Why Choose A Local Florist
Flowers Canada believes that the best possible quality products and services come from our members. By dealing with your local Flowers Canada florist you ensure that you receive the best value for your money, the utmost in service, and you always deal directly with trained staff.
Flowers Canada recommends the following tips on finding an exceptional florist in Canada.
The Right Match: Look for a florist that offers a variety of products, a high level of service and design styles that suit your needs.
Personal Attention: It helps your florist to get to know you, they can help you keep track of your floral preferences and send reminders of upcoming special occasions.
Outstanding Service: Look for convenient hours, easy-access location and a satisfaction-guarantee.
Helpful Suggestions: Good florists ask questions about your needs, offer expert advice and can suggest the perfect floral gift to match any sentiment, occasion, person or home.
Creativity: Look for creativity and artistry in the florist's arrangements, design and presentation.
Selection and Variety: Florists now carry a complete menu of flowers and plants to choose from.
The Finest Quality Product: The finest florists in the field carry quality product, provide floral food with each purchase and offer instructions for proper care to ensure maximum enjoyment.
Professional Affiliation: The best florists in the business are those that belong to special groups of professionals that are committed to being the best in the field. The best way to differentiate between the best florists and the rest is to search for an affiliation with national trade associations such as Flowers Canada and local civic and community organizations. Don’t settle for any florist, get one that truly knows the business and is recognized for it.
Word of mouth is often the best resource when looking for a florist. An outstanding florist will have a good reputation in your community. If you use a telephone book or directory assistance to find a florist, look for one with a local address.
Master Florist Credentials Mean Quality
Research commissioned by Flowers Canada (Ontario) revealed that the majority of consumers make thier special occasion flower purchases for weddings, funerals, birthdays and gifts with professional florists because of the quality and service and the ability to trust that quality.
Professional florists are also the favoured source of flowers for traditional floral holidays like Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Florists with professional credentials (e.g. Canadian Accredited Master Florist or Canadian Accredited Floral Designer) have invested a great deal of time and money in perfecting their skills to obtain these designations. Florists with this kind of training display the intials C.A. Master Florists, C.A.F.D. as well as their Flowers Canada professional association membership in their shops. Flowers Canada is the association for Canada's florists, wholesaler/distributors, and growers.
Realize Your Florist's Full Potential
The majority of flower arrangements and bouquets given as gifts are purchased from local flower shops. The truth is, however, that most people think that the people running these shops are just selling flowers but they are capable of much more than that. There are many things that most people don’t realize about local flower shops, including:
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These florists are professionals and they have the ability to create unique arrangements for any occasion
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There are many shops that are available twenty-four hours a day (via Internet and telephone) for your ordering needs
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A local florist can connect with a number of other florists nationwide (and sometimes across the globe) to guarantee that your order will get where it’s supposed to go on time
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No matter how tiny a flower shop may be, they have access to a lot and will usually provide a large selection of flowers and plants
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