Easter gift-ware sale...
All Easter gifts are now 50% off!

Why go all the way downtown to Macy's flower show, when there is one at the Winfield Flower Shoppe? Come and see for yourself!!!

Lots of Lilies and Bulb plants are smiling in our greenhouse and need a home for Easter. Come see, today! It's a real flower show.

Just arrived! The most beautiful Pussy-Willows I've ever seen! These stems have huge catkins! Just in time for Easter.

Cats and Lilies

With Easter around the corner ...

Remember ~

According to the National Animal Poison Control Center,

certain types of lilies can cause renal failure if

the plant is eaten by a cat.


For more information, click the link below:

http://www.aboutflowers.com/flower-holidays-occasions-a-parties/easter-a-passover/lilies-a-cat-lovers.html

Pave' Arrangement

The rich, luxurious color combinations of the sensuous palette set the mood for sophisticated, passionate and even seductive settings. Robust reds and purples, hot pinks and spicy oranges are at the soul of this dynamic floral feeling. Consider a sensuous arrangement for a very special evening or an elegant dinner party – anywhere you want to feel magnetic and extravagant.

Flowers Featured: This "pavé" arrangement fully blankets the top of a sleek black ceramic bowl. Orbiting lily grass frames rich maroon ranunculus, orange spray roses, two-toned reddish-orange and coral-apricot roses, burnt orange Asiatic lilies, hypericum berries, magenta phlox and variegated pittosporum.

Below are a few flower recommendations for each of the Sensuous palette colors. Call or visit Winfield Flower Shoppe or our web site: www.wfs1.biz for even more flower options.

0s118 Winfield Rd.

Winfield, Il

60190

630.668.8460

It's time to order your Easter flowers! Call 630.668.8460 today or order on-line at www.wfs1.biz

Our greenhouse is brimming with the most gorgeous selection of blooming plants you have ever seen!
Stop by, today and just breath!
0s118 Winfield Rd - Winfield, Il 60190

Walk in the Woods

New from

Aromatique Decorative Fragrance

"Walk in the Woods"


A beautiful blend of woodsy oils and earthy botanicals.

You are sure to enjoy this earth friendly fragrance.

Winfield Flower Shoppe
0s118 Winfield Rd.
Winfield, Il
60190

630.668.8460

www.wfs1.biz

The first day of SPRING & it's snowing! But it's Spring at the Winfield Flower Shoppe. Come see our Tulips & other fresh flowers & be encouraged!

Serenity and Relaxation

Serenity and relaxation are the essence of this color scheme. A floral arrangement featuring a vase of tranquility is perfect for busy moms, harried professionals and those who seek a moment of calm from life’s stressful situations.

I just added some new arrangements to our web site.
Check out the "What's New" section. http://tinyurl.com/newatwfs

Happy St. Pat's Day 2010

St Patricks Day - the national holiday of the Irish people,

a day that is celebrated by Irish all over the world.

Have a Great Green Day!

Stop by, today - 1/2 price SALE on St. Pat's gift-ware! 0s118 Winfield Rd. Winfield, Il 60190
630.668.8460

Val & Gary Chase-owners-took a "road trip" today & got some awesome decorative Iron pieces for the store!

Daylight Savings Time 2010

On Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 2 a.m., Daylight Saving Time begins.

Daylight Savings time begins each year at 2:00 A.M. on the second Sunday in March,
with clocks moving ahead one hour.
Standard time begins each year at 2:00 A.M. on the first Sunday in November,
with clocks moving one hour back.

Just arrived...beautiful spring blooming plants!
Tulips, violets, hyacinths, hydrangeas, and many more! Winfield Flower Shoppe www.wfs1.biz

Aromatique Smell of Spring

Come and experience the

Smell of Spring!

It's here now at the

Winfield Flower Shoppe
0s118 Winfield Rd
Winfield, Il
60190

630.668.8460

www.wfs1.biz

Val and Gary went to the Chicago Flower and Garden Show yesterday. Got some good design ideas!
http://www.wfs1.biz

Free Delivery - Really?

Free Flower Shipping: Molnar v. 1-800-Flowers.

by Infinite on January 23, 2010

Back in November 2007, a large group of local florists, spearheaded by FlowerChat, sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission urging an investigation into 1-800-Flowers advertising claims of ‘free shipping’ on orders taken by the company and fulfilled by local florists. We contended the company was discounting a service/convenience fee labeled as a ‘shipping charge’, but that 1-800-Flowers also added an additional delivery charge (approx. $7.99) into the price of each florist-delivered flower item displayed on the site. In short, we believed the ‘free shipping’ claim to be untrue and deceptive.

Why would this matter to local florists?

Local flower shops have customers who walk into our stores and pick up flowers and bouquets. The vast majority do not display prices ‘including delivery’ because the added costs would penalize the customers who do stop in and make self-purchases. We break out the fees so shoppers aren’t required to pay for services they don’t need.

Internet-only flower sellers don’t stock flowers so everything they sell has to be delivered. Most display prices which combine the local delivery charge with the floral product and then add a separate service/convenience fee, which they keep. Many customers mistakenly believe the service fees pay directly for local delivery, when they do not.

By discounting the ’service charges’ and calling them ’shipping charges’, consumers were mislead to believe they paid nothing for delivery. This made honest local florists appear over-priced. Consumers were being diverted through deceptive ads.

Itemizing Fees

For more than 6 decades, wire services (affiliate networks) like FTD required florists to itemize all fees to consumers: product, delivery charge, service or relay fee. This let shoppers know where their money was being allocated and added a layer of transparency to the way sales were handled. Failing to itemize fees was grounds for a fine or suspension from a wire service.

Even earlier in this decade, FTD included a disclosure on the page of each florist-delivered product:

“Delivery is included in the price of the arrangement. An $8.99 service charge plus local taxes is added to this arrangement.”

The company learned consumers balked at paying delivery and service charges, so the delivery disclosure simply moved to a far-away page and the service fee (now approx. $15) doesn’t appear until the consumers is well into the shopping cart. Like 1-800-Flowers, FTD now places that information away from the product pages, where it would most likely be seen and understood by shoppers.

Local Flower Delivery by Florists

Each floral wire service (1-800-Flowers/BloomNet, FTD, Teleflora and FloralSource) has agreements with local florists stating the businesses can deduct their own local delivery fees from the total values of orders prior to filling them. ‘Free delivery’ is nowhere to be found in those agreements.

Additionally, padding in local delivery charges and then claiming ‘free delivery’ or ‘free shipping’ is specifically prohibited by the FTC Guidelines.

Class Action Lawsuit

1-800-Flowers has recently announced a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit that addressed the issue of those ‘free shipping’ ads - Monlar v 1-800-Flowers. Class members (qualified purchasers who bought between March 1, 2006 and February 5, 2008) will receive $10 vouchers - requiring yet more purchases from the company, and the vouchers cannot be used during the two major floral holidays: Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day.

I concur with author Lahle Wolfe in her summary of the suit on About.com:
“Customers who have been overcharged by any company deserve an apology and a refund. Providing credits for future purchases is a tremendous disservice to customers who were ripped off by 1-800-Flowers.com in the past. In order to get back money for being unfairly and deceptively overcharged, they must now spend even more money.”

Consumers overpaid (were charged for local shipping/deliver) by approximately $7 – 8 per order and the most fair way to handle this would be to send them refund checks.

More ‘Free Delivery’

The latest to join the ‘free delivery’ camp is IAC owned floraflora.com, which uses a floral wire service for florist-delivered order distribution and yet claims “free delivery by your local florists” on many products.

If you shop locally, and know your retailer, your can avoid these problems and keep your taxes in your town where the belong.
Winfield Flower Shoppe can help you send hand arranged and had delivered fresh cut floral arrangements and beautiful florist quality blooming and green plants - World Wide.

630.668.8460
http://winfieldflowershoppe.com

Chicago Flower and Garden Show

Show Hours
Monday - Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

At Navy Pier

For more information, go to ~

www.chicagoflower.com

The Chicago Flower & Garden Show at Navy Pier begins March 6. Go to http://ping.fm/cQa6u for more information.

It's a bright sunny day to send a bouquet!
Send flowers: http://wfs1.biz

Easter 2010

Easter is coming!

Winfield Flower Shoppe

is Ready!

We have a wonderful selection of Easter decorations and beautiful
blooming plants and fresh flowers.

Stop by, today and take a look!
0s118 Winfield Rd.
Winfield, Il
60190
630.668.8460

order on line - 24/7
www.wfs1.biz

Cure your winter blues. Check out our blog: http://ping.fm/gO3wh

Just arrived - great "new" antiques! The prices are wonderful - Tea Cups & saucers for only $8.50! 0s118 Winfield Rd Winfield, Il 60190

Winter Blues got you down?

Don't let cool weather get you down: Brighten your day with fresh flowers. A behavioral research study conducted by Nancy Etcoff, Ph.D., of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, reveals that people feel more compassionate toward others, have less worry and anxiety, and feel less depressed when fresh flowers are present in the home.

“Other research has proven that flowers make people happy when they receive them,” Etcoff says. “What we didn’t know is that spending a few days with flowers in the home can affect a wide variety of feelings.”

Rebecca Cole is the author of “Flower Power” and co-host of Discovery Channel's “Surprise by Design.” “The Harvard research is proof that if we live in places that lift our spirits, we can live happier, healthier lives,” Cole says. “Fresh flowers are the perfect everyday accessory for any budget – they add color, fragrance and style – and now we know they even increase energy and compassion.”

Study participants reported the greatest mood-boosting effects when fresh flowers were placed in common areas of the home such as the kitchen, dining room and family room. Cole’s ideas for incorporating flowers into these areas include:

• Place bud vases in high traffic home areas – with even just a few flowers. Any decorative glass from the kitchen will do!

• The kitchen table might be the best place for flowers, because it’s where people gather together. Stop by a florist where you’ll find a wide selection of flowers from which to choose.

• For an easy, elegant table decoration, set a series of crystal vases on a fabric runner. Place fresh flowers in each of the vases and surround them with greenery.

Go to www.wfs1.biz to brighten up your day!

Aboutflowers.com features photos and images of flowers, floral arrangements, bouquets, floral designs and plants, as well as tips on flower and plant care, a comprehensive list of flower meanings, the latest flower holiday statistics and numbers, flower design trends, sample card messages, flower gift-buying advice and a directory of local florists.

Aboutflowers.com offers flower gift and decorating and entertaining ideas for all occasions, including Christmas, Hanukkah, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving, Easter, Secretaries Week and Administrative Professionals Week. Brides-to-be will find tips for wedding flowers, including bridal bouquets, ceremony and reception flowers and advice for working with a wedding florist. Sympathy flowers help comfort a relative, friend or associate who has lost a loved one. Aboutflowers.com also features get-well flowers, prom flowers, and tips for ordering flowers and sending flowers to a man, and ideas for flowers for every room of your home.

Florists have always known that flowers make people happy, and now scientific research proves flower power. Aboutflowers.com highlights university research proving the emotional and behavioral benefits of flowers and plants. Rutgers research shows that the presence of flowers triggers happy emotions, heightens feelings of life satisfaction and affects social behavior in a positive manner far beyond what is normally believed. Another Rutgers studyflowers ease depression, inspire social networking and refresh memory as we age. A Harvard study reveals that people feel more compassionate toward others, have less worry and anxiety, and feel less depressed when fresh cut flowers are present in the home. And a Texas A&M study demonstrates that workers' idea generation, creative performance and problem-solving skills improve substantially in workplace environments that include flowers and plants. demonstrates that

Aboutflowers.com is hosted by the Society of American Florists, the U.S. floral industry trade association.