Best Flower delivery company ?

pop80_uk · 12-02-2009, 09:59

Hey all.
So I thought I would suprise the missus with some flowers but trying to find any reviews on flower delivery companies is a nightmare.

Any suggestions? There seems to be thousands of sites!

I dont want to spend Â£25 on a limp bunch of weeds, Valentines day huh!

Thanks

mr,m · 12-02-2009, 10:08

I just use my local florist,they all deliver,and for Â£25 you'll get a stunning display,I've used my local one for years and never been let down.

Charlie_Bubble · 12-02-2009, 10:10

interflora

lauzjp · 12-02-2009, 10:30

interflora are good, but pricey. You are far better off contacting a local florist, setting a budget rather than going for a specific bunch, & asking them to come up with something.

Personally, I would rather have a large bunch of mixed flowers (though you will need to ask for just red & violet, or red & pink

) than a handful of red roses that would usually cost Â£3.99 from asda but cos it's valentines will be about Â£20 no doubt...

mr,m · 12-02-2009, 10:36

Go for the dozen red roses mate,works a treat lol

lauzjp · 12-02-2009, 10:48

more fool you if you've got money to burn!

saying that, maybe there's a thread on mse about who's got the cheapest red roses... probably aldi or something

punky · 12-02-2009, 10:53

Interflora haven't let me down, but cost a fortune.

I tend to use local florists (either local to me, or if the person is across the country, use one local to her found via Google Local) and its nice because I can order whatever what I want rather than what's on the Interflora site and is much cheaper and normally with free delivery. That hasn't let me down either. Only trouble with that is you can't see it before the order is made.

pop80_uk · 12-02-2009, 11:34

Ive found what I think is a good florist near me, im going to drive across at lunch and see what Â£20 - Â£25 will get me.

Then I have to beg for them to deliver tomorrow morning.

mr,m · 12-02-2009, 11:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by lauzjp

more fool you if you've got money to burn!

saying that, maybe there's a thread on mse about who's got the cheapest red roses... probably aldi or something

Arrrrr come on it's a once a year gesture

punky · 12-02-2009, 11:51

Tesco do cheap roses, but there's something distinctly unromantic about giving your loved one something that's the cheapest possible. If it weren't, i'd be a lot richer these days!

Makes me laugh about the Tesco ads where they have bubbly and chocolates for Â£5. "Wow, we've been married for 20 years and you've managed to scrap together a whole Â£5 to show your love for me". He'd be getting Â£5 worth of love later in bed i'm sure.

lauzjp · 12-02-2009, 16:07

bphew - mse just tweeted this link - http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/dea...lentines-gifts

oh and http://twitter.com/msedealsteam

punky · 12-02-2009, 16:42

You've never tried to give your girlfriend Â£5 roses from Tesco for Valentine's Day have you?

fireman328 · 12-02-2009, 17:05

My girlfriends family have 3 shops in Margate, I could let you have the info

lauzjp · 13-02-2009, 10:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by punky

You've never tried to give your girlfriend Â£5 roses from Tesco for Valentine's Day have you?

you didn't leave a label on did you?

if there's a Clintons or a flower stall in your town, you could always give them a couple of quid and ask them to re-wrap them for you

e.g. Asda have got roses at Â£2 a bunch, you could buy 5 - and they have the wrapping stuff there for when they do gift baskets and stuff...

pop80_uk · 13-02-2009, 14:22

Im sorted now, suprised what you dont get for your money though.