Brightening Dark Days with Flowers This Mother’s Day & every day!
Everyone can use a pick-me-up during these dark times. The COVID19 crisis has everyone social distancing for a safer tomorrow. It’s the kind thing to do. But it’s sad. We miss our loved ones. And we’re getting creative by reaching out in many different ways. Sending flowers is one of them.
It doesn’t have to be a special occasion; it’s just another way of saying, “I’m thinking of you!” Flowers mean so much. The beautiful gesture of giving them, or sending them, is a sign of love, friendship, respect, and admiration. And they make you smile.
How You Can Help Support Your Local Florist:
Finding a florist during the nation’s lock-down might be a difficult task in some locations. Your community florist may be closed for social distancing, but able to deliver.
What’s really sad is that some of your favorite local shops may never open their doors again due to the enormous loss of revenue, regardless of PPP and Cares Act relief offered unless we support them now.
The real crisis of the COVID19 pandemic and the incredibly debilitating effects it has had on flower shops and small business owners across the world is devastating! This is all the more reason to support local floral business owners.
Small businesses are so critical to the prosperity of your local area; helping aid local, state, and the national economy; as well as creating jobs. Residents can easily support their local florists simply by calling them directly or placing an order on their website.
As always, when you support local, you get the personal touch. You can be ensured that flower shop owners are taking the proper precautions to send your loved one’s flowers this Mother’s Day.
After all, it’s your health and well-being that takes top priority with flower shop owners.
Here are just some of the ways local florists go the extra mile to show they care!
- Floral delivery drivers are equipped with disposable masks and gloves for each delivery.
- Flower arrangements are left on the porch with no signature required. Notification by text to customers or recipients alerts them of delivery.
- Delivery vans, and floral design areas, are strictly sanitized.
- Some local florists are open for safe flower arrangement pickups.
Precautions such as these should make you feel confident in ordering flowers locally. And you’ll also feel good about supporting a local small business, who will get 100 percent of the profit—and give YOU 100 percent value of what you paid.
If you haven’t shopped locally before, you can easily find florists in your area under “Local Listings” using Google maps when searching your local area.
Just beware, floral wire service companies can easily be disguised as local because they appear at the top during a web search. They are cleverly worded to appear local, but the key thing is, there will not be an address on their website if you are still unsure call them directly ask them if they are personally arranging your floral order. And when the order is fulfilled, you can guarantee the flowers won’t be as lovely.
In the past, local florists would work with floral wire service. However, the floral wire service would take a big commission from the order and it’s the local florist who suffered. Today, more and more local florists are getting wise to this and doing away with floral wire services. It’s just not worth the fees and during these times every penny counts!
So why not go directly to the right source? Your local florist! He or she will take the order directly from you—which means they will get the order right! It’s not only a no-nonsense way to do business, but a beautiful way to say you care during these trying times.
Tiffany Albrecht says
This blog conveys so many key points and elements that florist all across the nation are dealing with. It is important now more than ever that people support their local florist for their floral needs. The safety procedures that many shops have implemented are in place so that we can safely provide the beauty and artistry of floral designs while practicing social distancing. Thank you for sharing this with the world.
Tom Ashby says
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Tiffany Sekeres says
You can order easily for curbside pick up or delivery at :
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LINDA DOOLE says
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Great article, is it ok to share on our Facebook page also?
Augie Greene says
Thank you !
Mary says
Loved the article,well said. Shop locally,and and help the folks in your neighborhood,your local florist can help you send flowers out of town also. we at Thompson’s love what we do,and it shows.
Rakini Chinery says
Thanks for standing up for local florists. We have to get through this.
Rakini Chinery says
Thanks for standing up for local florists. We have to get through this. I’m hopeful Mother’s Day will be successful
Linda says
Thanks for standing behind the florists!
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joe says
Good article thanks for sharing,