Valentine's Day: please post all offers for flowers/chocs/ gifts here

Mr_No

I sent a brief email to 0800flowers.com asking about the hike in prices.

"Thank you for your e-mail.

As we are an internet service, the majority of orders we are taking currently are forward requirements for Valentines Day. As such, we have to apply the increases that occur in the Dutch Markets at that time. Indeed, the price of roses in particular has already started to rise. Be assured, we would rather not increase prices and indeed we do not pass on the whole increase as flower prices would be astronomical, as you will see in most flowers shops.

You can always buy cheaper but we only stock the top grade Dutch X."

iwantabargain

Just noticed that Asda are offering free delivery on flowers http://www.asda.co.uk/corp/home.html

Hope it helps.

grown_up_girlie

This idea goes down quite well - you can either go for a standard valentines gift or create your own message/s.

https://www.lovehearts.com/

LouBlue

sexy_fufu wrote:

ive booked a nice romantic meal for me and my boyfriend for the 15th unfortunaltley he is on nights on the 14th and we wont see each other.....

So were celebrating it on the 15th and the meal will be half the price thats money saving for you !!

Exactly! Me and my b/f often go out for our V. Day meal not on the 14th - it is SUCH a rip off, they shove a plastic rose up your nose on the way in and hike up the prices for one day. Revolt everyone - revolt!!

N_R

Can I just note a word of caution for when you’re ordering from all of these internet based flower companies. Make sure you ask them who and how the flowers will be delivered.

It might surprise you that most either take your order and relay them through either Teleflorist or Interflora to a florist in the area to be made. Even if you Google or look in https://www.yell.co.uk for a florist in say Durham you’ll get one or two that look local (they ‘buy’ the addresses to look local), but aren’t, or they will use https://www.yell.com to find a florist in that area then place your order with them. Last year on Watchdog there was a company who say took an order for £35, then passed it onto a florist in the delivery area for a £15 bouquet.

Have a look at the threads below to see that just because it might be cheap, that it might not be very nice. Most of the offers for really cheap roses (as per the M&S link. http://www.marksandspencer.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Section_Id=11171&Product_ Id=1963420&extid=k_msf) are short cheap roses to start with, so if you want to give your loved one a decent present then make sure you know what your getting.

Supermarkets are muscling in on all the smaller traders in the ‘High Street’. They cherry pick the lucrative things to do, and do them cheaper and that’s what closes the independent trader. It has been shown by the number of complaints on here that in some instances purchasing on price isn’t best practice.

Fortunately because Florists do provide more of a service they have lasted the onslaught for longer. If you don’t use them and they all go to the wall who will be left to do what the supermarkets aren’t interested in? Like your funeral flowers or your Wedding flowers?

When you buy these cheap bouquets, all your buying is cheap roses. As Tesco have illustrated in past years their ‘Finest’ roses were the same price as most other independent florists.


http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=221812&page=6

Last years threads - http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=148118
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=140998

Maysie

There are lots of cheap fun items in poundland including cheap but tastefull cards from 59p-£1.99 in Pondstretcher right now

Hit the spot velco darboard with balls. You could land on kiss my neck/remove your underwear etc i better keep it clean 99p from £2.99 its about 3-4 inches bigger than a dinner plate !

mens roaring (good for a lol) animal velour animal print thong £2.00 down from £4.00

glow in the dark naughty dice £1.99

have fun this valentines

irishwench69

lae150 wrote:

How about something like this?
http://www.bakinboys.co.uk/shop.php?p=m
Personally, i'd be well pleased if my boyfriend got me this! :T

Hey :wave:

If you'd like that, I bet you would LOVE this: http://www.cocoaloco.co.uk/

:j :beer:

Trust me, they really ARE just as good as they look, and then some! There's also Hotel Chocolat: http://www.hotelchocolat.co.uk/

Don't forget quidco for HC (10% I think?)

Neither are necessarily the cheapest, but they are both GORGEOUS!!! :money:

HTH someone

IW x

Maysie

The fab bakin boys are based in same town as me. They had a great advertisment a few years ago on the side of the factory facing the A40 it said "our muffins are as moist as fanny's" still tickles me lol

timviola

isualive wrote:

dbonbon

I hope you were joking about the iron? That's a sure way of saying I don't love you. It's suspose to be the opposite of that.

You cannot be serious.

[Deleted User]

Maysie wrote:

The fab bakin boys are based in same town as me. They had a great advertisment a few years ago on the side of the factory facing the A40 it said "our muffins are as moist as fanny's" still tickles me lol

Superb :rotfl: