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Flower delivery
Zeromus
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So, I am trying to send my girlfriend flowers as a nice way to start off the new semester, but after Googling around for delivery sites and such, I'm kind of at a loss as to what my best option is. She gets back to school before I do, so I figured it would maximize sweetness if I had them delivered to her as opposed to me bringing them (you know, like, "Thinking about you, see you soon!" or some such). Does anyone have suggestions as to a good service, or maybe even suggestions as to what sort of arrangement I should get? Bonus points if the delivery service lets me select a specific time on a day to have them delivered.
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What sort of arrangement are you looking for? Something that she can keep for a few days thats foam based and will sit on her desk/table? Or a bouquet of flowers that are nicely packaged and she can place into a vase? If she'd prefer an arrangement thats foam based you can get a lot of different varieties, some that are modern, some traditional, some using tropical flowers and so on. If you're going for that option try to think if she will have a space for it as they can often be quiet large. If you're thinking of a bouquet its a little more traditional unless tropical flowers are used, of they're used decoratively. Classics like roses and single variety flowers are nice, but roses are quiet expensive and if you're on a budget a mixed bouquet could be just as good. Also, does she have a vase that she can then place the flowers into?
Does she have any colour preferences?
Favourite flowers?
Will certain arrangements clash horribly with her home/room?
Will the scent of some flowers (like hyacinth) be too strong for her taste?
The best thing to do is keep these things in mind and shop around, the great thing about online sales is that you don't get the sale being pushed like in an ordinary florist's. If you've not sent her flowers before your safest bet is bouquet of flowers and a few pieces of foliage in her favourite colour.
I've done this a few times with good success. The pricing was more reasonable then FTD and the arrangements came out very nicely.
The online services don't have a lot of quality control over the local places. Things will often be lesser quality than they would provide for direct customers. Also if you go local directly they can tell you what they do or do not have available whereas the online services make you agree to replacements beforehand at the same price.
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1. Mixing up and sending something sort of off-the-wall can be gold. Best plant I ever sent was a banzai tree and a tiny pair of clippers to a girl who was stressed out at her job.
2. When scheduling for delivery, consider who is going to be around when she gets the flowers--you can get major bonus points with the right group of people if you're thoughtful about how you schedule the delivery. If your girlfriend spends a lot of time hanging out with her coworkers outside of work, for instance, have something delivered to her office, and they'll gush to her for a week about how awesome her boyfriend is.
Need her roommates to love you? Pay attention to her schedule, find out when they do their bonding time, and then have something delivered when they're all there.
Flowers fade, but gushing friends and colleagues are forever.