Has anyone used them? FH's friend told him about them. Just wanted some feedback.
LitBallerinaGirl
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My co-worker used them and their flowers were gorgeous. I went there to look, and would have booked with them because their atmosphere was gorgeous and their samples were beautiful, but the person I met with was rude and unhelpful so I told her I would take my business elsewhere
PattyK
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FH & I met with them and we liked what we saw. But decided to go with someone else because we were getting more for our money.
soon2bmrsp123107
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Posted by LitBallerinaGirl
My co-worker used them and their flowers were gorgeous. I went there to look, and would have booked with them because their atmosphere was gorgeous and their samples were beautiful, but the person I met with was rude and unhelpful so I told her I would take my business elsewhere
I had the same experience with them being rude so I also took my business elsewhere!
Two Peas
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I just met with Brian from FBB last week....He was straight out of the Sopranos and kept saying 'That's hot' and 'It's the hottest...' which creeped me out big time! He is definitely way too pricy (quoted me over $9000 for my flowers...and I didn't want anything over the top!)
Stay away....
jms100303
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We used Flowers by Brian and couldn't have been happier. I LOVED my flowers and the quality was amazing. Our arrangements and bouquets were GORGEOUS!!! They were very easy to work with. We received so many compliments on our flowers (even from guys, lol), especially my bouqet. Everyone kept remarking on my bouquet, it was HUGE. I have never seen one like it, but believe me it was pretty heavy . Everyone kept coming up to me and asking about it, so I would let them hold it to feel how heavy it was. My entire experience with Flowers by Brian was wonderful. The centerpieces looked amazing. They are expensive, but so worth it!
yelley77
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I met with them, wasn't crazy for the lady i met with and they were about $1,000 more than everywhere else I went.
Although, I have to say, the CP and work i saw while i was there, was amazing!
Cpt2007
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do a search of the threads. i've read more negative reviews than positive on them.
KitWisdom
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Posted by Two Peas
I just met with Brian from FBB last week....He was straight out of the Sopranos and kept saying 'That's hot' and 'It's the hottest...' which creeped me out big time! He is definitely way too pricy (quoted me over $9000 for my flowers...and I didn't want anything over the top!)
Stay away....
Wow, that’s a crazy amount of money! I haven’t really started looking at florists yet…should I expect around that price?
trza17
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We met with Brian who as one of the other brides said was like dealing with Tony Soprano. He kept telling us what he would do for us bust wasn't listening to a word we said. He kept showing us arrangements that were nothing like we were trying to explain. Then the topper was he said I can do all this for $15,000, was he kidding? He was trying to feel us out to see how much we were willing to spend instead of asking us our budget. After that it didn't matter what he said we were so turned off we couldn't wait to get out of there.
megzzie
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FH and I just met with John last week. He was very nice and I loved everything he showed us. FH and I just want to shop around some more before we make a decision.
Trishthedish
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We are using FBB for our wedding in September. I have had nothing but a positive experience with them so far. They've made me 2 sample centerpieces b/c I was not crazy about the first one and never hesitated on doing this for us.
FH's sister used them for her wedding and everything was gorgeous. When she used FBB the building caught fire the 2 days before her wedding and they were still able to produce beautiful flowers and got everything correct.
HTH..
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Two Peas
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In response to KitWisdom.....You should not expect that...It was absurd what he quoted me. I don't know if he thought I had money when I walked in but my FH even said it...he just seemed to be making up numbers as he added them....I was insulted that he thought I would even spend close to that amount on the garbage he was offering me.
I dont mean to insult anyone using FBB...I am sure they do great work (hence why I went there to look). I just can't accept when people take advantage...
Two Peas
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Posted by trza17
We met with Brian who as one of the other brides said was like dealing with Tony Soprano. He kept telling us what he would do for us bust wasn't listening to a word we said. He kept showing us arrangements that were nothing like we were trying to explain. Then the topper was he said I can do all this for $15,000, was he kidding? He was trying to feel us out to see how much we were willing to spend instead of asking us our budget. After that it didn't matter what he said we were so turned off we couldn't wait to get out of there.
Insane right!!!! He never asked a budget but when I said that was out of our league he said 'The best I could do is $8000 if you want good flowers'....'If you don't I can go lower....' I felt like he was just hustling us!
kns11
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I'm not a fan. When I called & told the person our theme was leaves and wanted to know if they could incorporate leaves in CP's the gal on the phone made me feel like a flippin' idiot! Instead of placing me on hold she covered the (I imagine with her hand) and said oh we'll that is interesting. Then she asks someone in the show room ok bride on the line wants to know if we can do leaves in CP's....Do we do leaves. The way she said it made me feel smaller than small. I've seen their work three times and I still feel like Flower Michele can kick Flower by Brian's assss anyday with cost, creativity, and customer service.
Two Peas
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Im going to Flowers Michele tomorrow to meet with John...Heard nothing but raves about them! Im also meeting with a local florist, Colonial, by me who has done two of my friends weddings and they are pretty awesome too....Just trying to get reasonable price comparisons!
trza17
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Exactly, I swear I was carrying a LV purse and I think he thought we had unlimited funds so he quoted me $15,000. Can you imagine the look on my face. Right then and there it was over. There was no way I was using this hustler. I have seen weddings he did and flowers were beautiful but I want to connect with person doing my flowers.
LB and DC
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i have heard good things about them, a co-worker of mine actually works there part time - but she told me not to go there because they were so expensive!!
NYpradamama
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I'm using FBB for my wedding in 16 DAYS and I've been pleased so far with price...... I have dealt with great people there but maybe it's because I go to the one in Howard Beach across from Russo's. I deal with a woman named 'toni' & a guy named 'John' they are great and have helped . They have really stayed on top of things every step of the way and have made any changes I wanted to accomodate me. I love them!!!
