Clare Florist Review

Clare Florist Valentines Flower Delivery Online Review

The websites photography is very good, with at least 3-4 different views of the selected choice available to click on if you wish to have a more detailed look. I like the rather clever trick of hovering over the picture and it immediately brings up a quick description of the flowers used in the selection without having to double click onto it, however I thought the website’s homepage looked rather busy and crowded with numerous tiny pictures on one panel (along the bigger ones in the middle of the page), lots of various other ‘useful info’ on another panel and the usual headings along the top panel. I mark it 4/5.

Its Valentine’s Day flowers section contains a compact 12 options with prices starting at only £19.99 (for 20 stems of red and pink tulips delivered packed in a pretty box) to top of the range price of £89.99 (for 2 dozen red roses complete with gypsophila, hypericum berries and assorted foliage). I quite like the simplicity (and affordability) of its single red rose in a box complete with Thorntons twin-heart chocolates for only £24.99; how very sweet!

The add-on options include chocolates (from £4.55), vase (£5.95) or bears (£7.95).

Normal delivery is next day which is included in the price as long as you order before 5pm. You will need to type your own message and they do provide a free, in-house card. However, you may wish to select your own from a wide selection of different cards available to accompany the message, at an extra charge of course.

On 22 Jan 08 at 11.30pm I ordered its ‘Scent of Spring’ (scented hyacinths and tulips) hand-tied bouquet at £34.99 from the ‘Springtime Flowers’ section.

I received the delivery on 24 Jan 08 at 2.15pm by a Fedex delivery van. The bouquet was securely packed into Clare Florist’s signature green coloured, nice and large stand-up box. It even has a clear window panel on the lid (so one can ‘take a quick peek’ because I was so impatient!). The bouquet (in a purple gift-wrap) contained 5 pink gerberas, 5 pink hyacinths, 10 pink tulips, 5 green hypericums, 3 fatsia leaves and 5 salal leaves as greenery.

The hyacinths were all in bud and all the flowers appeared to have been very well conditioned. I really like the message (and its font) which was printed onto a small A6 size paper card with a simple but effective graphic.

Overall, I really love this bouquet. Its colour combination works really well and looks effortlessly feminine and quite beautiful. 3 days on, the hyacinths have blossomed and are now beautifully scented, just as it was described in its name. I will be very happy to buy from Clare Florist again, confident they will deliver a floral gift that will meet all the desired expectations.

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	Website & Ordering	Delivery	Romance & WOW factor	Overall
	The best we found. Excellent photographs	Great attention to detail	Classy and beautifully arranged	A truly delightful experience
	Quick and easy to use	Arrived on time and safely. Well packaged.	Great presentation	The best choice for roses.
	Wide choice, easy to use and great photos	Couldn't be bettered	Great looking flowers, just as promised	Sending flowers online as it should be
	Great website, photography and description	Well packaged, good printed gift card and delivered on time	Great bouquet with good mix of blooms all working well together	Anyone would be thrilled to receive a valentines bunch from Clare
	Fast, easy to use. Minor problem with typing gift message	Great packing, delivered on time	Beautiful roses, excellent condition	Your beloved will not be disappointed
	Unusual colours and interesting range.	Arrived safely, and the tissue paper was a great touch	Excellent impact, a valentines hit!	Overall a very positive transaction
	Worked well, but did not inspire	Missed delivery date, but kept me updated	Delightful bouquet	The flowers were the best part of the transaction
	Adequate, but did not excel	Good same day service	Ordinary, plain, uninspiring	Only let down where it really counts - with the flowers
	More descriptions would be appreciated	Well protected and delivered on time	Not the 'ultimate' which was described	Average service and flowers
	Limited photographs and descriptions	Packaging could be improved and flowers delivered with no water or moisture container	Might not have the romantic effect you were hoping for	A bad experience all round