Florist's Delivery Charge?

renix86

I met with a florist and she sent me a quote for my wedding.  The total for my bouquets and bouts was $400 plus she added what she called a 'delivery and holiday charge' of $100... that's 20% more!Is this normal?  I really liked her until I got this quote, it just seems a little greedy to me.  My wedding is Jan. 2nd so I guess its the day AFTER a holiday.  I'm pretty sure it isn't making that much of a difference and she should be happy for any jobs she gets in JANUARY!  I sent an email asking if its an option to pick up instead of the delivery charge and she said 'no'.Should I put up with it?

thesuninherhead

I daresay you'll need to ask around your area to find out if this is normal practice or not.

vgmartinez

A florist I spoke with charged a delivery fee of $150, but she also had an option for us to pick up the flowers. I find it odd that the florist you spoke with wouldn't let you pick up the flowers yourself. I would look around and see what else is out there.

MissSarah786

Our delivery charge was only $15. I could see if she was doing the centerpieces and had to set them up, but she is simply dropping off the bouquets /bouts and leaving. $100 is not okay.

renix86

Okay, I talked to her again and she said that she could reduce it to $50 but I have to pick them up between 9-10am on my wedding day at her home office which is over 30 minutes away.I understand a delivery fee for centerpieces and set up but this is just going to be 2 boxes of bouquets and bouts!

louisvillebride21

She's going to charge you $50 to pick up the flowers yourself? Not ok. She's trying to screw you over.

vgmartinez

Find someone else. A florist should not charge you one dime for picking them up.

Brie2010

I think it's perfectly justified that she charge a holiday fee--even though your wedding is January 2nd, she'll have to make the flowers the day before which is New Year's Day, which is a holiday.

Nebb

I agree with brie. The florist will get to spend her new years eve/day making your precious flowers. Anyone working on a holiday gets paid a premium, why should she be any different. I think that fee is 100% justified and you need to stop being so stingy.

banana468

I think she should call it a labor premium charge instead as she's working the holiday to make your flowers.However I'd get other quotes just to see what other florists charge.  Our florist charged $20 per delivery and we had three locations. 

janedoe1113a

New Years Day isn't really a holiday most people celebrate with family and friends, so I think she's being a little ridiculous.  The only places really closed on New Years Day are government offices.  I would look around for more florists because charging you $50 to pick up the flowers is not cool.  I'm only paying $25 to have our flowers delivered.

Nebb

Thats not necessarily true. A holiday is a holiday. Working on a holiday, regardless of your opinion on how that day should be spent, still requires being paid a premium.

banana468

NYD is a federal holiday.  Most major non-retail businesses are closed.  If my employer was open, the factory workers would be getting paid a serious premium for working during it.(and we paid them a lovely premium when they did work on the 4th of July - which is a similar holiday)