Archive for 'Flower arrangement'
Proflowers vs 1-800-flowers vs Flowers insolita
This is our Premium-grade Rose offering this year. Click on the picture to enlarge.
Price: $89.99 + $7.50 delivery = $97.49 (+tax)
It comes with a red Victorian vase, high-end greens, and high-end fillers. The roses are expertly arranged, 7-day freshness guaranteed.
This is ProFlower’s Premium-grade Rose offering this year (50 cm roses, 4″ shorter than […]
Posted: February 10th, 2008 under News and Announcement, Flower arrangement.
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Practical guide for ordering a perfect floral gift (I): Forget about same-day delivery
In this series of articles, we would like to present a few tips on ordering a flower arrangment.
First and foremost… If you would like to send a unique, tasteful flower arrangement that can “WOW” the recipient, you should forget about “same-day” delivery. Don’t wait until 1 pm of your wife’s birthday to order her […]
Posted: April 21st, 2007 under Q & A, Flower arrangement.
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“Politically incorrect” meaning of flowers
As you know, we have been working on developing a new product line called “Emotion Series” of bouquets, based on the meaning of each flower. In the process of investigating the meanings of flowers and their mythologies, I have encountered so far three instances of rather graphic stories, involving things like murder, jealous rage, adultery, […]
Posted: March 28th, 2007 under Flowers today, Flower arrangement.
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Difference between Supermarket roses and florists’ roses, Part II
There are two major differences between supermarket roses and florists’ roses: quality and presentation. These differences in our opinion justify a difference in price between supermarket roses and our roses.
In Part I, we explained the difference in quality. This time, we will explain the difference in presentation.
(1) “Presentation” of supermarket roses
Supermarket roses are just unprocessed […]
Posted: March 26th, 2007 under Flower arrangement.
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Difference between Supermarket roses and florists’ roses, Part I
Why are florists’ roses so much more expensive than the roses sold in supermarkets, Costco, Fire-departments, or roadside vendors?
In Huntington supermarkets, we can buy two-dozen roses for $14.99; that’s 62 cents a stem. We (Flowers insolita), on the other hand, charge $48 for a dozen roses, gift-wrapped with fillers, greens, and bow. Now, that’s a […]
Posted: March 21st, 2007 under Flower arrangement.
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