Tips for ordering flowers online and sending flowers online. We’ll name a few online flower delivery services and provide a brief overview of the things to look out for when ordering and sending flowers online.
Online flower shops
Because there are many occasions when you want to give someone flowers. Be it for the birth of a child, an anniversary, Mother’s Day, or maybe Valentine’s Day. Flowers can help to reveal your love to someone, for example with a bouquet of red roses. But they can also express sympathy and wishes for recovery, as in the case of illness. We introduce you to some of the suppliers:
- At fleurop.de there is a large selection of bouquets and bouquets for every occasion. The Fleurop messengers personally deliver the flower greetings to the addressee. Flowers are sent to over 150 countries.
- At floraprima.de there is a free greeting card, a free glass vase, and a freshness guarantee for a period of 7 days with every flower order. Shipping of plush toys and wine is also possible. The dispatch takes place with shipment tracking.
- At blume2000.de – Here you can order wonderful bouquets of flowers, beautiful gifts, and accessories. Blume 2000 grants online customers a money-back guarantee and a 7-day freshness guarantee. The flowers and plants should be delivered as shown in the internet photo! Blume 2000’s shipping partner is DHL Express.
- valentins.de offers beautiful bouquets of flowers, delicacies, good wine, and other gifts with a 24-hour service throughout Germany. Here you can find unusual flower bouquets with a 7-day freshness guarantee.
Reasons for ordering flowers online
- Flowers as a gift are always a nice gesture, whether in business or private life.
- However, on some occasions, such as picnic invitations, excursions, or receptions, it is impractical and therefore rather unusual to bring flowers.
- In this case, you can send a bouquet of flowers later as a thank you. Even if you cannot follow an invitation or the recipient lives in another city, it is often advisable to send flowers with a flower delivery service.
1) Choose a bouquet in the flower shop
Before ordering, think about which bouquet you want and how much money you want to spend. Most online flower delivery services display photos of the flower bouquets on their website. Here you can be inspired and choose in peace. Please note, however, that the individual types of flowers are not always in stock, depending on the season. As a result, the delivered bouquet may differ slightly from the order. In any case, the choice of color and the overall picture of the bouquet should correspond to the order.
2) Delivery date and address
Then you should also know on which day and to which address the bouquet should be delivered. With a flower delivery service such as B. Fleurop, you can send flowers not only within Germany but even to the other end of the world.
- The customer is responsible for the correctness of the address of the recipient. If the delivery fails at the wrong address, additional costs may arise. The customer has to bear this.
- In urgent cases, some flower delivery providers deliver the ordered flowers throughout Germany within a few hours. Here the order is given to a florist at the recipient location.
- The bouquet is then freshly tied on-site and delivered to the addressee. A small express surcharge may be charged for this fast service, as with the Fleurop flower service.
- With an express surcharge of approx. EUR 2.50, an order will be delivered on the same day if the order is placed by 10 a.m. (Saturday) or by 2 p.m. (Monday to Friday).
3) Guaranteed fresh flowers
Many flower delivery services give a freshness guarantee on their bouquets. The flowers are delivered fresh enough for the recipient to enjoy the gift for at least 7 days. If the flowers wither before then, depending on the supplier’s terms and conditions, a replacement can be requested when the bouquet is returned.
4) Personal greeting
It is important that the flower delivery is accompanied by a personal greeting, so that the jubilee, the bride, or the birthday child knows who would like to congratulate them in this way.
5) Compare prices
The prices for the bouquets are shown on the provider’s website. These are fixed prices, but some suppliers vary the size of the bouquet due to the current flower prices at the place of delivery where the bouquet is freshly made. It should be borne in mind that the lower prices on various occasions such as Mother’s Day or Valentine’s Day are higher than on normal days due to the high demand, and the bouquet may therefore be a little smaller due to the fixed price. Ask if the number of flowers in each bouquet is guaranteed.
In addition to the price for the bouquet of flowers, a shipping fee or service fee of around 4-6 euros is usually charged. However, this flat rate may be increased by any surcharges for last-minute orders, deliveries abroad, or on public holidays.
These prices vary with the different flower providers such as Blume 2000, Valentines, Fleurop, and Flora Prima. A brief price comparison can be worthwhile for shipments of this type.
6) How to pay for online flower delivery?
There are several options that are offered differently from flower service to flower service. As a rule, you can pay by credit card or have the invoice amount debited from the specified bank account. Some flower senders also accept payment via PayPal or on the account.
