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By:Andriy Azarov
Sending flowers as a gift or along with best wishes you loved ones
is a very popular trend all over the world. To make it a pleasant
experience for both the sender as well as recipient, it is very
important to verify a few things. Therefore, whenever you plan to
send flowers to your loved ones living in distant part of world,
confirm the answers of following questions from your florist:
Can you advise me on which flowers would be best for sending on
particular occasions?
This is very important to know the suggestions of florist. They are
having long-term experience of flowers delivery, and they are well
versed with the knowledge about the perfect flowers to send on a
particular occasion. They also suggest which flower arrangement will
be the best choice.
When the flowers will be delivered, how will they be transported,
and how will they be packaged when they arrive?
Flowers should be delivered at the last possible moment, because the
timing is very important. You are sending them on a particular
occasion and if there is any delay, then no benefit of sending them.
Therefore, you need to ensure timely delivery of flowers and other
floral arrangements. The packaging of flowers and their arrangements
should be according to the type of flowers, climate, and surrounding
environment, as it is very important to ensure the freshness of
flowers.
Will you charge any extra amount as taxes, overtime charges,
gratuities, or fees that are not described?
Usually all the charges given on a florist's website includes all
the taxes and other charges. Even, its better to ask whether they
charge anything extra apart from the said amount.
Do you have any special offers on Valentine's Day, Christmas, or
New Year?
Valentine's Day, Christmas and New Year are the occasions when the
volume of orders is maximum for all florists. They provide various
kinds of offers like some rebate on delivery charges to a specific
area, or discounts on customized flowers arrangements until a
defined time (generally on advance booking of orders). Do not forget
to check out for such offers.
What are the rules and regulations regarding cancellation/refund?
In some cases, like late delivery of services and any defaults in
timely delivery like damaged flowers arrangements, and bouquets,
florists provide order cancellation facilities. Confirm any such
services being provided by florists.
Having answers of these questions may help you in making decisions.
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