Nosegay Flower Shop is outstanding.
If you're in a hurry, that's all you need to know. If you have a few moments, I'll make it worth your while. ;)
I have never placed an order with them, but my boyfriend did, for our first Valentine's day together. He had ordered flowers for family members before, but never for a girlfriend (TOLD you I make it worth your while). Understandably, he was nervous about it, especially after looking through my flickr photos and seeing a stream of big bouquets from past flames. Hmmm.
**Note to self: delete lots of old pics on flickr.**
You know while we're at it, you might want to delete some pics, too. You know which ones. You cheeky monkey!
Anyway, so while I caught him looking at ancient photographs of dozens of red roses, predictably arranged with baby's breath and other crap, I assured him that
a) he really didn't need to do anything, he was enough of a gift himself
b) most, if not all of those bouquets were forgettable, so even if he did feel like wasting money, I was 100% certain that whatever he chose would be exceptional.
He looked a bit relieved and told me that maybe he'd ditch the flower thing all together. I was like, whatever man, I'm broke, so I'm giving you something which I can't describe on Yelp. ;) Fast forward to February 14. It's EARLY. Like, way too early. The doorbell rings. I groan and tell him the only thing I want for V-day is to not have to get that, kthxbai. He bounds down the stairs, says "Thank you!" and then the door slams. I'm intrigued, but not enough to wake up.
"Happy Valentine's day!" he sang.
I flipped the comforter down and there was this...giant thing. Covered with tissue paper. I got up to open it and underneath...
...a rather odd bouquet of Royal Dendobrium Orchids and Nikko blue Hydrangeas. There were dramatic green slivers of some sort of grass emanating from the mix. I almost didn't like it. "Do these flowers even GO?" I asked myself, while putting on a huge smile because who cares! My boyfriend loves me! Be grateful, damnit!
Bf then excitedly told me about how after being nervous, he got on Yelp (w00t!) and searched for florists. He found Nosegay and called them. They asked what he wanted. He paused (that's how well I know him. I know he paused). "I'm not sure. I just know that she loves hydrangeas, because she used to buy them from the farmer's market every week and that she was sad yesterday when her orchid plant died. Do those go together?"
They assured him that they most certainly did, and that they would put together something lovely.
Well you know what? I pride myself on having a great "eye", but I'm going to give it up to Nosegay-- they were right. After my initial skepticism, the more I looked at this arrangement, the more stunning it seemed. It was daring, inventive, unique...exactly what I like. My bf was elated at how I kept looking at them, throughout the day.
Fast forward two days. My hydrangeas were DYING. I was shocked. My bf was glum. "I got you bad flowers..." he said. "Don't worry," I told him. "I'll take them out-- the orchids are still gorgeous." Instead of doing that, I called Nosegay after he left for work and apprised them of the situation.
The person I spoke to asked if I had done x, y, z and I assured them I had, that I always buy hydrangeas and know how to keep them. I started to think that I wasn't going to get very far...then he said, "You know what? It doesn't matter. Those hydrangeas should have lasted at least a few more days. I'm going to replace them for you. Your bouquet should be perfect and we want you to be happy. What color would you like?"
I was shocked. I told them to surprise me, since they were THAT good. The next day, giant white hydrangeas were delivered to my door. They were the most beautiful examples of the flower I had ever seen. When my bf came home, I told him everything I just told you. He was impressed, and you should be too. Outstanding customer service, true creativity and I haven't even told you about the best part of it all.
Those "four-day" hydrangeas lasted for eight. As for the Orchids? They are STILL on my dresser, over A MONTH LATER. Two of the stalks are still flowering. Can you believe that? I *still* have (some of) my Valentine's day flowers, and I have Nosegay to thank for that tiny, much-appreciated miracle. I hope this review does just that. read more