I found this florist shop last week online. I was looking for a business that was actually located in Encino, rather than a national call center, and this shop is actually physically located in Encino (a nice area outside of L.A.) I was also looking for something a little more upscale, and this shop features some very classy bouquets on their website. So I chose them to deliver flowers to my fiance last week.\r
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I called well in advance and told the florist exactly what I wanted. On two, maybe three times I asked the lady who took my order if there would be enough time for them to get the color I wanted, and several times she assured me that yellow roses would be no problem. They were to be delivered as a surprise; much to my dismay, however, they were not delivered on time - in fact, the florist actually called my fiance and asked her to stay late at her office to wait for the delivery man! \r
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After their delivery, she brought home the bouquet - half cream-colored roses and half yellow daisies. The flowers were not fresh; the container was something you'd get at the 99c store; and 3 days later, the bouquet smelled so bad we had to throw it away. After almost a week of getting the runaround from these jerks who can hardly speak English, I'm chalk the whole thing up to experience; I will be sure to get a good reference next time I buy something on the internet. Because, MAN, I'm going to be hearing about this one forever!\r
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***UPDATE - 12 hours later, still no return phone call from these jerks! Guess they won't be doing our wedding flowers.
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