Why it may not be the best Idea to order flowers from 1800 Flowers; FTD; Teleflora; Just Flowers; Ava Flowers.....(I call them Wire Service Companies )

Wire Service Flowers companies, They gathering orders online, and they find a Local Florist who likes me to filling and deliver your order.

Here is our experience with Wire Service Companies as A Local Florist .

Let's trying to break down:

Example Case: You Paid $100 for a beautiful flowers arrangement (Including deliver $10 and Tax$8, and Wire service fee$5-$8, Wire service fee may or may not have it, sometimes because you are their website members).


What happens is :
Wire Service Companies see the order and will send to Local Florist for total:$ 76.
How?
Here are the maths ($100-$8-$8-$8=$76. Local florist not responsible for sales tax in this case, and not wire fee related, Deliver usually we don't get it.)

Now, Wire Service Companies send total $76 order to Local Florist system, It said total $ 76, Will Local Florist get $ 76 to process your order?

NOOOO!

Local Florist will get $ 53.3.
Why?
The Deal is Wire Service Companies have the commission of around 30% of each order of the total price that sends to The Local shop system, which is $76 (Then30 % of $76 must take off ) So Local Florist will have $ 53.3.


Now, Will Local Florist have $53.3 to design and process your flowers arrangement now?

NOT SO MUCH. Why?

Local Florist has Minus $5 - $8 for the (monthly membership And system transactions fee with thirty party companies which is automatic takeoff monthly )

SO, Local Flowers Shop will only have $48.3 to process your order. And trying to make some money from $48.3.

{{when the order coming said $76; As a Local Flowers Shop we see the order is $48.3 (because the end of the month $48.3 is the number shown on the monthly statements.}}

$48.3 AND $100 (As you could imagine)

So, Your complain.Because you paid for $100,
For sure, I will too.

Local Florist Lost money, Or break even if we lucky.

That is why after almost One Year member with Teleflorist and Bloomnet1800 Flowers. We have to be out of their networks. (by the way, we have to pay to get out of their service, They make sure charge you. Be very careful. This is for the local florist who thinking about to getting in their service, For me, It is a big No,)

It is not RIGHT for the customer and the business.


How to order?
Very simple, Just calls the Local Number. and visiting the Local Floris twebsite

Now Your Paid $100
And Local Florist have $100 to operate your flowers arrangement. How awesome it could be for you, and the local flowers shop.

$100 TO $100. You understand.
Good Luck with your flowers order.

http://www.komu.com/news/florists-losing-local-business-to-out-of-state-companies







They have some other cases like Florist to Florist {{{They have some other cases like One Local Flowers Shop to The Other Local Flowers Shop usually around (10%-20% commotions )}We talk about it next time.