Grocery Store

Recently I was told during a phone call “it must be difficult competing with the grocery store flower shop” and was questioned about how many flowers would be used! This has been on my mind ever since that phone call. Owning a business these days is very difficult and a flower shop is even harder than most! Flowers are viewed as a “luxury” item most of the time and these days consumers are very cautious as to where they spend their money.

With that being said, is it rude to ask questions like the one above when calling an establishment? My response to those questions was yes! A flower shop inside a grocery store has an entire store selling various other items which enables that flower shop to sell their products at cheaper prices. Remember that old saying though, “You get what you pay for”! In charging the cheaper prices these flower shops receive product that is cheaper and most of the time pre-made.

When you call a retail florist and place an order the florist creates that order from scratch. We take the time to carefully select product that is fresh and beautiful and arrange them according to your specifications. We purchase the best quality flowers in order to ensure the longevity of your arrangement. Of course, with nature we can never guarantee the length of time the flowers will last but we only get the best in!

I suppose the moral of this blog is before you ask a business owner questions as to why the pricing has gone up or exactly how many flowers will be used think about this. We try our absolute best to keep our prices reasonable, but you are not only paying for individual flowers. You are paying for the talent of our exceptional floral designers, the 20 plus years of experience in the floral industry and for the gorgeous arrangements that we create. You are paying for the vase, ribbon, wristlet, packaging, etc. that will be used. Small retail florists are struggling and the grocery store flower shops are not!