Affiliated Web Sites |
Real Flower Operation*/ Location |
'Service/Shipping/ Delivery'
Charges** |
Notes |
Displays Licensed Wire Service Images from |
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abbottsflorist.com
galleryflorist.com
blossomflorists.com
kaysflorist.com
jodysflowersandgifts.com
abbottsfloristandgifts.com
floristdeliverytoday.com floristdeliveryusa.com
sendingofflowers.com
online4florist.com |
Call Center
Bellaire, TX
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Charges an $ 9.95 'delivery fee' which they fail to forward on to local florists for the actual delivery. |
National print and internet yellow pages, city-specific Google Adwords and Overture ads which fail to disclose their actual location . Skimming order value. |
FTD, Teleflora |
11flowers.com
12florist.com
77flowers.com
flowerbokay.com
guaranteedflorist.com
flowershopping.com
Flower-Choice.com
florarose.com
googlerose.com
earthlinkflowers.com
myaolflorist.com
flowergoogle.com
flowerconcern.com
Broadway Florist |
Flowers & Balloons
M L Flowers
San Clemente, CA with a call center in Mission Viejo, CA and a phony flower shop location address in Dana Point, CA
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$11.50 - 11.99 plus an additional service charge of $4.99 to forward your same-day order. |
Better Business Bureau ratings of ' F ' for Flower Shop and Guaranteed Florist plus
consumer complaints alleging fee gouging, poor customer service and skimming.
Use of misleadling markdowns and discounts.
False claims of being in business since 1910 and being " Your City's Finest Florist" in Google Adwords.
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Teleflora, FTD |
e-florist-inc.com
pinklotusflorist.com
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International Florist
Vancouver, BC |
$9.99 'service charge' plus bogus 5% 'local sales tax' |
Falsely claims 'free delivery' and 'free vase' in Google Ads
Has been listed on the Vancouver, BC BBB Buyer's Alert |
Teleflora |
180066roses.com
flowers444.com |
None
Burnaby BC, Canada
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$8.95 'delivery charge' which is reported by florists as not being sent for delivery |
Superpages.com and Yahoo! advertiser falsely claiming 'free delivery'.
Use of misleading markdowns.
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Teleflora |
justflowers.com
flower.com
virtualflowers.com
flowerdelivery.com |
none,
Los Angeles, CA
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$9.99 + an additional delivery cost pad which is included in the arrangement price. |
'Shipping' fee does not appear until after credit card information is entered |
FTD,
Suspended by Teleflora
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florist-directory.net
citycenterflowers.com
hugeflowerdelivery.com
primaflowers.com
and thousands more |
growerflowers.com
Leamington, ON Canada
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$9.95 with local florist deliver fees being deducted from the value of the arrangements shown
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Primarily direct-ship boxed flowers but allow affiliates to falsely claim to be florists in specific US cities with 'free delivery. |
FTD |
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All American Florist
All American Flowers and Gifts
aahflowers.com
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none
Mt. Laurel, NJ |
$8.95 service fee |
Local phone numbers with phony map locations forwarding to their New Jersey call center |
Teleflora, FTD |
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bradysflorist.com
mapleleafflorist.com
flowersplendor.net
broadstreetflowers.net
sherlockflorist.com
atlflowers.com |
none,
Atlanta, GA
Norcross, GA and addresses using P.O. Boxes throughout the US |
$10.99 'shipping' fee - a service charge that does not pay for the actual shipping/delivery by a local florist. |
Atlanta Better Business Bureau rating of 'Unsatisfactory' plus consumer complaints alleging misleading location information and non-delivery. |
FTD |
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flowersfreedelivery.com
800flowerdelivery.com
mylocalflowershop.com
flowerdeliveryspecialist.com |
AAA Flower Mart
Culver City, CA |
varies but usually included in the price of the flowers |
Superpages.com 'local' advertiser falsely claiming 'free delivery' |
FSI |
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FTDFloristOnline.com/Flowers
Florists.FTD.com/Flowers |
Flowers
Flowers of the Day
Cambridge, MA |
included in the price of the flowers |
False claims of 'free delivery' in Google Ads |
FTD |
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abcflora.com
sufloreria.com
world-florists.com
worldflorist.com |
none,
Montevideo, Uruguay |
$9.95 'Service and local delivery' fee |
Doorway pages targeting specific US cities |
FTD
Teleflora
Interflora |
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floristexpress.net
fromyouflowers.com
usaflorist.com
send-flowers-usa.com |
florist delivery affiliate of Proflowers.com,
Old Saybrook, CT |
$9.99 service charge in addition to flowers and local delivery fees.
Extra fee of $3.99 for 'same-day' and weekend delivery. |
Read more about some of their alleged dubious marketing and business practices here . |
Teleflora |
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flowerscanada.com
mflorist.com |
Hanna Florist,
Toronto, ON |
Included in total price of order. False claims of 'free delivery.' |
Doorway pages targeting city names |
FTD, Teleflora |
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broadwayflorists.com
floristvancouver.com
1-800rose.com
canada-florist.com
flowers-winnipeg.com
flowers-edmonton.com
flowers-montreal.com
flowers-toronto.com
victoria-flowers.com
flowers-vancouver.com
roses-usa.com
florist-calgary.com
canada-florist.com
flowers-canada.com
american-florist.com
red-roses.com
vancouver-florist.com
911rose.com
vancouverflorists.com
american-florist.com
tollfreeflorists.com
flowersbargain.com |
None
Vancouver, BC |
$8.99 + an additional delivery cost pad which is included in the arrangement price. |
Sites, doorway pages and advertising targeting US and Canadian city names.
Read about a recent rip-off attempt |
FTD,
Teleflora |
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flowersacrossamerica.com
floristone.com |
Perry's Florist
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY |
$8.99 'service charge' + an additional delivery cost pad which is included in the arrangement price. |
Operated a faux directory where links using local florist business names across the US all lead to their site. |
FTD |
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flowersfast.com |
Tillson Florist
Tillson, NY |
$7.95 'delivery' fee |
Uses price comparisons to FTD.com |
FTD,
Teleflora |
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urbanflorist.com
artisanflowers.com
coastalflorist.com
northamericanflorist.com
60minutesflowers.com |
Vancouver Flower Company
Vancouver, BC |
$9.95 + an additional delivery cost pad which is included in the arrangement price. |
Read more about this company here and here |
suspended by FTD |
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Gift Services, Inc.
sunshine-florists.com
gifttree.com
1st-new-orleans-florists.com
denver-florists.com
phoenixroseflowers.com
1stop-memphis-florists.com |
none,
Vancouver, WA |
$9.95 + and additional delivery cost pad which is included in the arrangement price |
Doorway-style pages and
Overture ads using city-specific URL's |
Teleflora
FTD
1-800-Flowers |
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BloomsToday.com
bloomsusa.com
americanblooms.com
flowerssenttoday.com
FST-USA.com |
Vienna/Haymarket, VA |
$12.99 - 25.99 plus additional service fees for same-day delivery |
The 'service fees' are buried in the sites on these types of pages, otherwise they are not disclosed until after you've entered your credit card information. |
FTD |
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1stinflowers.com |
Pugh's Florist
Baton Rouge, LA |
$6.95 |
Uses doorway pages for most US cities. Definitely not in Birmingham |
FTD, Teleflora |
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nationwideflorist.com
nationwideflowers.com
coasttocoastflorist.com
coasttocoastflowers.com |
Adrian Durban Florist
Cincinnati, OH |
$9.95 'transaction' fee which is included in the total arrangement price. Delivery fees are also deducted by the actual filling florist. |
Small print on this page - "All inclusive pricing includes a $9.95 transaction fee" |
FTD, Teleflora |
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flora2000.com
florist2000.com
dialabouquet.com |
none
Gibraltar/
Bombay, India |
Total price includes service charge and delivery. False claims of 'free delivery.' |
US phone number forwards to India.
They Claim "No Extra Tax".
They don't have to pay US sales taxes since they're not in the US. |
Teleflora |
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cheapflowers.com
getflowers.com |
The Red Lily
Huntington Beach, CA |
Total price includes service and delivery. False claims of 'free delivery.' |
Google Ads
Yahoo Ads
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Floral Source |