Sending flowers should be a very personal and memorable gesture. Whether your purchase is for a loved ones birthday or to express your last thoughts when sending a floral tribute the gift of flowers should be a tangible experience.
Unfortunately there are a lot of online web sites selling flowers that will simply scoop your selection out of a bucket, put them in a cardboard box and post them to the recipient. Other sites (know as 'order gatherers') have no flowers for sale at all or any sign of a real florist on their premises. They will simply take your order, deduct a percentage for their services and pass your order to an unsuspecting local florist at a reduced value or worst still post them out from a warehouse in a cardboard box.
Where ever you choose to make your purchase please, please be sure to check out who you are buying from! Use your local florist where possible and be sure to verify the validity of any online operator if you want to order online. If you're in anyway unsure who you're dealing with RING THEM FIRST.... there are sites that state you can not contact them by phone ... don't buy from these sites ... any reputable florist will be able to speak to you directly and on a personal level with regard to your order. These operators have become cleverer over time and will give themselves names like 'Aunt Betty's Country Florist' so they sound like a real florist business. A reputable florist will only make deliveries themselves to their local delivery area and most will be able offer a relay service to process your order to another such reputable florist in another location. Beware of sites offering countrywide delivery who don't have the facility to relay your order to a reputable florist in the designated area. Check out their website to ensure you have a direct contact number and please don't spoil what could have been a momentous gesture by accepting your delivery by post, from a warehouse, in a cardboard box unless of course that's what you want?
We have tried to distinguish ourselves from these types of operators by keeping our site simple and personal. We will be more than happy to discuss your order with you on a one to one basis .... either by phone or by email. You can choose whatever selection you require or you can leave it to us to make you a suitable design fitting for the occasion you have purchased for. All our gifts are hand made by an experienced florist specifically to your order specifications. Your delivery will be made direct to the door by a real delivery driver who is experienced at handling flowers. Our driver will ensure they arrive in beautiful condition and will offer care advice to the recipient on the doorstep where necessary. Where appropriate our driver is known to offer her own gesture in terms of a 'Congratulations' or Happy Birthday' when handing over our floral gift. Orders placed for delivery in the Colchester area will be made and delivered personally by us and orders for other areas will be passed to another reputable florist situated in the appropriate destination.
If you order from our website you will never receive your flowers by post, your gift will always be made by an experienced florist and you can phone or email us at anytime! We also promise never to market you directly from the information you input when placing an order online. Your information is confidential and will only be used to contact you with a direct regard to your order.
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