sending flowers to San Francisco

[Anonymous]

I'd like to send flowers to a friend in San Francisco. What's the best way to do that? Bonus if you can recommend a florist near West Portal.

(and, no, I don't want to wear them in my hair )

[Anonymous]

1800FLOWERS or ProFlowers. No one calls a florist direct anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1800FLOWERS or ProFlowers. No one calls a florist direct anymore.

But then you get crappy flowers for more money. Use yelp to find a well-regarded local florist and contact them directly. You'll get better flowers because their reputation is more on the line (for all they know you might be a repeat customer -- if you use a service, your next order will go to whomever the service sends it), and for less money (since you won't be paying the middle man).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1800FLOWERS or ProFlowers. No one calls a florist direct anymore.

But then you get crappy flowers for more money. Use yelp to find a well-regarded local florist and contact them directly. You'll get better flowers because their reputation is more on the line (for all they know you might be a repeat customer -- if you use a service, your next order will go to whomever the service sends it), and for less money (since you won't be paying the middle man).

+1 you tell them what colors and how much. The flowers are usually much nicer. Some shops will text you a pic of the arrangement.

[Anonymous]

OP here -- Yes, I also prefer to use local florists when I can. I'd love a recommendation if anyone can offer one -- I'm not a huge Yelp fan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here -- Yes, I also prefer to use local florists when I can. I'd love a recommendation if anyone can offer one -- I'm not a huge Yelp fan.

I live in SF and use Lydia's Flowers in Embarcadero Four, all the time. I think it's $15 for delivery.
Also, The French Tulip in Noe Valley is okay. They also have a $15 delivery fee.

[Anonymous]

There is a florist right in West Portal. Just do a quick search and it should turn up.

[Anonymous]

I would probably go with one of these three:

Petals A Flower Studio
petalssf.com
365 West Portal Ave
San Francisco, CA
[phone]

Mystic Garden Florist
amysticgarden.com
2626 Ocean Ave
San Francisco, CA
[phone]


A Flower Shop
aflowershopsf.com

[Anonymous]

We used a Bloom Gallery Flowers which recently opened in SF Mission Bay. Beautiful Flower shop!

www.bloom.gallery

[Anonymous]

If you don’t have a local option, try Urban Stems. They are fantastic.