Ever wanted to send some flower gift to Philippines? Because of today's growing trend of online commerce, or ecommerce, sending flower to one's family has been made a lot easier, especially for OFWs or overseas Filipino workers. Other than wine, perfume, or a box of chocolates that OFWs would usually include in their Balikbayan boxes as gifts for celebrating a special occasion such as an anniversary, OFWs now has the chance to also send flower gift to Philippines through online flower shops. But the question now is, how is this done? Sending A Flower to the Philippines Although buying online is easier compared to setting up a Balikbayan box, there are still some OFWs that haven't yet got accustomed to using online shops. Here are some pointers to give you an idea of what you should do before purchasing from an online flower shop.
- The first thing that an OFW would do is to find a suitable online flower shop that could serve them their needs. Its more appropriate to choose a local online flower shop established in the Philippines rather than a foreign online flower shop so as to make the delivery process easier and cheaper. Popular online flower shops in the Philippines today are MyFlowerDepot, Flowers Express, as well as MyFlowerShop.
- After selecting your online flower shop, its also best to check if this website is genuine or not. This is because some online flower shops are only considered as agents and brokers that only relays purchase information to other genuine online flower shops. The difference is that agents or brokers would usually put up higher prices than those of genuine or local florists. The advantage of using agent websites, however, is that they can provide wider services that those of local florists, which is usually limited to delivering their flowers in the geographic area physically serviced by their companies' own vans and personnel.
- Its also best to be ready with the price range of flowers available online. Sending flower gift to Philippines is far more expensive than those available in a physical flower shop, even if the flowers are coming from a genuine online flower shop.
- Check if they are able to provide delivery services within 24 hours. This is because we would want to ensure that the flowers we ordered will arrive fresh and on time for an event or occasion. Its also best if the online flower shop would provide free delivery services, such as those with MyFlowerDepot and Flowers Express.
- Its very important to check if the online flower shop you chose is able to provide delivery service to your desired location. This is because other online flower shops are only limited to their immediate geographical area. Also check if they are able to provide delivery services in provincial areas.
About the Author:
Samantha Forest, an author is able to offer bulk flowers at such affordable prices because they deal directly with the growers. There is no middle- man to speak of. That means the flowers they sell are beautiful and fresh and since they are grown in Texas, they don't take too long to reach the customer.
Author: Samantha Forest