Valentine's advice

[SkunkBoat]

This is not a sales pitch for my business but some friendly advice about flowers.

PLEASE use a real, local florist. Be careful when googling a florist in your town because there are a lot of companies out there that just take orders, charge you extra, and pass the order along to a real florist. Other companies send cut flowers and an empty vase in a box via UPS or Fedex .They lowball the "price" and then tack on $30+ for Shipping and Handling(Pro-Flowers). If its 20 degrees outside, they'll leave frozen flowers on your porch.

As someone who delivers flowers to offices on Valentine's day, I can tell you that a dozen red roses in a vase arranged by a professional florist always kills!

Don't over-think it. Don't mumble about stupid, made-up holidays. Just do it. You spend $60 on beer & bait without blinking. Don't wait until Tuesday at noon to order.
Hint, send them on Monday and she'll be the first to get them.

Wherever you are, there is a REAL, local professional florist serving your town. They are always there for Holidays, Birthdays, Proms, Weddings and Funerals. Please support them.

[jvitiel]

I like my florest. I always feel like Im doing good in another woman's eyes when I go in and order flowers for my wife from her. They definitely bring in a lot of brownie points for what they cost IMO..

[Destroyer]

Skunk, while I agree that real flowers from a real florist are a very nice gift, and a sure way to make points with your lady (Especially if sent to where she works). But Valentines day has become big business, with some 4.2 billion dollars being spent on that day alone, and I have a problem with individuals and floral organizations that double and sometimes triple the cost of flowers just before Valentines Day in order to maximize their profits.