the nicest gestures that they will remember for a lifetime.....everyone of us remembers a special time whe we received flowers...ask your Mom or Grandmom, daughter or even Dad...everyone has a flower memory. Send one today...be remembered for a lifetime.

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What do flowers, Iraq and Ipods have in common at Thanksgiving??

blooms4u — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:12:00 GMT

As a Professional Florist, we have had requests over the past 19 years that would curl some toes, make the toughest bird blush and make you question " how can this person make eye contact with me while asking me to do this?" But this week has been a really wonderful time with more and more folks sending flowers for their loved ones tables, birthdays, anniversaries and a multitude of other occasions. We had a very special request from a sister of a soldier stationed in Iraq who had managed to download a birthday message to his fiancee, send the ipod to his sister, who called us and asked if we could help...help a soldier...you betcha! He wanted the Ipod with roses to be delivered to his fiancee in our town and for it to be a total surprise. Now this is an International delivery if there ever was one...He is in Iraq, sister is in Georgia, his fiancee is in Fort Lauderdale and we are located in the burbs in Sunrise, Fl. It is beginning to sound like the United Nations...even better cause we get it done....

We delivered 2 dozen red roses in a vase with the ipod earphones attached so she could hear his message as soon as we got there, took pictures, a video, watched Becca blush and got to send a message back to Greg, managed to get them downloaded and off to Irag within the hour of delivery, sent his sister an email delivery confirmation ...and a picture too for her hard work. This is what Real Professional Florists do ...and what Thanksgiving and sharing blessings is really all about.

message footage of Becca receiving flowers

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Crystal and Ericks Wedding at Pier 66 in Fort Lauderdale, Fl

blooms4u — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:31:00 GMT

Fort Lauderdale always has awesome weather but the month of November this year has been glorious! For Crystal and Erick who chose the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 location to exchange their vows, the weather was perfect! South Florida has many wonderful venues to chose from only Pier 66 has the Amazing Catering Director Scott Shafer who leads a team of highly trained Professionals in making Brides Dreams come true. Pier 66 has so many amenities and locations to chose from for your ceremony and reception but two of the all time favorites are the Outdoor wedding ceremony location which is all paved so no high heels in the grass thing and beautiful area for the cocktail hour close by. Where else can you get married feeling the ocean breeze, surrounded by palm trees and views that will take your breath away?

Crystal and Erick chose the revolving room at the top of the Pier 66 Tower for their reception. The service is impeccable and the views....oh the views!. You won't want to ever leave here. Their centerpieces were tall elegant cylinders filled with shimmering stones and soft cream cymbidium orchid sprays surrounded with a ring of soft pink and ivory roses and tall candles at the base.

Of course in South Florida, there is only one "Cake Lady" and that is Susie Scumptious and her amazing Cake Artist Chantelle. These ladies make cakes that Brides and Grooms drive for days to attend the Saturday tastings at their showroom in Sunrise. It is hard to chose between her Signature Key Lime or the Decadent Chocolate Ganoache or the White Chocolate Truffle or the Coconut CreamCheese Filling ...the list is long but if you book early enough you can probably try all of them and still fit into that gorgeous gown you've chosen! We know for a fact that the Groom Erick made several trips on Saturdays to try different flavors!

What a beautiful location for a beautiful Bride and Groom to exchange their vows. It was our pleasure to create their bouquets and reception decor....we wish them all the very best in their married life.

The Floral Artisans at Flowers From The Rainflorist

Sher, Rose, James and the hardworking set up crew of Miguel, David and Brian

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Thanksgiving has arrived early in South Florida!

blooms4u — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:22:00 GMT

The weather in South Florida is chilly folks! Well for us it is and if it keeps up we might...just might be able to turn off our air conditioners and enjoy the brisk cool week of Thanksgiving. Cool for us is around 70 degrees, much less than that is "winter" and then we drag out our one and only sweater....but for Thanksgiving, the Floral Artisans at Flowers From the Rainflorist are busy enjoying the cool days and preparing beautiful fall arrangements for your tables. We have cornucopias filled with fall gerbers, orange and yellow roses and lillies. Our delicate glass squares with unusual magnolia leaves and cattails as accents are just fun to look at. Our traditional centerpieces with tapers will add to the beauty of any table with it's sunflowers, roses, cattails, and mini-gourds.We also have bouquets for the last minute shopper who doesn't want to arrive empty handed and we'll be open for you until our regular closing time.

So with less than a week away to order your flowers, remember all of those that you are thankful for and send them a beautiful bouquet for their table. We can deliver them locally or find a fellow Real Florist anywhere in the world to help you send your Thanksgiving Blessings! Just give us a call.

This Thanksgiving, the Floral Artisans at Flowers From The Rainflorist want to thank all of you for keeping our hands busy and our minds creative throughout the year by ordering fresh flowers from us, your local Real Florist. As you enjoy your time with your families, delicious turkey, pumpkin pie and watching the famous parade, we'd like to take the time to thank all of you for your support this past year. All of you are our blessings.

Sher, Shan, Shaena, Rose, James, Jim, Dan, David,Miguel and Brian

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving !

Flowers From The Rainflorist

954-741-8900

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Fitz and Floyd's Snowy Sleigh Ride ®

blooms4u — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:50:00 GMT

Christmas has arrived early at Flowers From The Rainflorist in Sunrise Fl......we received our shipment of our Fitz and Floyd® Snowy Sleigh Rides today and we can already hear the bells ringing! These Sleighs are special because they can only be found at Real Florist shops...not at department stores...not at big box stores...not through wire services...just at Exclusive Real Florist Shops across the country and Flowers From The Rainflorist has the Exclusivity to sell them in Broward County.

These Sleighs are beautifully handpainted, include a certificate of authenticity and will be retired December 31, 2007. They also have their own storage box so you can use them next year to fill them with candy, ornaments or pinecones as a decorative item...after all, next year we are going to have another exciting Fitz and Floyd® Exclusive gift to add to your collection!

Send two gifts in one with this stunning combination of lilies, orchids, ornaments, pinecones and holiday greens in a Limited Collectors Edition Fitz & Floyd keepsake sold exclusively at Flowers From The Rainflorist.

Preorder this limited collector's item today to ensure holiday delivery. Only 5,000 have been issued and will be retired on 12/31/07.

Flowers From The Rainflorist
3801 N. University Dr
Sunrise, Fl 33351
954-741-8900

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Flower arrangements - “total rip-off” according to Linnea Johansson

blooms4u — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:05:00 GMT

In Nov 11 issue of USA Weekend magazine, Linnea Johansson, author of “Perfect Parties: Tips and Advice from a New York Party Planner”, offered the following “tip” for Holiday parties.

“Flower arrangements can be a total rip-off,” Johansson says. Instead, buy one kind of flower, in one color, in bulk. “Make your own multiple arrangements,” she says.

Wow...coming from a three generation family of Professional, schooled Italian and Irish chef's and dedicated "foodies" along with the rest of the family being Professional Florists with over 40 years of experience creating party flowers, event designs, wedding flowers, sympathy tributes and everyday celebration florals, it amazes me that Ms Johansson must take a "negative stance" towards another industry to present the merits of her ideas as a "party expert". And to quote another blog, "we must appreciate Ms Johansson for her strategically placing the word “can” in front of “rip off”, as it makes her statement impossible to prove wrong. Any merchandise or service “can” be a rip-off for sure." Even party planners.

In her article she implies that you can create arrangements of the same value as a florist just by going to Costco, buying flowers in bulk, and arranging them by yourself. After seeing her use "marshmallows in one of her "creations", I wonder what Chef Ramsy would say...I can see her picture in flames now as she runs from Hell's Kitchen. Although don't marshmallows go with flames..something to do with campfires I recall.

Everyone thinks they can create magnificent floral arrangements but the dedicated hands of a professional florist with years of experience can create a "moment" to remember long after the "marshmallows" have disappeared. Using a professional to design even one dramatic entrance floral or several smaller creations for a buffet table sets the tone for your whole event....and every Real Florist knows how to create "spectacular" within a budget. Can you save money buy using the services of a florist...of course...you can save money by bringing your own containers to your florist or avoiding the more expensive out of season blooms, or talking to your Real Professional Florist about the "mood" you want for your party and then letting them create exactly what you need to set that mood. Truthfully, if you really are doing the "chefing" at your own event, do you really want to add floral arranging to your list of "to do's"?

We believe that Ms Johansson could have made her point across without insulting other profession she apparently knows nothing about but then again, I am still having a problem seeing the use of marshmallows at a party in New York.....

Also check out “Real Holiday Flower Tips for Linnea Johansson” written by Cathy at Avante Gardens (Anaheim, CA)

http://flowers-insolita.com/blog/2007/11/13/flower-arrangements-total-rip-off-according-to-linnea-johansson/

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A Real Florist gets Valentine Deliveries done on time!

blooms4u — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:04:00 GMT

With so many horror stories this Valentines Day about flowers not being delivered by Middlemen and order gatherers, and hundreds of boxes still stuck in a warehouse in Cincinnati, we thought we’d share just how a Real Florist gets the job done with a Class Act Delivery. Meet Mike, who has been an assistant delivery helper for the past two years along with his Mom ….no do-it-yourself boxes from Mike….no flowers left on the porch from Mike…he hand delivers and gives you a holiday greeting as well! He has a whole collection of special outfits for every holiday. He really loves his job! Of course Grandpa comes to pick him up after two runs so he doesn’t get too tired out.

His Valentine Day outfit is a custom made Tux with a vest, bow tie and shiny shoes…and he really makes the day special for his customers! They get a special greeting and for the most part, he steals the show. Of course, he does make tips…as you can see, he wasn’t happy to hear that Mom will be putting those greenbacks in the bank for his schooling.

These are some of the flowers that Mike delivered….now don’t you wish he’d made yours?????

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What Your Real Florist Wants you To Know About Valentines Day Buying

admin — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:59:00 GMT

The letter below is a response to the CBS Early Show's segment, What Florists Won't Tell Valentine Buyers

Dear Ms. Gallagher,

As a Professional woman business owner of a Real Flower Shop, I can only hope that your research on “What your Florist won’t tell you” is not an example of the research you do on money topics. After all, I read them and count on your information to be accurate.

Perhaps researching “What a Real Florist wants you to know” would have been a better topic. The idea that “we rip customers off” or “send dead flowers” or “don’t deliver on time” raises the question…Where are you getting your information from? I have been in business for 14 years, work 360 days a year and take great pride in my shops reputation. I invite you and Julie Chen down for the Holiday…bring your sneakers, leave the makeup off, and plan to get your hands dirty. You’ll have to answer phones, deal with customers who haven’t a clue as to what they want, process roses…that’s the real fun to our business, move buckets full of flowers and water from the refrigerated trucks into the design room, blow up balloons, go in and out of the coolers, help route all of the orders and cross check to see that each order has the balloon, the bear and the chocolate candy and card, make sure the order gets their on time, sweep up all day long so that you are not climbing over a mound of cleaned leaves…are you getting excited yet about working with us? When should we expect your arrival????

As a Real Professional Florist, this is what I want you as a consumer to be aware of.

I want you to have a great experience when you buy flowers. I want you to come back for other occasions, so why would I “rip you off” on one holiday. I want you to see the value of having an “ohh and ahh specialist” at your finger tips that can get your order across town on the same day, delivered already arranged and to notify you by email when it was delivered and who signed for it. I want you to know that I can guide you in making the proper choice of flower selections for sympathy tributes. I want you to know that on your wedding day, we will be there to make your dream come true. I want you to know that no request is too silly and that your secret crush on someone is a secret only we will ever know.

Do I think there are “florists” out there that aren’t Real Florists? Oh yes…some are the very ones that you recommended to the viewers to use today. As an example, Proflowers is a middleman drop ship company who has taken time this holiday to blast the local Real Florist to the consumer, all the while failing to reveal that they also call us when they cannot get the job done, that they leave their delivery at the door regardless of the weather and that “field fresh” are storage centers in Miami, Philadelphia and several others across the country where flowers are already sitting.

Did you research what an Order Gather is before you went on the air…do you know what they are? Did you know that some of them are located out of the country and yet the local phone companies allow them to advertise in the local phone books, often with phony address, taking orders that they skim money from and then sending the reduced dollar amount order to a local florist to fill? There is not law that prevents that….but you could inform the public about that if you did your research.

So next time, before you go on the air talking about what a florist “does” or “doesn’t want you to know”, you really should have some "hands on research" as to what a Real Professional Florist does do. So pack your bags and head to sunny Florida for the ride of a lifetime and then you can say you did your research!

Sherry Tannozzini
Flowers From The Rainflorist, Inc
954-741-8900
Fort Lauderdale, Fl

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Make them Green with envy on Valentines Day

blooms4u — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 01:30:00 GMT

Cupid's arrows will soon be flying, because Wednesday February 14th, is Valentines Day! The time when romance is all around. You just can’t miss it! Ignoring won't help, closing your eyes won’t help…romance is here to stay! It’s going to be everywhere….offices, houses, hospitals, restaurants…..anywhere where your friend,spouse, lover, or intended lover might be...so proclaim your affection with a gift of flowers!

Maybe you aren’t ready for the red rose stage…maybe the idea of the message of red roses make your palms sweat...maybe you just want to proclaim your deep affection…maybe you’re not ready for the “L” word yet but you want to do something….and you want it to stand out from the crowd…no simple generic box delivery for you! Nothing they have to clean, vase themselves, pull off nasty petals etc etc…..you want your gift to be noticed from the minute it comes from the truck, up the elevator, down the hall…all of those folks whispering and secretly hoping the florist delivery driver has walked past their door by mistake and that gorgeous arrangement is for them…right up to that special persons desk….Oh, the “oohs and ahhs” specialist have arrived……make them Green with Envy this holiday! Send something a little different…. Call us..we’re a Real Local Professional Florist and our Floral Artisans will create that a very special arrangement to go with that message you are holding in your heart!

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Do you know where your flowers are tonight????

blooms4u — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 09:10:00 GMT

Listening to the latest hype from PF, you’d think that they have the freshest flowers available, and that your flowers are still in the fields just waiting for your order to be placed so someone can run out and pick them, box them up, take them to the airport and personally fly them to your doorstep. In reality, most drop shippers and middleman flowers have already been boxed and are sitting in refrigerated trucks in Miami and other distribution points across the country waiting for the Big Day. So much for “field fresh” and being fresher than your local florist can deliver.

Real Professional Local Florists across the country want you to be as informed as possible so that on the most romantic day of the year, your decision does not leave you disappointed. It's really all about asking yourself "What and how do I want my Valentine message delivered.

Do I want my delivery to be a “do it yourself” box or do I want a visual “oohs and ahhs” arrangement of roses or flowers designed by a Professional Florist to be delivered to my “sweetie”. A first impression is a lasting impression…what will yours be?

So with all of the negative ads from Liberty Media's ProFlowers aimed at Real Local Professional Florists, in the end, what florists really want you to know: ProFlowers takes the pro out of the gift of flowers. Don't let that happen to you. Let a Professional take care of you. Connect with your Local Florist , there is a difference ......We're the Real Pro's with flowers!

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