What happens when you buy boxed flowers online?

 Ok, I thought I would see for myself what all the buzz was about. So, I decided to order roses from one of the larger online flower companies. This company claims to have the best roses picked fresh from the fields and delivered directly to your home.

I purchased two dozen assorted petite roses at $29.99 + $9.99 shipping and a $2.99 handling fee & tax= approx. $45 total.

    When I clicked order, it asked me if I would like to add a simple clear vase for an additional $6.99?

 That's funny, the picture priced shows the roses already arranged in a clear vase. I thought that was included in the price but I was wrong.

I chose not to get the vase since it cost extra and we have plenty of vases to put the roses in ourselves, since they do not arrange them for you like the website picture shows.

NOTE- Also be prepared to find extra monthly charges on your credit card after ordering from these larger online flower companies. Customers have been getting dinged with an additional $14.95 a month on their credit card bills with a charge from company called eaysaver.com.

For more information on this scam, watch this news video.

Ok, now back to my online flower buying experience...

We ended up with a growers bunch of 24 petite assorted roses wrapped in a sleeve and strapped into an box. The roses were a very low grade quality and did not make a good impression on my wife. They definitely got a bad grade for presentation, again, since the website picture gives you the impression you are buying a professionally arranged vase of roses in water. All we got was a bunch of roses in a box delivered by FedEx driver!

 These companies lure in internet shoppers with their great marketing, convenient website, and of course very low prices, however, in the end, you do get what you pay for, and that is a low quality product. 

  If you only care about getting someone flowers at a very cheap price and don't care about quality, well then maybe these companies are perfect for you. However, if you are looking to make an impression and send your loved ones the quality that they deserve, well then by all means, use your local flower shop ;)