Order Gatherer Websites

Just received an FTD order for TF Baby's 1st Wagon for $47.50 and similiar for $42.50. It came from Norcross, GA, Flower Splendor, FTD #10-0317AA. Called FTD to complain, called their shop which is not in either FTD or TF Directory and the guy I talked to admitted they are an OG, and that someone sent the order wrong. NO KIDDING! FTD said they just became affliated on June 2nd. TF said they are NOT a member, but at the bottom of the order it says "NETWORK . TELEFLORA TECHNOLOGIES" The guy I spoke to at Flower Splendor said he would have the manager call me back. (not holding my breath - refused the order!)
Done my part - sent paper trail, called FTD and TF.
 
Oooooh -

Looks like you caught a TF OG sending orders via FTD. What an ungrateful bunch when they have all those TF templates with 100% TF products. Have they no honor? :rolleyes:

http://flowersplendor.com/
http://www.bloomingamerica.com/
http://www.bradysflorist.com/

Bet TF will love to hear this one. You see, the problem is that the WS's help these companies by providing sites & technology - and then see their 'investments' (made at the expense of local florists, IMO) get snagged by a competitor that offers a higher rebate or better deal.
 
And a new one on the prowl with a national buy in Superpages.com -
Free Delivery- Same Day Delivery Available
Save $9.99 Delivery with Florist Interlink's #1 Florist, Sending Beautiful Flowers For All Occasions ,with Great Prices And Service & 100% Guarantee.
http://www.flowersfreedelivery.com/site/index.cfm

Per who is:

Registrant:
Sunflower Productions
137 N Larchmont Blvd Suite 529
Los Angeles, California 90004
United States

Registered through: Blue Razor Domains, Inc.
Domain Name: FLOWERSFREEDELIVERY.COM
Created on: 02-Jun-05
Expires on: 02-Jun-06
Last Updated on: 02-Jun-05

Administrative Contact:
Hostmaster, SF
Sunflower Productions
137 N Larchmont Blvd Suite 529
Los Angeles, California 90004
United States
(323) 735-7272
Technical Contact:
Hostmaster, SF
Sunflower Productions
137 N Larchmont Blvd Suite 529
Los Angeles, California 90004
United States
(323) 735-7272

Domain servers in listed order:
PARK11.SECURESERVER.NET
PARK12.SECURESERVER.NET

*sigh*
 
Teleflora must know about them as their 3 sites (Bradys Flowers) are all Teleflora made. Love the "about us" family owned and operated..their delivery area "nationwide".
 
question about a "shop"

Does anyone know of a shop called Kay's Flowers & Gifts in Bellaire, TX?

We have received a few Teleflora orders from them, always for different recipients in our area, but never have we had a customer send to Bellaire? In the TF directory they look like a legitamate shop?

I have found nothing through google & they do not appear on Find-a-Florist.

Please help!

Thanks!!!!!
 
Kim -

If you google for "florist clovis ca" you'll see their ad in the sponsored links:

florist clovis ca
Blossom Florists - family owned
and operated since 1970.
www.blossomflorists.com

I believe the majority of their orders flow through 'Kay's'

They are a gatherer from Houston area operating:

blossomflorists.com

kaysflorist.com

jodysflowersandgifts.com

abbottsfloristandgifts.com

floristdeliverytoday.com

sendingofflowers.com

online4florist.com

houstonflowersflorist.com

balloons-bouquet-delivery.com
 
here you go

CHR said:
Yeah - but the Contact Us link says:

The phone number belongs to a house in LA.
Phonebook results for 310 313 5278
E Roca, (310) 313-5278, 4041 Inglewood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066
They answer the phone flower shop
 
Domains registered by Sunflower Productions

I was advised there is some interest on this board in domains that we host for flower shops. For future reference and to add credibility to your research efforts, I would encourage you to get right to the source when trying to verify facts and call us directly in the future. Speculation just leads to rumors, which are very unfortunate and sometimes damaging to those involved.

Sunflower hosts domains for 3,000+ different flower shops that are on one of our website programs. We don’t take or accept any consumer orders. That is not our business.

For the record, our company name and phone numbers are below. My phone line is always open to any florist that has a question about our company.

I also see you have one of our florist directory sites www.localflorist.com listed as an order gather…Again, another mistake by some jumping to conclusions and not checking facts. Every website and every link on that website leads to a site is a local florist that is independently operated by floral clients of ours (that include members of several associations and organizations.).

We don’t accept direct submission for that website, as you have to be a member of one of our partner associations or organizations to be listed on their (such as ETFA, FSI or SRFA members). We run it as a benefit for our website clients to help them capture local orders.

Just wanted to clear that up.

Not to be rude, but things are busy these days and I will be glad to take any questions by phone if there are still any questions after this posting. I will also be at SRFA, FTD and SAF Conventions this year if you would like to discuss further in person.

Thanks very much.

Alex Frost
Sunflower Productions
137 N. Larchmont Blvd Suite 529
Los Angeles, CA 90019
(P) 323-735-7272
(F) 213-947-1276
www.sunflowerproduction.com
 
What a peice of crap.
The link you provide, I punch in my zip code, not one shop in the city is listed, only shops that come up are out of the area.
Dont care what you are selling, but if you are misleading the customer as to by giving them a 'local florist', hope you dont mind being called a decietful person.

Sunflower said:
I was advised there is some interest on this board in domains that we host for flower shops. For future reference and to add credibility to your research efforts, I would encourage you to get right to the source when trying to verify facts and call us directly in the future. Speculation just leads to rumors, which are very unfortunate and sometimes damaging to those involved.

Sunflower hosts domains for 3,000+ different flower shops that are on one of our website programs. We don’t take or accept any consumer orders. That is not our business.

For the record, our company name and phone numbers are below. My phone line is always open to any florist that has a question about our company.

I also see you have one of our florist directory sites www.localflorist.com listed as an order gather…Again, another mistake by some jumping to conclusions and not checking facts. Every website and every link on that website leads to a site is a local florist that is independently operated by floral clients of ours (that include members of several associations and organizations.).

We don’t accept direct submission for that website, as you have to be a member of one of our partner associations or organizations to be listed on their (such as ETFA, FSI or SRFA members). We run it as a benefit for our website clients to help them capture local orders.

Just wanted to clear that up.

Not to be rude, but things are busy these days and I will be glad to take any questions by phone if there are still any questions after this posting. I will also be at SRFA, FTD and SAF Conventions this year if you would like to discuss further in person.

Thanks very much.

Alex Frost
Sunflower Productions
137 N. Larchmont Blvd Suite 529
Los Angeles, CA 90019
(P) 323-735-7272
(F) 213-947-1276
www.sunflowerproduction.com
 
Alex -

Thanks for dropping in. May I suggest that Sunflower transfer the name to the righful owner of flowersfreedelivery.com via the appropriate domain name registrar so it reflects the responsible party? That would go a long way to lessen the confusion. :)

Do you have any idea why the phone number belongs to a residence in SW LA? We local florists are always curious as to how and from whom these order will be sent for fulfillment.

Again, thanks.
 
Not sure if this one has been here..

found this one..SendingFlowersNow.com comes out of Iowa City 52240
Did a 'findaflorist" link on Teleflora.com cause the site is generic Teleflora but notice the 800 # in the top right hand corner...800 directory assistance?
http://www.sendingflowersnowshop.com/AboutUs.asp
hmmm
 
The proxy on roses nationwide is in Scottsdale AZ. Also found in Scottsdale is Monica's Flowers which is a known gatherer (shows up in your town easily) The domain holder is Randy Schartner of Scottsdale AZ and he also shows up for some sites which are carolynsmother.com, 17summer.com or c26.net which are also "faux florists".. It seems Scottsdale AZ is the place to be doing tech web work...florists, gifts, etc
Registrant:
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15511 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States

Registered through: GoDaddy.com
Domain Name: ROSES-NATIONWIDE.COM
Created on: 22-Jan-04
Expires on: 22-Jan-06
Last Updated on: 09-Mar-04

Administrative Contact:
Private, Registration
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15511 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax --
Technical Contact:
Private, Registration
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15511 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599 Fax --
 
Sorry, Rhonda ... that's not how it works.

They are registered through GoDaddy.com, a registrar company that sells domain names. GoDaddy actually resells domains for the same company that www.RKFdomains.biz does. The registrar is located in Scottsdale, AZ.

This is the internet, right? Location doesn't mean a thing. Our RKF office is in Toronto, Canada, but any of our customers who choose to protect their identity and location by using to register by proxy will show as being registered by the parent registrar in Scottsdale.

Literally tens of thousands (probably hundreds of thousands or more) of websites are registered through this company. Since RKFdomains and GoDaddy have the lowest rates on the internet, it's very appealing.

Ryan
 
which is what I meant....proxy "owners" meaning the owners aren't listed but whomever is the "host" is listed? Does that make sense?
Meaning that Scottsdale shows up alot on some of these links.
Not tech literate when it comes to the web....just noting that the "real people" are "hidden" behind the people in Scottsdale?? :hammer:
which is why my phone calls to RKFdomains go to Scottsdale :)
 
Yup - the good folks in the Scottsdale office take excellent care of our web product customers.

It should be noted, many legitimate companies use proxy registration as well, to avoid the SPAM that comes from having your registration info made public.

Ryan