LOCAL FLORISTS OFFER UNPRECEDENTED GUARANTEE THIS VALENTINE’S


For Immediate Release
Contact: Mark Smith
RealFlorist.com
Midland, MI 48640
http://www.realflorists.info
realflorist@realflorists.info

 Midland, MI  ---02/04/06------Across the US and Canada, local florists want to ensure that your Valentine receives fresh, top quality flowers. These florists are taking the unprecedented step of offering a consumer satisfaction guarantee to any recipient who receives a box of cut blossoms delivered by a parcel delivery services (i.e. UPS, FedEx) and gets second-rate quality.
 
Why are these flower shops making such an unheard of consumer satisfaction guarantee - for flowers they didn’t sell in the first place? They believe shoppers are being duped by direct-ship companies that make misleading and deceptive claims about the freshness, presentation and service of their so-called “direct from the fields” blossoms.

”Direct shippers” harvest roses and other flowers and often stage them in warehouses across North America to await purchase. Websites feature professionally arranged bouquets in vases but the blooms are simply bunched, wrapped in protective cardboard, shipped in boxes - and leave your special Valentine to do all the work of cleaning, conditioning and arranging them.
 
Your local professional florist’s flowers come direct from growers throughout the world, often in as short a time frame. But these flowers have the added benefit of being immediately hydrated and properly conditioned for maximum vase life. Parcel delivery services instruct their drivers to leave boxed flowers on the doorstep for people not at home, regardless of the weather conditions. Real local florists hand deliver fresh flowers and do not leave your special gift to suffer in the elements.
 
The results of direct-ship distribution and delivery methods have great potential for a disappointing, dissatisfying flower purchase. Many professional local florists fear it will ultimately turn gift-givers to choose something besides flowers in the future.

Local florists want your special Valentine to experience the joy of truly fresh flowers this holiday. Anyone receiving cut flowers in a box, shipped by any parcel delivery service, that is dissatisfied with the blossoms within 48 hours of receipt will be given immediate replacement or a consumer satisfaction guarantee certificate redeemable for flowers of like kind within one month.

To take advantage of this extraordinary offer, simply take the original shipping box, wrapping materials and flowers along with the gift sender’s name, mailing and email addresses to a participating local florist within 48 hours of the receipt of the package. For a complete list of participating florists, visit  http://www.realflorists.infoEmail realflorist@realflorists.info .

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