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Online Florists: Whither the ethics?

November 29, 2009

Last month the two biggest names in online flowers, 1800FLOWERS.com and FTD.com, were summoned by the US Senate Commerce Committee for records of their participation in post transactional marketing programs labeled “scams,” “robbery” and “theft” by both angry consumers and US Senators.
The congressional report lists both 1-800-Flowers and FTD as having received more [...]

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Why your flowers don’t look like the picture – Part 4

December 15, 2008

Blogger Chris took FTD.com up on a offer he’d received via Netflix to purchase a Christmas arrangements for his wife. What he was sold:

 
What he got:

 
Chris said “I didn’t know it was supposed to be DIY. I figured as much from the way it came in the box, but my wife–who hadn’t seen the original [...]

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FTD Google Adwords Scam

February 3, 2008

Want to look like an official, authoritative local florist while sitting behind your desk thousands of miles away? Just add the federal registered trademark symbol – ® – to your Google Adwords ad titles and viola! you can be local without bothering with rent, employees or any of that other costly local stuff.
Just in time from Valentine’s Day, [...]

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FTD’s Bee Movie Bouquets Forget the Real Florists

November 8, 2007

FTD announced the introduction of three bouquets inspired by DreamWorks Animation’s Bee Movie today. The combination would seem to be a natural considering the film features a local New York City florist, Vanessa (voice by Renee Zellweger), who befriends the movie’s star, Barry B. Benson (voice by Jerry Seinfeld).

 

Except FTD left out one seemingly important element: not [...]

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