Sending flowers

[PositronicRay]

Who do you use?

I've found interflora a bit patchy.

[languagetimothy]

https://www.serenataflowers.com

Used a few times, internationally too, no problems, good quality. Can include cards and choice of small presents, balloons and cake

[Honk]

Try Marks and Spencer.

[FRG0]

Contact a florist local to the recipient. It’s highly likely you’ll get more for your money or pay less than going through Interflora.

[Baldchap]

Mrs has used these a few times:

https://www.bloomandwild.com/

Get some good letterbox options and they also do some really nice seasonal stuff too.

Literally had a delivery today as a thanks to our neighbours for a thing they did for us.

Edit: She's just told me she did over 20 of them at Christmas without a single issue.

[Otispunkmeyer]

Google a local ( to the recipient) flower store and give them a ring. Most have websites with examples of what they make. Kills two birds...bought over the internet from the comfort of your sofa, and supporting a local business (albeit not local to you).

[Fleckers]

I always google a local florist to where you are sending them too

Then call them and set a price and arrange the flowers saves the inter flora etc costs

[Mr_J]

Bloom & Wild are good.

My wife used to get sent a box free every month in return for advertising a discount code on her Instagram account. Lock down saw an end to it. Would be worth googling around though, you should be able to find a code for 15-20% off.

[Trophy Husband]

Waitrose are good.

[ninepoint2]

Honk said:

Try Marks and Spencer.

+1

[PositronicRay]

Thanks chaps.

I'm nervous of the local florist thing. I used one a while ago, flowers were crap, recipient wouldn't say anything (well it would seem ungrateful wouldn't it) a visiting relative advised me.

I'll try serenata I'd forgotten I'd used them before, and all OK.

[Rewe]

What is interfloras model? I've always assumed they take an order from you but a local independent but affiliated florist then makes it to their design and packaging.

[alorotom]

I've stopped using the national services and now contact a local florist direct and order that way - better pricing and better quality of service too.

[PositronicRay]

Rewe said:

What is interfloras model? I've always assumed they take an order from you but a local independent but affiliated florist then makes it to their design and packaging.

Interflora's cut reduces the florists earning, so quality goes.

[essayer]

Serenata sent us dead flowers. Bloom & Wild have always been good

[Haddock82]

I've used these guys for years

Very good service and prices are reasonable

www.classic-flowers.co.uk

Based in Guernsey and have used them for on Island deiveries (have friends out there) and UK too. Friend over there knows the owners and as said service has always been excellent, flowers last for ages too

[s2kjock]

I have used a local florist, but I one had used them before so knew what they were like. They closed at lockdown, so I was using Bloom in wild since and I understand they have been very good - will probably go back to local one now they have restarted.

[moorx]

I used Haute recently, based on Which? recommendation. SIL was very pleased with the bouquet and bottle of wine, brother was very pleased with the two lots of chocolates!

https://www.hauteflorist.co.uk/

[Planet Claire]

I usually use Bloom & Wild, Waitrose or M&S, depending on what takes my fancy.

[Nickyboy]

FRG0 said:

Contact a florist local to the recipient. It’s highly likely you’ll get more for your money or pay less than going through Interflora.

This, i always look for a florist local to the address and go from there. Did the same when my father moved in the US, half the price of Interflora and they do some lovely arrangements.