Why Choosing Valentine’s Day Flowers From a Local Florist Matters
Gifting flowers is a Valentine’s Day tradition, and has been for centuries. It is such a big part of the holiday, that Valentine’s Day is one of the two biggest retail flower weeks of the year. Why do people gift flowers? To share love! Shameless plug for our mission statement? Maybe, but it’s true. When buying flowers as an act of love, care and intention, where you buy flowers from matters. Today fresh flowers are available everywhere, but there are so many reasons to choose Valentine’s Day flowers from a local florist.
Artistry vs. Assembly
One of Native Poppy’s core values is “Artists in our field,” because every Native Poppy florist is a trained floral artist. When you order Valentine’s Day flowers from a local florist, you are selecting an arrangement that was designed by a creative who understands the balance of color, shape, and movement; who knows the names of the varieties, and often the flower’s origin. They have an eye for flower care, ensuring your flowers are fresh and healthy, and the skillset to evaluate if something should be substituted so it’s the best it can be every time.
Ordering Valentine’s Day flowers from a local florist often allows for more delicate varieties that aren’t available from online florists that rely on shipping. Those unique blooms and artistic choices transcend into elevated designs (not limited by confines of a shipping box) that are able to be locally delivered or carefully packaged at pick up.
Locally Delivered with Love and Care
Having flowers delivered on Valentine’s Day can add to the magic and romance of the holiday. Maybe you’re out of town during Valentine’s Day and need the assistance for delivery, or you want to surprise your loved one at work? Delivering flowers is a wildly popular choice, and when you order with us, you get easy, personalized service from both our customer service team and delivery drivers. Have an issue with your order? Give us a call, and get a real human on the phone who can quickly make adjustments even if your order is already en route. Our delivery drivers are a quick message away.
Not only are our delivery drivers friendly and passionate about flowers, they are also trained to know what to look out for if the flowers happen to be damaged in transit – a system put in place by our Operations Manager to distinguish us as leaders in the floral delivery game. Their commitment to delivering exceptional florals ensures they will correct issues before the flowers reach your sweetie for a smooth and easy delivery experience. Bonus: your flowers might arrive in one of our cute branded vans which is delightful to see!
Customer Service
When ordering Valentine’s Day flowers from a local florist, you are able to get a real human on the phone to ask questions. Our floral team is available six days a week to provide excellent customer service to help you pick the right arrangement for your Valentine. Statistically speaking, most people buy flowers as a gift just one to two times a year! That means we'll see a lot of customers during the week of Valentine's Day who feel a little out of their comfort zone when it comes to choosing flowers. Luckily, our team works with flowers and advises customers year-round, so we are experts on helping you choose the right floral design – in a quick and friendly way. Whether it’s over the phone, via email, in person or even Instagram DM, we guarantee you’ll chat with one of our rad team members who cares about giving you the best experience you can have.
Small Business, Big Impact
The phrase “shopping small” might feel trite to some – how much of a difference does it make to shop small? What constitutes a small business anyway? As a small business owner, let me tell you: it makes a HUGE difference when you order Valentine’s Day flowers from a local florist. Not only does shopping small keep your money in your local community, supporting local jobs and enhancing our local economy, but it also makes a difference on a macro level. When you shop small with businesses that share your values, you allow those businesses to support other vendors or organizations who could also use your support.
If you follow us on social media or subscribe to our newsletter, you know that we believe in human rights, kindness, compassion, and understanding for all. Always. By supporting Native Poppy on Valentine’s Day (or any day), you allow us to continue to run programs where we donate to organizations such as the ACLU, the San Diego Food Bank, SD Pride, and the Trevor Project. We also purchase gifts from a wide range of BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and woman-owned small businesses which share our values. By shopping with us, your support ripples out into other communities.
Another major bonus of ordering Valentine’s Day flowers from a local florist is that you can go visit! If you want to see the flower selection or arrangements in person, you can pop in and get assistance from a florist. It’s the perfect place to snag a card that’s perfect for your Valentine, and pick up a few extra gifts and goodies. Perhaps you make it part of your date, and bring your Valentine to the shop to pick flowers together, or surprise them with a pre-order you can hand over right there?!
Choosing Valentine’s Day flowers from a local florist makes a huge difference to the whole team. Your Valentine’s Day orders help us support our team and pay our bills, but the joy and pride we feel when flowering for our community during this season is priceless . It fuels our operations manager while he works late coordinating delivery routes. It keeps our shop manager going while she triple checks our flower order to make sure we have all the perfect blooms for you. When you visit to experience the floral magic during Valentine’s week it puts a smile on our florists’ faces. We can’t get enough of the raves we hear from repeat customers: “Native Poppy is my spouse’s favorite,” “You blew them away last year,” “Her friend was raving about it.” When we read the notes of love and see reviews come in, it reminds us of our why.
Thank you for your support, Wild Flowers, and thank you on behalf of the small business community – choosing us means the world!
- Meg, Nat, and the Native Poppies
