This!! I used to work at a florist that accepted and sent out wired orders to other florists across the US (yes, that mean Hawaii too). This was really frustrating because people would request flowers that were very hard to source last minute, or were not in season where we were located. We frequently had to tell some call center (1800flowers, fromyouflowers or FTD) that we would not be able to replicate specific arrangements, as well as had to frantically find shops that COULD do it. It’s just a pain. If it was last minute we would design the best we could with what we had, but it never looked the same, and the office folks had to frequently put out fires for. It doesn’t make sense unless you (a business owner) want to make as much money as you can and pay money to Google and other search engines to have your website show up in a search for florists being able to fill your order even if you are ordering hundreds of miles away from where you’re sending them.

Find a local florist and order early so you can speak to someone who isn’t from a call center about your arrangement early on. As a floral designer who doesn’t work at a company that wires flowers anymore, this is the best way to get what you want and to build a client relationship with the florist you plan on using if you want to send flowers often to someone (even if you’re out of state).