| starrs |
Mar 10th, 2011 04:12 PM |
Virginia, I go through USAA to get their discount. Right now they are using FTD although I think they used Teleflora in the past. Basically, I choose the option that is the florist choice or pick something on the website that looks close to what I'd like and then specify "no substitutions" without prior permission. In both cases I type in my phone number and ask them to call me. I'm guessing that they group up with good florists that have a good history and those are better odds that just picking randomly out of the phone book. It's worked for me. When I've seen "my" flowers or plants at a funeral or hospital room compared to the other arrangements, I've always been pleased. For the last funeral for an extended family member my mom advised me to use the favored florist in that town. I went for the discount through USAA and was very pleased.
I understand what you are wanting though. I have a standard color combination I usually order and I like to talk to the florist person to person. It's fine if they pick what's fresh and looks good from the cooler rather matching a certain FTD design, etc. There's a way to make that happen if you order online.
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