Just wondering - has anyone experienced a florist that tells you

BellaEyes Posted: Jun 05, 2006 02:46 PM

Just wondering - has anyone experienced a florist that tells you

they would send you a proposal in the mail and not give you a quote right at the time of your visit?

Doesn't this strike you as odd?

Tiggeruth Posted: Jun 05, 2006 02:50 PM

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That strikes me as very odd. Both florists I visited gave me quotes in person. I feel like they should give you a quote in person because most of them want you to sign a contract day of.

nov06 Posted: Jun 05, 2006 02:50 PM

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I saw about 5 or 6 florists and none of them said that. That would of pi$$ed me off a bit.

BellaEyes Posted: Jun 05, 2006 02:51 PM

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Yea, I thought it was very strange. I was thinking the same thing that they would not want me to have to wait for a contract in the event I find someone else!

mrsh2b Posted: Jun 05, 2006 02:56 PM

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I've been to 8 florists and two did that. One I'm seeing tonight made me tell her over the phone what I wanted and when we meet later, she'll have the estimate there. That kind of saves time actually.

xcalystax Posted: Jun 05, 2006 02:56 PM

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The three florists I met with gave me a quote during our meeting....it would be odd to wait as you did make the trip all the way there to meet with them! The least they can do is give you a quote!

sr081906 Posted: Jun 05, 2006 02:59 PM

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We agreed verbally to the budget and what we were getting. I guess we knew what we wanted already.

The owner sent us the contract to be signed with everything we discussed. She took notes all along our meeting. Everything we had agreed on was on the contract. Nothing was missing.

siobhanB Posted: Jun 05, 2006 06:08 PM

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I dont' think its all that odd, because flower prices change, depending on what you want, when you want, and which wholesaler the florist uses. They may be checking around to see what the best price they could find for you is. If this is the only thing you found 'odd' i would give them the benefit of the doubt, and see what they quote you.

july06bride Posted: Jun 05, 2006 06:37 PM

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Each one of the florists I saw sent a proposal to me in the mail. They tried to give me a ballpark figure but I did not find out the actual price for about a week. It was no big deal

dbleplay17 Posted: Jun 05, 2006 06:54 PM

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Posted by BellaEyes

they would send you a proposal in the mail and not give you a quote right at the time of your visit?

Doesn't this strike you as odd?

i ha one florist do that.by the time I got the quote I had booked another florist

sarahbelle Posted: Jun 05, 2006 07:20 PM

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Yes - but we discussed our budget during the meeting and we were clear on how much we wanted to spend per centerpiece. I didn't have a problem with that. I liked written estimates more than verbal anyway.

jes81276 Posted: Jun 05, 2006 07:34 PM

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I saw 2 florists, and both of them phoned me with a quote 2 - 3 days later. I didn't think it was that odd..

bournebride Posted: Jun 05, 2006 07:49 PM

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Posted by july06bride

Each one of the florists I saw sent a proposal to me in the mail. They tried to give me a ballpark figure but I did not find out the actual price for about a week. It was no big deal

Me too!!!! They tell you not to worry that it can still be changed if you don't like the price of something

M&LSept1606 Posted: Jun 05, 2006 07:53 PM

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I think my friend used a florist that mailed her a quote later as well. some of the smaller florists might do that

mcb916 Posted: Jun 05, 2006 07:54 PM

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Yeah my florist said she would send a proposal and I am still waiting for it (thanks for reminding me to call again). I have met with her twice and we have an overall idea of price and she said that is the highest it would be which gives me a lot of wiggle room. She doesn't do a lot of weddings so I wasn't really worried.

soon2bmrsVPT Posted: Jun 05, 2006 07:55 PM

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I had a florist do that.. and not call me back OR send me the quote... needless to say I did NOT book with them.. I was quite disappointed!

nickipa Posted: Jun 05, 2006 08:15 PM

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all the florists we met with gave us an estimate up front....if its someone you are really interested in, i would just call them.

CLMon7906 Posted: Jun 05, 2006 08:16 PM

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i mean they aren't even giving you a ball park, you have to wait for it in the mail? geez...i'd want at least a rough, high-end estimate.

of course the vendor golden rule is: if you aren't comfortable, don't book it!!

Mandyin2007 Posted: Jun 05, 2006 09:05 PM

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I think it is a bit odd. My florist sat down with me, listened to what I wanted, and then changed things to fit into our budget. We met with her twice for about an hour each to discuss. She figured everything out with tax and delivery on the spot.

cjb88 Posted: Jun 05, 2006 09:10 PM

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my florist did this... it gave her time to fully research the flowers I was asking for and come up with the price... she would give price ranges, but not exact prices until she was certain... i know that I sell jewelry... i wouldnt be able to give my customers the best available price on a custom made design unless i had time to figure out all the pricing myself... remember, sometimes not all flowers are as available at different times of the year, so that can cause them to be more pricey than at other times...