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Send Flowers by Post - Yes You Can Still Send Flowers by Post with the Royal Mail Service
One avenue that many people tend to forget when it comes to sending flowers to someone else is the postal service. Long before delivery services were offered it was commonplace to send flowers by post to anyone almost anywhere in the country. The Royal Mail Service in the UK has been delivering flowers for over 35 years and has no plans to stop in the near future. When you send flowers by post they are carefully packaged as buds in a special box that is wrapped to protect the flowers while they are in transit to their destination. Since they are in a box they will not be in the form of bouquet, but will require arranging once they have been taken out of the box. When you order flowers by post they can be delivered to anywhere in the UK that has a postal address. Delivery times may vary but they are usually delivered in one to two days depending on where they are going and what time of day you place your order. At one time you could even order flowers by post from Sainsbury’s online, in 2008 they decided that in order to serve their in store customers better they would concentrate on the flower shops and closed their online sales. You can still walk into any Sainsbury’s in the UK and they will send flowers by post to anywhere you choose. This decision was based on the need to be able to supply their customers with flowers at an affordable price in store as well as provide them with a good selection.
Of all the flowers that people send by post orchids are among the most popular. Perhaps it is the exotic beauty that draws people to these glorious long stemmed flowers or the fact that in or out of the box they will last longer than almost any other cut fresh flower. Although there are several thousand different varieties of orchids the most popular are the Vanilla orchids are by far the most sought after by those sending flowers by mail or any other courier service. Popular Places to Send Flowers FromFrom the Island of Guernsey comes one of the other more popular flowers to send by post, freesias. These beautifully colored flowers are the ideal gift to cheer up absolutely anyone and usually come packed with ferns to help the recipient create a breathtaking arrangement once they receive them in the mail. Like the orchid, freesias travel well and will last a long time once they are placed in a vase full of water making them ideal for sending through the mail. Whether you choose to use the Royal Mail Service or send your flowers by courier service you
need to know that they are going to arrive on time. Since you must use first class mail, the Royal Mail says
that you can expect your flowers to arrive in one to two days unless there is a weekend involved. With a courier
service you can often get same day service or at the very latest next day service. The biggest difference may be
in what you pay to have the flowers delivered and many delivery services are charging less than the postal
service for deliveries. |
