This is the ONLY place I'll b purchasing flowers from now on 4 local deliveries 2 my mom, friends, sympathy etc. After wasting accumul8ed thousands of dollars on flowers from other places, I've FINALLY discovered a place that is HONEST, Professional, Reliable, uses no gimmicks 2 get ur biz (sticker/check~out shock), & has QUALITY flowers & ensures ur recipient(s) actually GET what u PAID 4!!
It is ATROCIOUS what some other so~called florist shops do, I used 2 work @ a florist & most of these places severely abuse their substitution policy which is supposed 2 put the same value/like flowers in place of what is no longer available, but most places r Guilty of the far substandard practice not 2 mention lack of service that includes replacing what u purchased w/ something less than equivalent 2 weeds w/ a bow on it... Cough~cough: FTD/Teleflora, Ava's & 1-800-Flowers! Shame on those outfits which were bad enough when they used 2 fill so~called arrangements w/ cheap fillers which gives them a much higher profit margin while RIPPING OFF CUSTOMERS but now they're even Worse!! Ur recipient will get NOTHING like the represent8ion & if there r even any flowers @ all, they will b DEAD. Shame on those INSANELY EXPENSIVE oper8ions who think because ur recipient is in another city/st8 u won't find out. HELLO... every1 has cameras on their cell phones!!
Enough venting about all my bad experiences w/ OTHER places & back 2 singing the PRAISES of Karina's. I used 2 order from Coronado Florist back in the day which is no longer in business, but how I discovered Karina's as they were now their #. I placed a fairly large order w/ them via their web~site 4 the family of my deceased childhood-high school sweetheart.
I ordered 2 different arrangements, 1 was a handled picnic basket filled w/ an abundance of lavendar & white blooms such as roses, snapdragons, cremones, carnations, daisy poms & hypericum, accented with variegated pittosporum & paired w/ a celebr8ing Life Sympathy book. The other was an adorable 'medical mutt' arrangement part of our their signature a-DOG-able® litter, made of fresh white carnations, vibrant poms, solidago and waxflower made 2 look like a Doggie Howser surgeon (which was 2 perfect as the deceased was a vet in their former yrs, then l8r became a Dr of internal medicine).
I also went w/ the hand-delivered comfort basket of Deluxe Fruit & Gourmet 4 Sympathy which included a vast array/ample assortment of orchard-fresh fruit and gourmet foods: apples, oranges, grapefruit, pears, sausage, cheese, crackers, cookies & also arrived w/ a small hand-designed floral bouquet & I completed my order w/ a Large Butterfly Shaped Sparkles Mylar balloon. Shortly after placing my order I was contacted by the manager of the store who relayed they didn't have the sympathy book or the butterfly mylar but that he was going 2 keep me posted going around the valley 2 c if they could get it.
They did manage2 find the butterfly mylar someplace but had no luck finding the sympathy book. He apologized & gave me several options: the book could b ordered & they would deliver it 4 free when it came in l8r, or he would put extras in the arrangements & gourmet basket. I went w/ the latter option as a book after the fact/other deliveries would strike me as feeling like an afterthought. I also told him that even though I didn't have the recipients current phone # that some1 should b home @ the time of delivery & 2 pls make sure it was given 2 the hands of any1 in the residence & not left outside 4 some1 2 steal &/or wilt. He assured me that he would & said they'd keep coming back if necessary till it was given directly.
My recipients were so touched that even though we didn't have each other's #, they tracked down my mother 2 send a Thank U card 2 me including their # 2 call them & when I did, they went on & on about how Gorgeous & Tasty everything was & how much it meant 2 them. I've also sent arrangements 2 my mom 4 Mother's Day, her B~day etc & she always gushes, sending me pics of them bragging how Beautiful they r & how long they last & I personally Luv that they always look like what was presented/purchased!! Hope u guys get all the business that these other sorry excuses 4 florists lose. So THANK U KARINA'S FLOWERS 4 being so EXCEPTIONAL in EVERY POSSIBLE WAY & making me an EXTREMELY Appreci8ive LIFE~TIME customer!!! ;-) read more