Originally posted by: arcain
Thumbs down for 1800flowers and FTD. I've spend hundred's with both. Delivery issues, crap "cards", flowers don't last long very long. One time I had a delivery guy try to deliver flowers to my girlfriend Valentine's evening on his way home from work, because they weren't able to deliver them during the day. Um.. right.. you mean I'd gone through the trouble of ordering flowers and not planning on taking her somewhere that evening? Another time, I opted for one of those cards they pitch you. Instead my girlfriend got a little printout that somebody tore out of the printer. That was worth the extra $5 or whatever.
I stick with Proflowers nowadays. They get delivered FedEx, so if FedEx delivers regularly to your gf's place of work it shouldn't have any problems getting there. The flowers are also a higher quality. They're always saying "direct form the grower", and I do find them to me much fresher. And they tend to last quite a bit longer than 1800flowers or FTD's, up to a good 2 weeks. Part of the reason is because (and I don't know if it is just because of the arrangements I got) they include different flowers in different states of bloom.
hmm.. thanks.. i think i'll go with Proflowers.. or maybe Urban Florists because they are located in Santa Monica, where she works... might be fresher/quicker..