I had a great experience. I ordered an arrangement and it was huge - great value for the money and I was very satisfied

On 10/8 I called the James Crest Florist and ordered the below photo.....for almost TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS...knowing that the colors would be or could be a little off. What she received was what looked like something you would get out of the grocery store cooler. I cannot seem to get the photos to load but you all would be just as appalled as I was - embarrassed really and THANKFUL that she didnt SEE the photo of the flowers she was SUPPOSED to get. Feel free to contact me - I'll be glad to show you read more

This place is just a scam. They don't fulfill the flowers themselves. They just go through random local florists with whom they have to relationship. They do nothing to make sure they fulfill their orders after they take your money. I ordered flowers through them. They claimed they were delivered, but they were not. I called repeatedly to find out the status and the repeatedly said they would get back to me, but didn't. I finally asked them to refund my money so I could use a real flower company and they refused. Total scam. read more

My order was delivered a week late and did not look like the advertised picture. The delivery team pulled up the address on Google Maps and said it was a bad address, but I sent exact instructions and explained it was a new development. Do not waste your money on the deluxe or premium upgrades - they also won't send pics before the delivery. I would suggest you find a better florist. Learn from my mistake. read more

James Cress Florist - $150 upgraded arrangement ... - Florists Near Me - Smithtown, New York

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placed a $150 order for flowers and chocolates on August 22, 2026, for same-day delivery to my clients in New Hartford, NY. Two days later, my clients have confirmed that they never received the flowers OR the chocolates, despite James Cress sending me an email and updating my order status to DELIVERED. I specifically ordered through this website because it presents itself as a local New Hartford florist. I later discovered that James Cress is not actually located in New Hartford and that orders outside its area may be fulfilled through third-party florists. I am now out $150, and worse, I had the embarrassment of asking my clients whether they received a gift that I was told had already been delivered. They received absolutely nothing. If James Cress claims this order was delivered, I want proof of delivery showing the correct address, delivery time, and where the order was left. Otherwise, I expect a full refund. Based on my experience, I cannot recommend ordering here. read more

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I found this florist after searching for a local florist in Spring Lake, NJ to fulfill a funeral arrangement ($300+). I requested the order on a Thursday and the delivery was supposed to be on a Monday. They guaranteed the delivery over the weekend, and then sent me this note cancelling at the time of the funeral on Monday. "Thank you for placing your order with James Cress Florist. Unfortunately, we regret to inform you that we are unable to fulfill your order at this time. After an extensive search, we were unable to locate a local florist within our network near the recipient's address to fulfill your request." Disgraceful and unprofessional. read more

I would give this company negative stars if possible. I placed an order for same day delivery, which was accepted and my credit card was charged. 4 hours later i get an emial saying they are sorry and couldnt find a local florist to fill the order. James Cress is no more than a mioddelman and to be honest, they are not even a very good middleman. By t he time i received the cancellatin it was too late ion the day to get another dsame day delivery. James Cress is simply a shell company, NOT a florist, and they upcharge in hopes to fill an order. They will claim they are nationwide and have partners and then make up an excuse that their system is "upgrading" which i s why they accept the orders. Go with a true local florist, you will thank your self read more

Instead of sending the flowers to the recipient (an employee who had a death in his family.) they actually sent it to me. They are now claiming I entered the information incorrectly when, as is standard with all on-line orders with florists (which I place routinely) my company's address was not entered until I was at the billing portion of the order process. They refuse to issue a credit. BUYER BEWARD OF THIS BUSINESS! read more

Not even close to what I ordered and paid for. The arrangement was supposed to have white roses, lilies, mums, and daisy poms. There were roses, daisies and a lot of green filler. NO lilies. NO mums. NO poms. The arrangement was $112. read more

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Marketed themselves as a local florist and cancelled halfway through the day of delivery. Would not advise using this florist.

Don't use this florist. Missed an important delivery. I place order at 10:30 in the morning. Received confirmation that my order was being worked on. Did not receive confirmation of delivery. I had to email company after hours to find out what happened. Told me they were waiting on their flower delivery. Was not notified. I was spending over $200. Apparently not a big enough order to make sure delivery happened Will never recommend or use this florist again. If you have a special occasion, DO NOT count on them to fill your order on time. read more

I would leave zero stars if I could. I order a week ahead of Mother's Day and james crest cancels my order on actual Mother's DAY. It was around $200-$300 bucks. Horrible! Horrible service. This place is garbage. This is their email. "Hello, Thank you for placing your order with James Cress Florist. Unfortunately, we regret to inform you that we are unable to fulfill your order at this time. After an extensive search, we were unable to locate a local florist within our network near the recipient's address to fulfill your request. In cases where a local florist is unavailable, we must unfortunately cancel the order. We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. A full refund has been processed and should reflect in your account 2-3 business days, depending on your bank. If there's anything further we can assist you with or if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. We truly value your business and hope to have the opportunity to serve you in the future. With Regards, Support Team James Cress Florist" The nerve to say they'll serve me in the future I will never go to this company. I will never recommend this company. Save yourself the aggravation and find any florist but this place. read more

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James Cress Florist: 7/29/2026: DO NOT USE THIS FLORIST!!! I ordered a $120 flower arrangement online for a friend in Destin, Florida. The arrangement I selected and paid for was the one shown in Photo 1. Unfortunately, my friend received the arrangement shown in Photo 2, which is completely different in both quality and artistic design. I understand that substitutions can sometimes be necessary when ordering flowers, but this was far beyond a reasonable substitution. The arrangement delivered bears very little resemblance to the arrangement I purchased. The flowers, color balance, design, fullness, and overall presentation are substantially different. What is particularly concerning is that I believed I was ordering from a local florist, only to discover that the online company is actually based in New York and contracts with local florists in other areas. This type of arrangement makes it very difficult for customers to know what is actually being delivered. I suspect many customers never see the delivered arrangement themselves and therefore never realize how different it is from what they ordered. I contacted the company and requested a full refund. Instead, they offered to send another arrangement. I declined because I have no confidence that a second arrangement would actually resemble what I originally purchased. In fact, I have previously had a similar experience with another national florist, where a replacement arrangement was only marginally better and still did not resemble what was advertised. I specifically chose and paid $120 for the arrangement pictured in Photo 1 because of its quality, design, and overall appearance. That is not what my friend received. The company has now agreed to issue a refund, but they want to pick up the flowers from my friend. I find that outrageous. The flowers were delivered as a gift, and my friend should not have to deal with the inconvenience of having them taken away because the company failed to deliver what was purchased. I have declined the pickup. At this point, I simply want my $120 refunded and for the company to take responsibility for the significant difference between the product advertised and the product actually delivered. Photo 1 = Arrangement I ordered and paid $120 for Photo 2 = Arrangement actually delivered This experience has completely changed my opinion of ordering flowers through national online florists. If you care about the actual arrangement being delivered, I strongly recommend ordering directly from a reputable local florist rather than relying on an online company that outsources the order. read more

Not even close to what was advertised. $115 plus tax and tip for this? Would never use again. read more

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Arrangment barely looked like the photo. And, to send a sprayed blue hydrangea is totally unacceptable. Will not be using James Cress again. I've order a lot of flowers over the years and this is the worst arrangement I've ever sent. Embarrassed. As for value? hahahahahahaha Seriously? read more

James Cress Florist - What was ordered. - Florists Near Me - Smithtown, New York

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I like to think I'm good with searching on the internet but this time was a miss, but also a hit! I live in upstate NY and was searching for a florist in Buffalo, NY to send flowers to a funeral service. James Cress Florist came up in the search and I did not look at the address before I selected my flowers. I did not realize they are located in Long Island and after paying for my order I wondered how that was going to work with delivering the flowers on time - it's at least a 7 hour car ride! After ordering I received an email confirmation with a phone number and email for questions. I emailed right away with my delivery concern. The next morning I also called the store in Smithtown, NY. I explained my situation and concern and the lovely person who answered the phone (sorry I cannot remember her name) assured me the flowers would be there on time and look very similar to what I had ordered online. The floral team works with a network of florists and has a partner in Amherst. I felt relieved after this call. I also received an email a short time later providing similar comforting information. The funeral was the next day. I arrived to find the beautiful standing spray arrangement located near the casket, having arrived well on time, with the card and message. While it is different from the picture on the website it was still lovely! I am so appreciative of the James Cress team and their network. The flowers were perfect and the family appreciated them. We would not hesitate to use James Cress Florists again. Thank you! read more

James Cress Florist - Lavender and White Standing Spray - as shown on the website - Florists Near Me - Smithtown, New York

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I was sending sympathy flowers to a good friend in Blaine Washington. James Cress popped up in my search saying LOCAL. This business is several thousand miles away in New York vs. Washington State. I didn't want to order FTD flowers. Tried to call and cancel. Never could get a callback. Flowers arrived with brown water and not fresh at all. Very disappointed!! read more

James Cress Florist - Distance of James Cress Florist. 3,005 miles away from Blaine, Washington is not LOCAL! - Florists Near Me - Smithtown, New York

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absolutely appalling how this company handled this situation. ordered flowers for my anniversary and they never came. both Sarah and Diana accosted my wife over the phone and have 0 customer service. refused us being able to speak with a higher up. Stay way! Oh and they had me call several times for updates from a driver. Which they finally admitted there wasn't one and had no intention of delivering. read more

Placed an order to be delivered in Florida without realizing they are located in NY. Their outsourced florist delivered a poor quality and smaller version of the order. Spent numerous calls and several days to resolve this issue. May have to contest the credit card charge unless it is made right. They finally did a refund. Thank you read more

James Cress Florist - Was ordered.... - Florists Near Me - Smithtown, New York

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These guys sound like Grade A losers. After reading all of the poor reviews I will MOST DEFINITELY shop elsewhere. I almost spent my money here. Thank goodness I was educated in advance. read more

I ordered a cut-flower bouquet for my wife's 45th wedding anniversary and paid $153, expecting a premium arrangement worthy of such a special occasion. Unfortunately, the flowers lasted less than five days before they were no longer presentable. When I contacted customer service, I was told that the expected lifespan of their cut flowers is only 3-5 days. That explanation was surprising, as many fresh-cut bouquets and common florist flowers are generally expected to last significantly longer with proper care. What was most disappointing, however, was the company's response. The website prominently advertises a "100% Satisfaction Guarantee" without any stated conditions or limitations. Relying on that promise, I requested a refund after the bouquet failed to meet my expectations. My request was denied, and no replacement, partial credit, store credit, or other accommodation was offered. To me, a satisfaction guarantee should mean that if a customer is genuinely dissatisfied--especially after spending $153 on flowers for a milestone 45th anniversary--the company will make a reasonable effort to make things right. In this case, that did not happen. The flowers did not last as expected, and the advertised satisfaction guarantee proved meaningless when I attempted to use it. Based on both the product quality and the customer service I received, I cannot recommend this florist. read more

Paid approximately $150 for a boutique-style floral arrangement ordered on December 31st. What was delivered looked nothing like what was advertised. There was no artistry, structure, or resemblance in design, color, or flowers. It looked like loose grocery store flowers placed into a large vase, which is unacceptable for the price. Customer service made the situation worse. It took multiple emails just to receive an apology. When I requested a refund, I was told it would only be issued if the florist picked up the arrangement from the recipient's home. I agreed just to resolve the issue. Despite complying, I was later told the refund could not be processed because they were having issues communicating with their florist. That is an internal business issue and should not be passed onto the customer. Over a week later, this remains unresolved. I would not recommend this service. read more

James Cress Florist - Top left what I ordered, bottom right what was received. - Florists Near Me - Smithtown, New York

I ordered an arrangement for my sister's birthday. When she sent the picture to thank me, it was absolutely awful. It looked nothing like what we ordered (the flowers themselves and the color assortment), was mainly fillers, and looked thrown together haphazardly. I spoke to customer service twice and kept getting the run around that "they were looking into it" instead of just making it right and sending my sister a better arrangement. (They kept claiming they had the wrong number on file for me even when I corrected them when they read it back the first time we spoke.) When they finally got back in touch about a way forward, they wouldn't send a new arrangement, and instead their ultimate solution was to refund me as long as they could pick up the old arrangement from her house? Wanted to support small business, but I've had better experiences with Bouqs, 1-800-Flowers. and others. I wouldn't recommend them to anyone. read more

After spending three days going back and forth with customer service, I can unfortunately confirm many of the concerns raised in other reviews regarding order inconsistencies, underwhelming arrangements, and poor customer support. I ordered one of their "Extravagant" arrangements for our wedding anniversary, but what arrived was anything but extravagant. The arrangement was significantly smaller than the one pictured on their website, and several of the flowers were already wilting upon arrival. I contacted customer service to address the issue, but the online support Bot repeatedly responded that nothing could be done because the order was supposedly outside the seven-day resolution window. Ironically, I placed the order on a Monday and reached out the following Monday. After several frustrating exchanges with the bot, I requested assistance from a human representative. To their credit, I was eventually connected with one. Unfortunately, the representative was just as unhelpful and showed little interest in resolving the issue. I wasn't asking for much--simply some acknowledgment of the disappointment and a small gesture of goodwill. Instead, my concerns were dismissed. Based on my experience, I would recommend proceeding with caution if you choose to order from this company. read more

Placed an order from CA to be delivered to a residence in South New Jersey. Ordered on 6/23 Monday evening in CA (4pm) to be delivered the following day (6/24 Tuesday). Everything went well and smooth. The flowers were delivered and they looked great. Happy with the service and will use again if needed. *This was for a birthday. There is no pre arranged time the flowers will show up, the drivers have till 7pm to make the deliveries.* read more

James Cress Florist - Flower arrangement for a Birthday - Florists Near Me - Smithtown, New York

I ordered from James Cress the attached photo on the left, and what was delivered on the right. I wrote to them and they answered that the value is the same. read more

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Horrible. Their customer service is conduct by ai, and I only realized that it was ai after I called multiple times and they told me that's why nothing was working or making sense. It's completely unacceptable to have ai conducting customer service without a human even reviewing it. I was trying to find my new florist on the east coast, and I was excited to try this business again after last year went great. But it botched the entire interaction, gave me incorrect information, wasted my time, accomplished nothing, and I still had to spend an hour with all the calls and emails to deal with the fallout. When I expressed that this was challenging, they didn't offer a partial refund or a coupon or anything. Just- sorry, our ai is useless, it's ruining our relationship with our customers and we're not interested in repairing that. read more

I placed an order through this florist as they advertise they have same day delivery. I placed my order and waited to hear from them that my order had been delivered. Nothing from them until I emailed their contact email address to see if it had indeed been delivered. The email I received back from them late in the day, stated they "could not complete my order, sorry." This company had plenty of time to let me know earlier in the day so I could have made arrangements with another florist, but no, they just said "could not be completed, sorry." This was unkind, not good business, and my surprise to my cousin was "not completed." If you cannot follow through on what your website says, then please don't post that you can do it. I would never recommend this James Cress Florist and if you are looking for good customer service, don't use them. Hopefully they have learned a lesson and should follow up sooner if an order cannot be completed...it's a requirement on their order form to leave your phone number...no one called - it would have taken them less than a couple of minutes to make a call to me to let me know. read more

James Cress Florist - As posted on your website, right at the top - Same Day Delivery...no you don't. - Florists Near Me - Smithtown, New York

DO NOT BUY FROM THESE PEOPLE! THEY ARE NOT LOCAL TO SOUTH CAROLINA AND DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU! I placed an order of Thanksgiving flowers for my mother in law to be delivered on November 21st. I never received a call from her, and when I checked on November 26th to see if she received them, she said no. I checked with James Cress, and they said they had a technical glitch, and they were not delivered. They offered a refund or to send out an arrangement. I asked to have a Christmas arrangement sent instead, and they canceled my order altogether. Terrible service, and they were happy to accept my money and not deliver the first flower. Lord knows how many other people this happened to! read more

Our clients had an anniversary so we decided to place an order for a bouquet. I looked for a store that was local to our clients so the flowers could easily be delivered within a few days or that day. Our team placed an order on the James Cress Florist & Events website. The website popped up on my Google Search and the website was easy to navigate. We ended up ordering the Fields of Europe Romance Bouquet, which was a stunning bouquet that was subtle yet approach as a client gift. We ordered it before noon and within a few hours it was delivered to our clients. They loved it! read more

Do not order from this company! I would leave zero stars if I could. I ordered an arrangement for my mom's birthday. When she sent the picture to thank me, it was absolutely awful. It looked nothing like what we ordered (half the amount of flowers shown online), was mainly fillers, and looked thrown together haphazardly. I wish I could a phot0. They are in the business of bait and switch not floral design! read more

So wished I looked at Yelp before ordering flowers for my cousins funeral service . Ordered 2 days prior to service and stressed delivery be 9;30am as the service was 10am -Noon. Got a message they were delivered 6:21 PM. I'm so upset . Thought they were local . What kind of place does this when it's a funeral! read more

Ordered flowers for Monday deliver and its Thursday still not delivered. Terrible communication.

Do not use this floral broker! They do not send the arrangement that you ordered and will not give a refund. BUYER BEWARE read more

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I would not recommend James Cress Florist. They sent the flowers to the wrong address, didn't return my phone call, and for almost $200 the arrangement was SO small. Not at all what was reflected online. read more

IF I COULD GIVE NO STARS I WOULD. DO NOT ORDER FROM CRESS. FRAUDULENT PRACTICES. Website suggests delivery by their "local florist". They include a map of the area. An out of state friend ordered a gift for me. It was not delivered it, but Cress claimed it had been. When my friend called, they said they cancelled the order because they no longer dealt with their local business associate. So which was it? Delivered or cancelled?? AND, they never informed her the order had been cancelled. There is absolutely NO excuse for this behavior. DO NOT BE FOOLED. If you need flowers delivered to the New London, NH area, please use the local florist, Allioops, 292 Main St., New London, NH. 603-526-2398, allioops.com. They are completely trustworthy, do beautiful work and will take good care of you. I have no owning interest in Allioops, but have dealt with them for several years. read more

I ordered $150.00 worth of flowers promised for Valentine's Day and they were never sent. Instead they sent them on the 15th AFTER I asked them to cancel the order. Very unhappy with their service. read more

terrible service. they never delivered the flowers then they asked if I still wanted to deliver the next day. So I did then they never delivered them the next day. Now I am upset , Now second call 3 days! Never use them they aren't reliable.. they acted like they didn't care. No honor! read more

Do not order from this company. I ordered flowers and balloons for my mom's 70th birthday. I live in another state, so I could not be there in person. This was something to let her know that I care and that I am thinking of her. Well, not only did they not deliver when I scheduled, but there was no communication at all until I had to reach out the next day when they didn't get delivered as promised. It left me no time to actually send her anything. They didn't care at all. The said they are refunding me, but in this situation, it isn't enough. DO NOT BUY FROM THESE PEOPLE. read more

I ordered an arrangement for my parents' anniversary through their website based on the photo shown, and what was delivered looked nothing like what I paid for. It was very disappointing, especially for such a special occasion. The arrangement was much lower quality and did not resemble the advertised design at all. I ordered with confidence based on their website, but the result felt misleading. I would not recommend ordering from this business online -- do not order from this website. read more

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