You ever see those ads on the internet that claim to be from "local" florists with crazy low prices? I am sure everyone has at one time or another placed an order through them. Well guess what, they are not florists nor are they local. They are what is known as order gatherers. They place internet ads, buy google listings and present themselves as local to get the order which they in turn pass it along to another company, who then sends it to a local florist to see if they will fill the order. You may be thinking , well that helps the local florist since they are getting orders. That is what it looks like on the surface but it could not be further from the truth.
Order gathers take your order, add a wire service fee, delivery charge and a processing fee. On average that breakdown will be as follows - wire service fee - 17.99, delivery 8, processing 2.99. Close to $30 in fees that they keep. So the item that they advertise for 45.99 now ends up costing you 74.97 plus tax. They send the order to a wire service for 45.99 who in turn sends it to a local florist who will get 32.65 for it. From that 32.65, the local florist has to provide delivery, flowers, labor, etc in order to fill your order. In the end , if the local florist accepts the order, they MIGHT break even on it if they are lucky. Most lose money on these type of orders.
By calling your local Richmond Hill florist , Flowers By Rose at 912-756-7767, not only will you get an arrangement equal to what you spend, you support a locally owned florist that can create a design to your desire available for pick up or delivery. Even if you buy elsewhere, support your local florist!
www.flowersbyroseatrichmondhill.com
