About Flower Order Gathers

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="30a7ba03.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=35 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="30a7ba21egerdp.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" NH Justices of the Peace Organization "><U>NH Justices of the Peace Organization</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=165 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="30a7ba03.jpg"> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=445 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>About Flower Order Gathers</B></div> <div> <A HREF="vows.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vows and More!"><U><B>Back to Vows & More!</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> If you are considering ordering flowers online, then you may want to follow these following steps to see if they are actually a florist in the town that you are sending to:</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Check the Home Page and About Us Pages </B>for the physical address of the business.</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Check the Contact Us Page </B>for a local phone number. It should match the area code of the location to where your flowers are being delivered. If the contact information consists of an e-mail address only, be suspicious.</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Call the local phone number.</B> If it is answered 'Flower Shop' without providing the name of the florist, ask which shop you've called. If they provide a different answer than the one you've dialed, you may have reached a gatherer/broker. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">On the phone, <B>ask for the business' location </B>and driving directions. If they fail to provide these details, consider calling a different florist. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Ask the florist to<B> </B><B><U>itemize all charges</U></B>. Be especially cautious about companies that charge relay fees, same-day fees, service fees, shipping fees and handling fees. Local florists generally charge for delivery (which you also pay through a broker) but the other surcharges are completely avoidable when ordering direct from the florist who will actually make your arrangement.</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Google the phone number</B>. If it appears under many different business names with different locations, be suspicious.</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Be aware </B>that just because an ad or website name says "City Name Florist", it doesn't mean the company is located in or actually delivers to that city. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">If following a link from a search engine ad,<B> find the site's home page.</B> <U>Order gatherer sites </U>often contain directory-like links named after states, provinces and cities. Each page will appear virtually the same except for the city name.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">This information was provided by Floristdetective.com</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>