Archive for October, 2006
What’s going on in our village
(from Long Islander, a local Huntington newspaper)
A man on Otsego Avenue in Dix Hills called Suffolk police on Saturday, October 21 at 4:52 a.m. to complain about money he was missing. He told police he was eating pizza with his nephew and discovered that $150 was missing from the kitchen table after his nephew left.
A […]
Posted: October 30th, 2006 under News and Announcement.
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“Commission” to Funeral Directors
It is an open secret in the florist industry that some florists pay “commission” to the funeral directors who refer their clients to the florists. While many funeral directors are not engaged in such practice, some are.
At Flowers insolita, we do not pay such commission. Although opinions may vary, we believe that this […]
Posted: October 26th, 2006 under Official rant.
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Read what other florists are saying about flower “Order Gatherers”
Flower Buzz in W. St. Paul, MN
Canada Florist Flowers
Basic facts about “(Flower) Order Gatherers”
“Order Gatherers” are the companies that advertise themselves as “Florists” on the Internet or local Yellowpage. They take flower orders through their websites or over the phone, which they subsequently wire out to the real florists in the destination city.
Perhaps the best […]
Posted: October 23rd, 2006 under Fake Florists.
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Change of store hours
Our store hour is now 9 am - 3 pm, Mon-Sat. Thank you.
Posted: October 23rd, 2006 under News and Announcement.
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Flower videos (and two songs)
Here’s a video of beautiful lotus bloom.
This is a video of flower arranger in Vietnam.
This is not a flower video, but I like these songs.
Song from secret garden.
Nocturne.
Posted: October 22nd, 2006 under Flower YouTube.
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Example of order-gathering practice by an Internet “Florist”
Let’s say you want to order Sunflowers. You type in “Flower delivery” in Google and find flowerdelivery.com, which is one of many, many web sites run by JustFlowers.
You look for Sunflowers and here’s what you might like. A bit pricey, but the arrangement looks good for the money, if that’s what you will get […]
Posted: October 21st, 2006 under Fake Florists.
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See you all in a bit (click on read on)
Well words are not so much my strong point but I’ll give it a go. Since being here I have met so many amazing people who enrich my life so much. From The people I work with (Kenji, Lori, Richard, Jane and Hong) to the people who work around me (like Pat, Beth, Elaini, LInda, […]
Posted: October 20th, 2006 under Danielle's blog.
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Danielle’s Last Day
Today is a very difficult day for me. I have to say good bye to my co-worker Danielle. I will miss her tremendously. She has been a true joy to work with. She ALWAYS could make me smile and laugh no matter how bad things got. She is a one in a million person no […]
Posted: October 20th, 2006 under Lori's blog.
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Interesting florists news around the world.
Gulf Daily News (The Voice of Bahrain) Oct 19th 2006
By Sara Sami
A FLORIST who allegedly beat a competitor with a shovel for talking to one of his customers, has been arrested.
The 26-year-old Indian is accused of attacking another florist who came into the shop where he works, in Isa Town, said a Public Prosecution […]
Posted: October 19th, 2006 under News and Announcement.
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Ikebana Expo in Yokohama, Japan
Ikebana Video 1
Ikebana Video 2
Beautiful!
Posted: October 15th, 2006 under Flower YouTube.
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