PetalScore · Florist Specimen No. 01
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Every entry is a research-based assessment built from published pricing, provider policies, and patterns in user reviews — never a hands-on test.
The specimen drawer
Start with who, or with when
Pull the drawer for the moment you're sending into. Each label opens the research that matches it.
- RomanceNo surge, no wilted apology
- SympathyFuneral & condolence arrangements
- New babySoft, safe, hospital-friendly
- Get wellCheerful stems to a hospital room
- The officeTasteful, no cleanup, business hours
- An apologyIt has to arrive today
- Teacher thanksWarm, modest, under $40
- Every occasionBrowse the full collection
The true bloom cost
A $29 bouquet is rarely a $29 order
National florists advertise the stems and bill the logistics separately. Because the fees are roughly fixed per order, they punish a cheap bouquet far harder than a premium one — which is exactly why the sticker that looks like the best deal often isn't.
We rank every service on its all-in total, not its headline. Read the breakdown before you decide which bouquet is actually the cheapest.
- Advertised bouquetThe price on the product tile
- $29
- Service / handling feeA flat charge on nearly every order
- + $12
- Standard delivery feeSeparate from the service fee
- + $13
- Same-day surchargeAdded when it has to arrive today
- + $8
Figures are research-based illustrations drawn from published pricing — not a quote. Exact fees shift by date, ZIP, and promo code. Confirm the all-in total at checkout.
The pressed shelf
The services we track most closely
Each national florist, mounted and labelled — assessed on all-in price, same-day reach, and how the bouquet actually arrives.
Top pickWinebasket.com — Wine & Gourmet Gift Baskets
Wine, champagne, and gourmet gift baskets shipped nationwide — the classic alternative when flowers aren't quite the right gesture.
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Top pickAmazing Clubs — Gift of the Month Clubs
Wine, cheese, chocolate, flowers, coffee, and dozens more of-the-month clubs — one gift that keeps showing up all year.
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Links are affiliate links — we may earn a commission via Commission Junction at no extra cost to you, and it never changes our rankings. Prices and fees are illustrative and shift seasonally; confirm the current total at checkout.
The collections
Explore by Topic
- 01
Flowers by Budget
Real all-in pricing at every tier — under $40, under $50, and premium — after the delivery and service fees the sticker price hides.
5 guides → - 02
Same-Day & Local Florist
Who can truly deliver today, what the order cutoff is in your ZIP, and when a hand-arranged local-florist bouquet beats a ships-from-farm box.
3 guides → - 03
Service Comparisons
Head-to-head breakdowns of FTD, From You Flowers, ProFlowers, Teleflora and the rest — pricing, delivery model, freshness, and which wins for your specific need.
9 guides → - 04
Gift Baskets & Beyond
When flowers aren't quite right — gourmet, wine, and faux-floral gift options, plus who delivers them best and for how much.
2 guides → - 05
Flowers by Occasion
Which delivery service actually nails the moment — birthdays, anniversaries, sympathy, get-well, and apology flowers — matched to the service whose strengths fit the occasion.
7 guides →
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Affiliate disclosure: PetalScore is reader-supported. When you buy through our links we may earn a commission via Commission Junction, at no extra cost to you — and it never changes which service we rank first. Pricing and fees throughout the site are illustrative, based on published pricing and provider policies, and shift seasonally; confirm the current total at checkout.