| One of the big attractions of buying
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| | service? The first thing to check is the
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| things using the Internet is avoiding the
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| | address of the company. Bogus operators
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| middleman. By buying direct from the
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| | generally don't list an address at all,
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| manufacturer, or at least from a
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| | or it may possibly be a false one. Try
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| wholesaler, you avoid a whole lot of
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| | calling and asking where their store is
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| transport, storage and advertising costs
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| | located, and if you don't a quick,
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| added to the price of the product, as
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| | concise answer, chances are you've found
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| well as general business overheads. It's
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| | a dodgy operator.
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| easy to think that florists online are
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| | The other thing to consider is whether or
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| the same. So when you've got a sick
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| | not trying to deal with a local florist
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| cousin who lives in New York, you might
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| | in New York is really going to achieve
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| think the best thing to do is get online
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| | anything. Nowadays most local florists
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| and do a search for "New York florists".
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| | are linked into some sort of national
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| By ordering flowers locally for your
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| | network, so if you go and order your
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| cousin, you believe you'll get fresher
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| | flower arrangement at your local florist,
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| flowers and cut out any extra fees
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| | they will pass the order across and you
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| charged by a centralized ordering
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| | will still get the flowers you want,
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| service.
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| | delivered at the time you request.
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| Of course the big problem with the
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| | Although this means you might still end
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| Internet is that appearances can be very
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| | up paying an ordering fee, the good thing
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| deceiving. Unfortunately this has
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| | is that if anything goes wrong, you know
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| happened to the florist industry online.
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| | you can go back to your local florist and
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| National companies set up websites or
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| | complain. That's not always possible
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| advertisements online, which appear to be
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| | with an anonymous online company.
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| for a local florist in New York, for
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| | If you still want the convenience of
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| example. But although you might think
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| | buying flowers online, then spend a few
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| you're ordering flowers from a New York
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| | minutes checking to see if the local
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| florist, so you get a better deal, in
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| | florist you're considering is genuine.
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| fact your order gets sent to a central
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| | Check for a contact address and a
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| booking office and is then sent on to a
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| | toll-free phone number. Look for
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| local florist - with extra fees included.
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| | industry certification or membership, and
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| It's a very frustrating situation,
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| | a customer satisfaction policy. When
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| because it's not always that easy to spot
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| | you're ordering, check the URL starts
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| the bogus advertisers. Often they have
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| | with the letters "https", and for added
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| thousands of web pages online, each one
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| | security, it might even be better to call
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| targeted to a specific city. They also
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| | them and place the order that way.
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| pay high prices to make sure their ads
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| | Don't let the behavior of a few
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| are at the top of the list. The phone
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| | disreputable companies discourage you
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| number is a local number, so it looks
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| | from buying flowers online. There are
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| genuine, but then it redirects to a
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| | lots of genuine, hard-working florists in
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| central location. Many consumer groups
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| | every major city, and with a few small
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| and other authorities have condemned this
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| | checks you will be able to contact them
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| practice for its misleading nature, but
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| | and place your order. Failing that,
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| it still happens.
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| | visit your local florist so that you have
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| So as a consumer, how can you make sure
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| | the added peace of mind of knowing you
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| you're really dealing with a New York
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| | have someone to talk to if anything goes
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| florist, rather than a central booking
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| | wrong.
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