Frozen Roses? Say it's not so!
We know it will happen, it does every Valentine's Day, roses arrive frozen. The usual reason, consumers are fooled into ordering from companies like ProFlowers who drop ship their products in a box via UPS and FedEx in unheated, uninsulated delivery trucks. Not only that, when these third party delivery companies arrive at the delivery location, if no one is home, they simply leave the delivery on the front porch, no matter the weather.
While this method of delivery is efficient for them, it can result in a huge disappointment for the recipient. We have seen boxes left behind bushes near the porch, not to be found for days. We have seen what were once possibly decent roses turn to mush, blacken and be a total waste of money for the consumer. Yes they may have saved themselves a few dollars on the purchase, but in reality often they have been disappointed with what they received and the service they got. Not to mention the untold number of deliveries that do not get made, simply because of volume on the given day.
A recent test locally, done with a calibrated digital thermometer showed that a UPS truck had an inside temperature of 13 degrees, and a FedEx truck 11 degrees on a day when the local temperature was roughly 10 at the time of testing. Roses really do not like, nor tolerate temps below 33-34 degrees well for extended periods of time. They simply die.
The solution is simple, CALL YOUR LOCAL FLORIST, or shop them online. Local florists are concerned with your floral experience. They want you to enjoy the purchase and they want you to come back again and again. They would never think to deliver your gift in an unheated truck, nor would they leave your gift at the door in inclement weather taking a chance of your disappointment.
Call your local PROFESSIONAL Real FLORIST, don't be fooled by a name like ProFlowers.
What one recipient had to say
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