Forget Me Not   

Today there are a lot of those 800 numbers you can call to order flowers to be sent "anywhere in the United States". They seem to offer better deals than the local flower shops, and it is true that many times a particular arrangement may be cheaper with them. BUT....then they charge you with all these fees like sir charges, and a standard delivery fee of $15 or so....and before you know it, that cheap arrangement ends up costing you more than if you would have called a local shop!! (see Valentine example at bottom of this page)  AND HERE IS WHERE IT GETS INTERESTING!!! They get on the computer, and send it to none other than....A LOCAL FLOWER SHOP (us)!! AAANNNNDDD...they keep a third of the money for the arrangement PLUS all the fees...including that whopping $15 "delivery fee". No, it is really not a delivery fee, because what they tell us to do is subtract $8 off the price of the arrangement to cover delivery!!! Here is how it breaks down:

Say you ordered a $100 arrangement (that's easy for math purposes)

$100 flowers

$15 delivery

say $9 in tax

$4.95 sir charge (with some places)

TOTAL...$128.95

And you are expecting $100 in flowers...right????.....WRONG!!!

They then send it to us for $100 total and tell us that $8 of that is for delivery (yes, that means you just paid $23 for delivery!!!)...and they only pay us ($71- $2 fee) $69 total. (we still try to give the customer what they paid for, but some shops will fill it for the ($71-$8-$2) $61 they get paid for it.

So you just paid that 800 service $28.95+$29=$57.95 to send it to a shop that you could have ordered direct from!!!

And if that is not enough for you...here are a few more benifits in calling us direct:

• you get to actually TALK to the people who will be doing the flowers
• special requests can be made without getting lost in the process of the middleman
• you know what we actually have in stock and will have a better idea of what will be sent AND we can make suggestions on what came in that is extreemly nice at that time
• we have in-store specials that we give our personal customers
• You don't necessarily have to pick a certain arrangement for a certain amount. If you see something you like that is say...$75, but all you want to spend is $50...we can scale it down a bit, still give you the same look, and keep it in YOUR PRICE RANGE.
• we include extras like confetti in cards, hand decorated envelopes, special card holders...and more for our personal customers *click to see
• we get to know what the occasion is, and can personalize it (I have been known to "track down" people in restaurants or "sing" happy birthday to kids....(trust me...that is a sight!!!)
• if there are questions, we can call you direct without delay instead of e-mailing a service, and waiting for them to contact the customer, and then e-mail us back (this has actually caused problems several times because it took so long to happen)
• WE HAVE NEVER ONCE HAD AN UNHAPPY PERSONAL CUSTOMER IN 3 YEARS!!! 
• BTW...even though we have only been opened 3 years, Debbie has been arranging flowers since 1987.
• Finally, you are supporting a family run business...thank you!! I LOVE THE EXTRA TIME WITH MY LITTLE BOY..and even my mommy (debbie)!! :)

So, I hope you will make the decision to call us direct for your order. (if it is long distance, we can call you back...no problem!!) I guarantee you will be pleased with the service and product you recieve!!

Have a fabulous day!

Carrie

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800 service:

• $69.99 dozen roses
• $15.99 delivery
• $7 tax (approx)

You pay $92.98

You get

• 12 Roses w/ standard greenery & babies breath
• standard vase
• standard card, envelope, and holder

Forget Me Not:

• $74.50 Valentine Special
• $5.00 delivery downtown
• $7.22 Tax

You pay $86.72

You get

• 12 Roses w/ exotic greenery & fillers
• premium vase
• 9"mylar balloon
• small bag of "kisses"
• hand decorated envelope
• confetti
• fun shaped card holders

*delivery $5-$7.50 in town and varies out of city depending on distance 

*you must call us direct (417-782-5757), e-mail us direct (carrie@forgetmenotjoplin.com) or come in to receive this special. Offer not available through 1-800-Flowers.