The goal of the policy is to make sure that the recipient receives what was ordered by the consumer. If you are confident that you can fill the order, but need clarification, you can wait for a response. However, if you end up having to reject the order and it is two hours AFTER receipt of the order, charges under the Delayed Response Policy will apply. What happens if I am out of product and not sure I will receive a shipment of flowers or containers in time for the order's delivery date?
Please keep in mind that the recipient deserves to receive the order as intended by the consumer. In order to avoid being charged under the Delayed Response Policy, you should reject the order within the two hour period, unless you are confident that you will get the materials you need in time for delivery.
Timely communication is essential for our network of florists to provide quality service to customers and florists. All members need to monitor their systems frequently to answer messages and provide the details needed to fill the order. What kind of responsibility is put on the sending florist to respond back to the filling florist? The sending florist should act in the best interest of its consumer which is to get the order filled accurately and on the day requested for delivery.
The sending florist needs to review order minimums, product codification and delivery area to ensure the order is being sent to the most appropriate filling florist. If the filling florist does have a question, timely communication is essential to providing quality service to consumers and florists. Are orders between my branch shops considered under the Delayed Response Policy?
Orders sent between branch shops are not included in the Delayed Response Program as FTD has no ability to oversee orders sent between locations within the same ownership structure. However, if you are unable to fill an order that you receive, it must be rejected within two hours of receiving it to avoid any charges under the Delayed Response policy.
What if I get an order from FTD. The requirements of rejecting an order within the time lines set forth in the Delayed Response Policy do not change if you send an ASK message in Mercury. FTD Operations How do you know what time the order was rejected?
The time of the order is based on FTD's internal server time. There is a timestamp on all transmissions through the Mercury Network. If I am a sending florist how and when will I receive the credit for any charges assessed to filling florists on my orders? Such services are a value-added service outside of the direct Mercury communications system that FTD provides to its members and is not part of this policy.
Sign In Create an Account. Failure to reject an order within two standard business hours after time of receipt or Failure to reject an order by 11 am local florist time if the order is received after 5 pm of the previous day Monday through Friday or Failure to reject an order by 11 am local florist time if the order is received after 1 pm of the previous day Saturday and Sunday. Rejecting an order held for more than 24 but less than 72 clock hours after time of receipt if rejected before 2 pm weekdays 1 pm weekends local cut-off time on or before the date of intended delivery.
Most orders placed before 2 p. FTD offers a number of arrangements for every occasion in addition to plants, gift baskets, chocolates and more. On its homepage, simply fill in the delivery date and zip code, and it will populate which options are available in your area. According to the website, bouquets were available for next-day delivery in my location Cambridge, MA , which dropped to 51 when opting for same-day delivery.
From there, it's a smooth step-by-step process to choose a bouquet based on the pictures, select the size of the arrangement, input the recipient's address, and finally your payment information. All-in-all, placing an order takes just a few minutes once you know what you want, just note that shipping costs, taxes, and fees are not calculated until the last stage of checkout.
Not all arrangements are available for same-day or next-day delivery, so be sure to select the correct delivery date when prompted. Note that we wanted both bouquets to go to Cambridge and Nashville, but FTD did not deliver florist bouquets to our editor's address in Tennessee. We had to bring in a third tester in Florida to properly test FTD. Each of us evaluated the bouquets based on the delivery, packaging, freshness upon arrival, and overall lifespan of the flowers.
We also wanted to see how the florist arrangements varied between geographic regions, which is why we had three staff members in different cities involved in the testing process. We specifically took note of how each bouquet compared to its online photos, if there were any damaged or wilting flowers, chipped vases, or flower substitutions.
We also payed attention to any care instructions, as well as the inclusion of flower food. The first bouquet I received on my doorstep was the "Best Day" bouquet. The arrangement was dropped off promptly around 11 a. The florist rang the doorbell to notify me before leaving the vase of flowers on my door mat to remain COVID-safe. The flowers I received were not as full as the picture on FTD's website and were not in the same vase, but were fresh, vibrant and in full bloom. One thing I immediately noticed was that my bouquet did not contain any sunflower alas, my favorite flower , but included yellow daisies instead.
Regardless, my bouquet was lovely, albeit smaller than I expected, and lasted me just under two weeks—however the snapdragon started wilting after about a week.
Next up was the boxed "Smiles and Sunshine" bouquet, which was also dropped on my doorstep around midday, right on schedule. These flowers arrived in bud stage, tightly packaged in cardboard and plastic wrapping, secured at the base with a dampened foam to keep them fresh in transit. They came with both flower food and an instructional care card, directing me to trim the stems, feed, and replace their water every few days.
I found this bouquet to be incredibly full and fresh with its array of multi-colored roses, however a few of my lilies remained creased and bent out of shape even after letting the flowers settle in a vase. These flowers lasted me close to two and a half weeks, and I found them to be more attractive and full of life than the florist arrangement. If you're pressed for time, need to send flowers internationally or to harder-to-reach parts of the US, a floral wire service like FTD is your best bet.
There are other similar services like Flowers and Teleflora , but we have been less impressed with bouquets we've received from them. If you need flowers in a pinch, FTD is the best same-day service we've found. It's also a great option if you need to send flowers internationally or to Alaska or Hawaii, where many other services don't deliver.
Pros: Orders filled by local florists; a large selection of bouquets, plants, and gifts. Cons: Experience can vary based on which florist fills your order, designs are more traditional and less modern.
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