Response to Mark
Hi Mark,
In my response to RWK on this similiar topic, Teleflora really does try to help local florists and the industry. Other competitors drop-ships (bypassing the florists completely) and also even markets non-floral goods to consumers. At Teleflora, we stand by 100% hand-arranged, hand-delivered by local florists. We only partner with other companies from time to time because they need our large network to fulfill orders that can only be done by our local florists. We take these orders and route them to our florits, taking back these customers. Teleflora never sends orders to competitors. So rest assured, we do everything we can to support local florists.
Anda
Hi Mark,
In my response to RWK on this similiar topic, Teleflora really does try to help local florists and the industry. Other competitors drop-ships (bypassing the florists completely) and also even markets non-floral goods to consumers. At Teleflora, we stand by 100% hand-arranged, hand-delivered by local florists. We only partner with other companies from time to time because they need our large network to fulfill orders that can only be done by our local florists. We take these orders and route them to our florits, taking back these customers. Teleflora never sends orders to competitors. So rest assured, we do everything we can to support local florists.
Anda
Ok... so....
Riddle me this... Why does Teleflora think, that by partnering with ProFlowers that they are doing a good thing for their florist (paying) members?
This move makes them no different than, and perhaps worse than their two other competitors.