You've got the Grad, We've got the Flowers!

Graduations are happening this weekend all over Seattle! They've put in the hours of studying/cramming for finals, sleepless hours spent in the library, bringin' home the grades AND now they are ready to Graduate!

You want to show them how proud you are? One of the best ways to do that is a party, of course (but that's after the graduation). Before the graduation and even at the ceremony, bringing them a wrapped bouquet of fresh flowers is definitely the way to go!

We can tailor it to your needs. IE: School colors, their favorite colors or flowers, etc. The flowers we have right now: Gladiolas, Snap Dragons, Delphinium, Sunflowers, Gerbera Daisies, Peonies, Oriental Lilies, Iris, even some Tropicals. We also have Graduation balloons!! We also have a great selection of plants, stuffed animals, chocolates, but your best bet is the wrapped bouquet. Easy to transport and looks great in photos!

So, if you're shoppin for your Grad, then give us a try. We won't disappoint! Stop by: 300 15th Ave E; Seattle, WA 98112; or give us a call: 206-325-5068 We're always happy to help!!

Beware of when you order online..Make sure you're ordering from a REAL florist!

We have been busy getting ready for this holiday. Worried that we've ordered enough flowers to meet the demand. Holidays like this one can make or break a flower shop. There is so much that goes on behind the scenes that our clients never know about. Things that we do to make sure that your experience is as smooth and wonderful as it should be.

So, it's important to us that you (our clients) know how much you are truly appreciated. When you come in, call on the phone or even when you order flowers on our website, please know that we want you to have a great experience and be happy with what you get. By ordering directly through our flower shop, you're also doing us a favor(and also doing yourself a favor). You're cutting out the middle man!

When you go online to order flowers (like most people do because your time is important), let's say through One Eighthundred Flowers, you're not actually ordering through a REAL florist. They don't have a shop right in your neighborhood. They don't have the freshest flowers sitting right there in front of them, ready to be put together by an expert florist! That order goes to them, where they then take a fee, and send it out to a florist that carries the "wire" system they use. The real florist receives the order and fills it to value, using the flowers that are available and as similar as possible. That florist then delivers the bouquet to your loved one. And after a month, that florist then receives the money for filling/designing/delivering your order. But here's the catch, they only receive 65%-73% of that order. The remainder goes to the other guy...the order gatherer.

You may ask...why doesn't the REAL florist just not be part of the "order gatherers" system? Here's why. That order gatherer spends a ton of money on advertising. Advertising in all sorts of ways. Advertising that is extremely appealing to most consumers. Their advertising budget is way more than an actual independently owned flower shop can afford. Advertising that we can't compete with. On an average day, our flower shop receives 5-10 direct from client orders and approximately 20-30 order gatherer orders. You do the math.

So, I encourage you to not be tempted by the "order gatherers". Instead, do a little homework of some of your local florists. You can always call and make sure their physical location actually exsists. If so, order off their website, call them, they will have an actual person that is sitting in their store looking at the flowers that you are going to be sending to your loved one. This REAL florist will go above and beyond to make sure that your experience is awesome and will keep you coming back for more.

It helps you and it helps us. Thanks for reading.

Yes! Our flower shop is locally owned and operated.

Picture this: The phone rings at our flower shop. I answer with a smile on my face. On the other end is "Norm" (aka: a new customer). Norm asks, "Do you deliver?" My answer is "yes."
>>>We deliver to ALL Seattle and surrounding areas(including Kirkland and Bellevue)<<<
Then Norm asks, "Are you locally owned?" My answer is "yes". >>>The owners are a wonderful couple whom live locally and actually "work" in their flower shop. They wash buckets, clean flowers, answer phones, and sometimes deliver.<<<>>>We're located on the corner of 15th Ave E and E Thomas, in the Red Brick Group Health bldg across from Safeway. You can't miss us, we've got the freshes flowers on display right out front!<<<

Norm and I continue to have a great conversation and he tells me that he's called high and low, looking for a "local" flower shop, he wants to support a small business. That's the entire reason that I work for this great company. It's important to do something you believe in!

At the end of our conversation, Norm decides that we're the company he wants to spend his money with. This is of course, after I tell him that "we get our flowers in EVERY day. Our clients are #1. We strive to excede your expectations and provide a fantastic and friendly service."

I do hope, that if you decide to order flowers for delivery or even pick up, that you'll give us a chance?! After all, our clients are #1 in our book and we will always strive to excede your expectations, plus, you'd be supporting a local business here in Seattle.