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We have been in business since 1969
We are celebrating our 40th Anniversary this year!
We are the oldest florist in Oviedo.
GENERATIONS of people in the greater Oviedo area have put their trust in us. We have moved to larger buildings three times (A GREAT "problem" - Thank you for helping us to grow!!) but have never let our quality slip. We know you order from us because you want that something special touch - and we do our utmost to deliver exactly what you want.
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| Our Beautiful 3000 square foot building |
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| Your Oviedo Florist calls home a 3,000 square foot, stand-alone building. Most florist shops are in about 1000 square feet.
Why does this matter?
We
have the space to store inventory. We can buy in bulk so our costs are
lower - savings we pass to you. But, importantly, we can buy quality
items (many have minimum order levels) - quality we also pass to you.
In our 40 years of doing
business, we have collected an impressive collection of containers,
design accessories, ribbons, baskets, floral containers (vases, ceramic
ware, etc), stands, special tools, and more - (one reason Oviedo
Florist kept moving to larger spaces!). What this means for you is
that we have a wider variety of choices to make what you want SPECIAL.
We also have the space to provide necessary separations. For
example, fruits exude chemicals that will actually deteriorate
flowers. So, any fruit brought into the shop for gift baskets is
stored in a separate room - well away from any flowers. Most flower
shops do not have the space to do this; most will store fruit in the
same cooler as flowers - A BIG NO-NO!
A side note: we have just remodelled. Come visit and see!
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Our staff: We have four floral designers on staff who bring over 75 years of design experience to wow you. Our sales people are knowledgeable, courteous, and dependable. Our drivers know how to add that final special touch to ensure your order gets the best possible impact upon delivery. More on the staff page (coming soon).
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| This is one of two delivery vans we have - each displays a picture of a floral design done by Oviedo Florist designers |
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Our two colorful delivery van's not only provide an exciting, professional appearance but announce to the world (and to neighbors and co-workers) that your special someone is not just getting flowers - they are getting flowers from Oviedo Florist. That is a kind of status symbol here in the greater Oviedo community.
We recently replaced one of our Ford Windstar's with the new Ford Transit. We designed a wrap with a blue background. So we affectionately call our new van "Bluebird". This makes us greener - in terms of the environment! The Ford Transit has a four-cylinder engine and uses half the gas of our Ford Windstar. The Ford Transit is our primary vehicle so we use much less gas and so have less of an environmental impact!
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We are a "Top 1000" Teleflora Shop - and have been so since 2000. We even achieved "Teleflora 500" in 2006 and in 2010. Yep! We earned Teleflora 500 this past year!
What does this mean? Alot:
Teleflora is the premier floral network. To just be a member, a shop must be able to prove it is able to meet the exacting standards set by Teleflora. We are constantly inspected - to include secret shopper inspections. We are also evaluated by other florists throughout the Teleflora network.
To be a "Top 1000" florist means we are among the top 1000 of some 20,000 florist shops - world wide - in terms of quality of our work, volume of business, and ability to meet the exacting and rigorous standards of Teleflora. To be Teleflora "Top 500" means we are in the top 500. As you might imagine, both "Top 1000" and "Top 500" are hard to earn. And we are one of the only shops in Florida to earn it consecutively since 2000!
What this means to YOU is that you can trust Oviedo Florist has the talent AND commitment to ensure you get the best return possible for your floral dollars. It means we will EARN your trust along with earning your business.
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We have three coolers with well over 500 square feet of refrigerated space.
So what?
Most florists have a 8 by 10 foot cooler or only 80 square feet of refrigerated storage. With OVER 500 SQUARE feet of refrigerated storage, we can keep your floral order properly refrigerated - from the time the raw materials come in until your arrangement leaves our shop to be delivered in our air conditioned van. This is important for ensuring both quality and longevity of your order.
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We get fresh flowers DAILY. This is NOT true of all florists. Smaller shops may buy as infrequently as once per week.
What this means is YOU can rest assured that the flowers used in your arrangements are as fresh as possible.
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We properly condition flowers before use. What does this mean?
This means we go thru a very exacting and rigorous series of steps. These steps add time and effort but your order is worth it!
a. We prepare our flower buckets by cleaning them with a special floral disinfectant. It is a ritual known fondly as "scrubbing the buckets".
b. As stated, we get flowers daily.
c. Immediately, upon delivery, flowers are properly cut and placed into a special fluid to hydrate and feed them. (cut flowers normally come "dry packed", meaning the grower cuts them and causes them to form a sort of scab that seals the vessels of the stem. Although the flowers are rushed to us under refrigeration, they still must live on what is in the stem. When they get to us, they are HUNGRY and THIRSTY. We feed and hydrate them.) (Note All flowers have different hydration requirements. Some flowers need more than a day to hydrate while some just need a few hours - we know which and ensure they are)
d. After an appropriate time of feeding and hydration (and allowing flowers to fully develop), we then place them in refrigeration to preserve them at the peak of beauty.
e. Our floral designers know how to cut and manage arrangements so they stay fresh until delivery
f. We use SHARP tools and the PROPER tools. This may sound trivial but dull tools and/or improper tools damage flowers.
g. Our delivery vans have COLD air conditioners. They also have special floral arrangement carriers that prevent arrangements from bumping into things and into each other and from tipping over. They are also large enough for very tall and very large arrangements.
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We have a state-of-the-art Point of Sales system, affectionately called "Daisy".
A Point of Sales system means we are able to take and manage your order electronically. This includes developing an electronic record of your order that gets distributed to our staff for work, processing payment securely, maintaining a secure data base for the next time you order, electronically managing deliveries to ensure on-time deliveries, and so much more.
Security of your personal data is one of our topmost concerns! NOTE: We NEVER share your personal information with any other person or business except to conduct Teleflora business - including processing orders with other florists in the Teleflora network. And Teleflora is very, very committed to ensuring its data networks are secure.
Many shops do not have a Point of Sales system. We feel this is one of our very best investments towards the very best customer service.
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Weddings are a big deal to us.
We do very little wedding advertising or promotion. Yet, we have a healthy wedding business (with room for more, of course!).
Why?
Weddings are a big deal to us!
We have done weddings for three generations in some families. We get the bulk of our business from referrals.
Why?
Weddings are a big deal to us!
We start with a free wedding consultation, going thru an exhaustive interview form (our wedding tab). We work with the bride to ensure we both understand what the bride is dreaming of and what expert advice we should offer. And, of course, we work to get the most out of the budget given! We do wedding flowers as well as reception flowers. We spend alot of time. Some consultations take over an hour or take place over several meetings. Wh?
Weddings are a big deal to us!
If your wedding is a big deal to you - come to us.
Why?
Because weddings are a big deal to us -and to you.
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We treat sympathy flowers with great honor and dignity.
We know the loss of a loved one is hard. Flowers are meant to provide comfort to reduce that hardship. We know this.
So, our policy is to deliver within the hour preceding the time requested. Most funeral director s want flowers 1 hour before a service. We deliver within one hour of that set time; as a rule and policy -with very few exceptions.
Also, although we are closed on Sundays, we deliver flowers for Sunday services on Sunday (unless expressly told not to). Why? Because we do not want wilting flowers causing more pain. Some florists will deliver flowers on Saturday; even Friday; for a Sunday service. The nature of sympathy floral arrangement is that most are not in water reservoirs. This means the flowers only have the water in the floral foam. Within about 24 hours, the foam is dry so flowers start to wilt. Heat expedites/exacerbates this. We are in Florida, so it is usually HOT!
When you lose a loved one, the last thing you want to have to do is fret about the flowers. Trust Oviedo Florist to make sure the arrangement honors your loved one and is there on time and as fresh as possible!
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