1800Flowers & 1800Baskets

Farmstead Finest Deluxe

1800flowers Review

All the items on the photo from 1800Flowers website for their "Farmstead Finest Deluxe" basket were in the basket as promised. The quality and taste of those items? Debatable. Their description promises "bite after amazing bite" but there were some items (namely the chili citrus snack twists) that were so, shall we say, unsavory, we didn't even finish them. Their sweet gourmet items were mostly just hard candy, with the exception of the peanut brittle. To sum up, we don't recommend this basket for the $99.99 price tag, too many corners were cut to drop that kind of money on this fruit basket.

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BASKET CONTENTS

2 Granny Smith Apples

2 Red Delicious Apples

2 Navel Oranges

1 Bosc Pear

1 Comice Pear

1 Red Anjou Pear

 

Perugina Capri hard candy

The Fruit Tree Raspberry "Bon Bons"

The Fruit Tree Nut Crunch Peanut Brittle

The Fruit Tree Water Crackers

Emmerson Dunne and Company Chili Citrus Snack Crisps

Butcher and Basket Everything Flatbread Crackers

CaPeachios Specialty Assortment Crackers

Marie Claude Camembert Flavored Pasteurized Process Cheese Spread

 

FRUIT

 

Four Apples - Two granny smith apples and two red delicious. Nothing to write home about. These apples were no different than what you can pick up in a supermarket. One was super crunchy because it was a little under ripe but that is much better than over ripe.

Two Oranges - Again, these oranges weren't anything special, afterall, this is 1800Flowers, so they aren't growing their own fruit. They do what's call "drop ship" their baskets or in other words, have other people grow the fruit, use different vendors for the gourmet items and another set of people who pack the actual basket. To their credit, they do know how to ship things, so luckily none of the fruit was beat up and got here quickly.

Three Pears - Three different pears actaully. We aren't sure if this is standard or we just got lucky but we received a bosc pear, a comice pear and a red anjou pear. The pears were so-so but the size of the "red" (a brownish/olive red color) anjou pear was crazy. We couldn't believe how big it was and the strange coloring on it. Check out the photo of it, it's pretty funky.

SWEET GOURMET

Well, If You Like Corn Syrup - Honestly, the sweet gourmet items were a total joke. The packaging and marketing promised something it did not deliver. Both the Perugina Capri and The Fruit Tree Raspberry Bon Bons looks like there could be a real treat inside - instead, you get plain old hard candy. It reminded me of something you'd find in a long-forgotten candy dish in the doctor's office. The peanut brittle wasn't that bad but there wasn't a whole lot of it. The box mades it look like there was a lot in it. Tricky.

Bubbly - My favorite item by far was the Sonoma Sparkler Organic Apple (to quote their description) "handcrafted organic sparkling apple juice". Many fruit basket companies who send non-alcoholic sparkling drinks use Sonoma Sparkler's brand. I have always enjoyed the high quality of the drinks they make. 1800Flowers impressively delivered a their large glass bottle in tact and I applaud them for that. It can be risky sending glass in the mail but it made it here and was enjoyed after a couple hours of refrigeration. Very bubbly, sweet and tasty.

SAVORY GOURMET

 

Crackers Galore - There are five kinds of crackers in the CaPeachios variety pack. One was little like a graham cracker, the other like a Ritz but the other three were essentially water crackers. There was also a box of water crackers from The Fruit Tree. The crackers were bad it's just sad to see all the gourmet items are cheap fillers. "Zangy" Chili Twists - These promised to be zesty and tangy. They were neither. Honestly, I was excited about the Emerson Dunne and Company Chili Citrus Snack Twists "Spicy Southwestern Style Cracker Snacks...zesty with a hint of tangy citrus" but they were horrible. I try to be positive and kind because I know how hard it is to run a business and we aren't out to destroy anyone's reputation but for real, these tasted like dog food and dish soap. The best tasting crackers were the Everything Flatbread Crackers, lots of little seeds and seasonings and a good texture.

"Kamembert" - Yes, I spelled it with a "k". Kinda like imitation crab is spelled "krab" since it isn't real (italicize) crab. This pasteurized cheese spread is deceptively packaged in a gold trim, hexagonal box and the name of the company? Marie Claude. You don't get much more generic French-sounding than names like Marie and Claude (except maybe, Jean-Pierre?). There isn't anything French about this cheese other than it's flavored (italicize) like camembert cheese. It's from Melrose Park, Illinois and eh, doesn't actually need to be refrigerated. It's Cheese-Whiz in a little plastic bowl. The only reason I get bent out of shape about this is because other fruit basket companies are actually spending the money for real, quality cheese and 1800Flowers is only appearing to have cheese in their baskets.

ABOUT 1800flowers.com

1800flowers.com Key Insider Information

1800Flowers.com has a few fruit basket companies that drop ship fruit gift baskets for them, but since 2003 the majority of the edible fruit baskets ordered from 1800Flowers have been shipped out from The Fruit Company. Unlike most drop ship relationships where the same gifts are found on both websites, 1800Flowers has professional designers create a fruit gift basket they want to have on their site, and then The Fruit Company inventories the unique baskets and gourmet items needed to create these custom gourmet fruit baskets. Because of their talented team of designers with access to the latest purchasing trends and designs, 1800Flowers has created beautiful custom gifts that are not available on The Fruit Company's website.

To view these custom designer fruit baskets, visit 1800Flowers and search for "fruit" in the "sear ch" field. Fruit Basket Review did notice that these custom designer fruit baskets from 1800Flowers have continually changed throughout the years and demand a premium price.

1800Flowers also has some fruit baskets on their site that are not sent out by The Fruit Company, but are fruit basket delivery gifts creat ed by local florists. This st ems back to 1800Flowers' roots of starting out in the florist industry. When a fruit gift basket is purchased, 1800Flowers sends out that order to the closest florist for same-day delivery. So if you want a uniquely designed gourmet fruit basket, you can often find a custom basket of fruit that will fit at 1800flowers

1800flowers.com History and Overview

Founder & Visionary

The creator of 1800Flowers.com started this company long before the internet age. Retail stores were the way to get business back in 1976 when originator, Jim McCann opened his initial retail location. Those were the days that a hand shake was as good as gold and a promise made was a promise kept. Mr. McCann has kept that policy has he has built up 1800Flowers.com.

Growth & Development

Fourteen more flower shops were opened in New York Metropolitan. Business was booming and Jim was even able to acquire the phone number that has helped the 1800Flowers.com name become even more well-known. The next steps in the growth and development of 1800Flowers.com were to research the current market for flowers, gift baskets and edible arrangements. As a result of this research, this company was able to establish a well-known and trusted brand name for itself.

More expansion was inevitable with the rapid success that 1800Flowers.com was developing. The website began in 1995 and incredible growth has been experienced from that point forward. Not only has 1800Flowers.com grown in regards to locations and sales volume, this company has also explored creative gift options aside from flower bouquets.

1800Flowers.com has various options available for gift baskets, gourmet gift baskets, bright flower bouquets, stuffed animals and various edible arrangements. Elegant varieties are put together and delivered the same day. These choices for gifts baskets have played a role in the industry standard for quality and creativity.

Guarantee

The company 1800Flowers.com has reached such a state that it has secured customer service availability each and every day of the week. With retail locations, web availability and their widely known toll free telephone number, they are easily located and determined to fulfill your needs. 1800Flowers.com offers a 100% freshness and satisfaction guarantee on their products.

Their products are available for shipment on the very same day as their order and are shipped overnight for next day delivery in many cases. 1800Flowers.com has a slogan that they get their overnight shipments fresh from their growers. Anything less would not be acceptable. Therefore, anything less would not be from 1800Flowers.com.

Many people already know that 1800Flowers delivered some of the freshest cut flowers around and that they are known for their superior customer service. There are even a lot of people that a re aware of the fruit baskets delivered from the 1800 baskets service. The thing is though, that it is not the same people delivering the flower baskets from 1800Flowers that is delivering the fruit baskets. 1800Flowers.com has the fruit baskets drop shipped from a few different companies, even though the majority of the business is going through The Fruit Company.

This might seem a little odd at first, but the more you look into it, the more you will discover that there are actually a lot of companies that use the drop-ship method. There are actually many benefits to this, both for the company itself and for the customer as well.

Products Available

Some would think that it would simply make sense to simply go to The Fruit Company website for their fruit basket order, however, you will not get the same baskets as you would if you were to order through 1800Flowers. The reason for this is that The Fruit Company and 1800Flowers has a deal in place. The Fruit Company uses their inventory to create specialty fruit baskets that are ordered through 1800Flowers and these are not baskets offered directly through The Fruit Company. So if you want a particular fruit basket, even though it is The Fruit Company delivering it, after putting it together with their inventory, you are going to have to make your order through 1800Flowers.

When it comes to the fruit and the flowers that are available through 1800Flowers, you will see that there is no end to what can be created. Basically, if you can imagine it, there is a fairly good chance that 1800Flowers will be able to pull it off for you. Then again, as you scroll through all of the different choices available, you might find yourself falling in love with a few different things.

The Founder Of It All

Mr. Jim McCann is the man behind the vision and his first retail location was opened in 1976. Mr. McCann comes from the time when your promises and your word meant something and it is this type of thinking that has transformed his business into not just another flower basket chain, but the source for the best baskets, both flowers and fruit, around.

Looking back at how small and simple 1800Flowers started out as and what it has grown into today just goes to show that Mr. Jim McCann was a visionary. He knew what he wanted his business to be and he won't stand for it to become anything less. And this is a good thing because millions of people have been very happy to be able to see just what 1800Flowers is all about. The majority of these people will be repeat customers, coming to 1800Flowers time and time again for all of their gift basket needs.

The Progression

First came the first retail location, and then Mr. McCann was able to purchase the 1800Flowers phone number. Of course, this helped a great deal in getting the business to grow. Shortly after, 1800Flowers started to become recognized as a trusted leader in the industry. The official website started back in 1995 and it has seen nothing but amazing growth since then. The number of locations and the volume of sales have exploded and there does not seem to be an end in sight.

As it seems, there is going to be nothing more than a continual increase in the number of sales that 1800Flowers will receive. Since this is a company that has been able to prove time and time again that they are the best source in the industry, they are truly worthy of such great success.

Guarantees Count

When you are ordering a basket from 1800Flowers, whether it is a fruit basket or a flower basket, you are given a guarantee that you will have complete satisfaction and that your purchase will be 100% fresh, without exceptions. All of the items offered through 1800Flowers are available for same day shipment and in many cases, the order can be delivered by the next day. Anything less, in product quality, in speed of delivery or in customer service, simply would not be tolerated by 1800Flowers. This is a company that strives to be the best, at all times.

Now that you know a little more about the 1800Flowers company and the service that they offer, you might want to give them a try for yourself. Take a moment to call in or place an order online. Check out the amazingly beautiful flowers and the fruit that is offered from 1800Flowers. You will quickly see that the overall experience is much better than you would expect and that it really cannot be compared to any other.

So what are you waiting for? If you are ready to ditch the supermarket gift baskets and you are looking for something that has a little more substance to it, then you are going to want to check out 1800Flowers to see what they have to offer you.

1800flowers Coupon Codes, Fruit Baskets, Edible Arrangements

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