Flowers to colombia

campbell says on Sep 13, 2007, 02:42:

they have next day delivery and it is not too expensive

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Medellin Traveler says on Sep 13, 2007, 03:23:

Why not just purchase flowers from a local shop? I believe that would be the least expensive method.

"Huevos Rancheros en Medellin, No Quiero Taco Bell." - www.medellintraveler.com

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campbell says on Sep 13, 2007, 03:47:

of course it would if you are in colombia

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campbell says on Sep 13, 2007, 03:49:

everyones not so lucky

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orestesdd says on Sep 13, 2007, 07:43:

How reliable is this web site? Does anyone other than campbell knows the reliability of placing an order with a credit card? Thanks.

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gringoloid (Trustee board) says on Sep 13, 2007, 08:53:

it is very reliable; i used them last week and they delivered same day, a few hours later.

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ColombianoGringo (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Sep 13, 2007, 10:16:

I agree with MT. Find a good local florist in your girl's city and use them. I found a local florist that lets me pay her every few months. I'll send her about $200.000 COP every once in a while and she just delivers the orders when I call. She will even let me pay later on some orders so I don't have to send a moneygram for every order.

I get a bouquet of two fresh dozen roses with all the associated greenery and a vase delivered for under $25. I never have asked my wife what the hell she does with all the vases. She must have quite a few by now. I have heard that flowers from the online services are sometimes not all that fresh, especially if the recipient doesn't live in one of the major cities.

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Medellin Traveler says on Sep 13, 2007, 14:50:

You do not need to be in Colombia to do business with a local florist.

I sent flowers to someone in the hospital as well ast a bouquet as a thank you to a woman who treated my like family when I was in Medellin on both my trips.I live in USA.

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la campiña says on Sep 13, 2007, 15:09:

like sending coal to newcastle

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flyamerican says on Sep 14, 2007, 15:29:

Before I started doing like ColombianoGringo, I always used www.flowerstocolombia.com for deliveries in Bogota, since I'm in Bogota once a moth I found local shop that I pay in advance. Flowers to Colombia actually helped me find them!! Not as good as the export flowers I got from them, but gets the job done. (did get ripped of once however by one local vendor!)

Even now, I still use them outside of Bogota, sent my fiances mother flowers today for valentines day in Medellin, delivered in about two hours and I didn't place the order until 1:00 PM.

Good people and great service and located in Colombia, been using them for several years.

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campbell says on Sep 14, 2007, 16:05:

I am going to use a local shop next time

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Papi de Alejo says on Sep 14, 2007, 16:14:

I saw this post yesterday and looked up the website. I had looked at flowerstoColombia before but never placed an order. Comparing the prices on the two websites, flora2000 had the advantage. Late last night, I placed an order for a bouquet to be sent to Bonda. They guaranteed that it would get there by 7:00pm. At 4:00pm, I could wait no longer and called to see what happened. As it turned out, my friend was away from the house; they spoke to her mother who told them where she was and delivered them there at 12:30. She's happy. I'm happy. And it didn't break me.

PdA

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bitstr3am says on Sep 14, 2007, 19:39:

cambell, you're not kidding...badass. I normally would have called a friend to buy the flowers locally and drop them off but noone was around and floras2000 came through with flying colors. The price is much higher than a local purchase but quite competitive with doing the same in the US, maybe a bit cheaper than most. They even have an online chat at the order site where I was able to connect with a representative in seconds and ask my questions. My girlfriend was at her parents in a smaller city and the house is quite off the beaten track (literally an 1/8th mile down a single track dirt path). I left some special instructions in Spanish on the order at the internet site and not only did she get the flowers the next day, she received exactly what I ordered, she got a phone call from the local florist after the delivery to confirm all was well, and I got an email within an hour after that to confirm delivery. I was impressed. Thanks for the tip - it helped smooth our dia del amor this time around given I couldn't get ahold of anyone.

Flyamerican, I liked your model too, I think that is a great way to go since you don't have to impose on folks and still get the benefit of local rates and overall just less fragile machinery in the process.

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flyamerican says on Sep 14, 2007, 22:01:

bitstr3am, I did get burnt once by prepaying and the florist went out of business, but no problems so far with the present one, I send flowers twice a week and I'm in Bogota 3 days a month or I would still be using www.flowerstocolombia.com, the first florist I ever used was floras2000, I felt they low balled me on the price then added a delivery charge, my fault, I was in a hurry, I just ordered anyway, thats when I changed florist, I still use flowers to Colombia outside of Bogota, plus they have some other non florist services I use. I like their personalized service.

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elregaloperfecto.com says on Sep 15, 2007, 08:00:

Give us a try... in addition to flowers we offer gift certificates to some of Colombia's best known stores. We're just starting out, but we're adding new products daily. Site is secure.

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campbell says on Sep 16, 2007, 01:22:

floras2000 is solid. i have used them twice. i like them because they handwrite out the note really fancy, make it look good and revise it a little if your spanish sucks. i have never used flowerstocolombia but i was looking at their site and you get 2 dozen roses for the price of one dozen on floras2000 (about 40 bucks including delivery which is about half what they would cost here in the US). I have never used them and i thought 2 dozen was overkill so i stuck with floras2000. I am going to try a local shop next time.

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