Brad Parker: Hi! My name is Brad Parker. My company is MyFlorist and we are in McLean,
Virginia and in this segment, we are going to go over some things in purchasing
flowers at Valentine's Day that you might not have thought about, but are very
important. First of all, the enclosure card message, this is extremely important and
is very special and important way you can complete the expression of your
sentiments. When you write your card or have it written for you, you don't want to
say something like Happy Valentine's Day from John. You need to it little better
than that. You don't need to write a whole full-blown poem, but you need to say
something personal. Try something like this, Happy Valentine's Day! My
moments together with you are truly special. Love, John. Make sure you use the L
word. It has a lot of important meaning when you either say 'love' or 'with all my
love'; this can really make a big difference in how your recipient receives your
expression not only of flowers, but of your feelings.
Secondly, there is certain -- you are generally asking your florist to deliver the
flowers for you, certain details about delivery are extremely important especially
if you are in downtown areas with deliveries to office buildings, these days
security is a big problem. So first of all you want to always make sure you have
complete address information, the correct address, street number, the name of the
business and any other details that might be helpful, often times, a cell phone
number of your recipient. These days it's not that easy to get deliveries done. So
that's another thing for you to consider. Next, don't wait till the last minute. This
holiday all florists get crushed. If you wait till the day of the 14th to order your
flowers or even the 13th, in many instances, you won't even be able to get your
order placed or if you are, the selection will be greatly limited. So order early and
here is my final tip; consider having your flowers delivered on the 13th; beat the
rush. Not only will she get the flowers before anyone else and be able to enjoy
them longer, but she will know that you didn't wait till the last minute and she will
be the envy of the office for that much longer. So these are just a few tips to
enhance your purchasing of flowers for Valentine's Day. Thank you very much.