THE REAL DEAL ON
THOSE FARM DIRECT COMPANIES
As of late, some folks
have become excited over using those so-called FARM DIRECT companies, who
purport to SAVE YOU MONEY by ELIMINATING the MIDDLEMAN. And, they also claim
that, your FLOWERS are picked FRESH FROM THE FIELD by a picker as if, they were waiting for your one phone call or internet order to come in!
Well, DONT YOU BELIEVE IT because ITS
SIMPLY NOT TRUE!
While you
might save a few dollars, the only reason for that is because, THE RECIPIENT
HAS TO DO ALL OF THE WORK! All of their
FARM DIRECT FLOWERS
ARE NEVER ARRANGED even though they appear to be
in the pictures on their websites. In reality, all of their products are delivered as a DO-IT-ALL-HERSELF-KIT And so, the few
dollars you might save is only because a PROFESSIONAL FLORIST didnt arrange
her flowers properly! The people who get those gifts must do all of that
labor-intensive work themselves. Also, amateurs are never able to achieve
the same result as A PROFESSIONAL FLORAL DESIGNER nor even get close to what
appeared in their picture.
Also, you CANNOT SEND
those UNARRANGED FLOWERS to Hospitals, Nursing
Homes, Funeral Homes, Elderly People, Special Events, Parties, or anywhere else
where there would be NO ONE TO PROPERLY HANDLE and ARRANGE them for those
recipients as they are DO IT ALL YOURSELF KITS! Lately, some Funeral Homes are refusing those deliveries or handing those boxes to the family when they leave the Chapel and at the end of the service. This is because they neither have the time nor the expertise to arrange and properly display this kind of raw product.
SO,
WHEN ARE THEIR FLOWERS REALLY PICKED? Fact is that, just like WE REAL
FLORISTS, those companies use the same farm sources and modes of transport that
we do. Starting in South America in the
countries of Columbia and Ecuador or Holland, Israel, or New Zealand, all of
those flowers are packed in large commercial market boxes and flown that way to
Miami, a major distribution hub for the United States, Canada, and the rest of
the World.
Once in
Miami, the boxes of flowers for REAL FLORISTS
are placed on either Aircraft or in Refrigerated trucks and shipped to their
intended destinations. When our flowers
arrive, thats when the real work begins since; Flowers are stressed after loosing
20% to 30% of their water content during the shipping process. Our PROFESSIONAL
HANDLING PROCESS includes the removal of all foliage below the water
line as well as all Thorns on the rose stems.
After our initial cleaning process, all of our flowers are properly RE-HYDRATED using a commercial preservative, which
extends the life of our flowers substantially.
After 8 to 24 hours of re-hydrating, FLORIST
FLOWERS are placed into our coolers at a temperature of between 34 to 36
degrees for hardening. Have you ever seen a head of wilted lettuce after its
lost 30% of its moisture content? That's what their flowers are going to look like.
It is only
after that point; A PROFESSIONAL FLORIST is
ready to arrange your flowers properly and professionally, which then, allows for a
longer vase life of freshness for such a highly perishable and delicate gift from
nature and for that very special person in your life.
With the FARM DIRECT product, the commercial boxes of flowers
are broken down into much smaller order units in Miami and with little or no
special care given. They are then
placed on the same planes (or trucks), which our commercial boxes are usually
on too. Upon arrival in your State or
City, your boxed flowers are placed onto FedEx Trucks, which are NOT
HEATED or COOLED! And, at some point in time,
your box of UNARRANGED FLOWERS is left at
someones front door when they are not home because, THATS THEIR RULES. It doesnt matter if the temperature outside
is BELOW FREEZING or, if its over 80 degrees,
which can KILL OR SEVERLY DAMAGE YOUR FLORAL
GIFT.
A
REAL FLORIST would
never do that and we would always place your gift into the warm hands of human being or a nice
neighbor when someone is not at home rather than simply, leaving it at the door
where it could get stolen, damaged, or destroyed by a pet or even a squirrel.
So, you all believed their story of; When your order
comes in, someone actually goes out into the flower field to PICK IT FRESH JUST FOR YOU? Sorry Folks! Its JUST A NICE STORY but
with NO BASIS in either FACT or REALITY! Picking cucumbers for PICKLING would better describe their ability to process their flowers for you.
Lastly, at checkout,
CHECK OUT all of their EXTRA CHARGES for EXPRESS SHIPPING plus
THE VASE THEYLL NEED TO ARRANGE YOUR FLOWERS IN! Youll realize THEYRE NO BIG DEAL, when they add in their extra $40 for delivery to include $1 for the so-called FREE VASE especially when YOUR SOMEONE SPECIAL has to DO ALL OF THAT EXTRA WORK! Here's a better deal! Let a REAL FLORIST knock her socks off! After that, all the rest is UP TO YOU!