My bouquet was in excellent condition and lasted a little more than two weeks. The delivery experience was a bit odd; I got a message saying my flowers had been delivered when they very clearly had not. A few hours later, my doorbell rang and my flowers actually appeared. While it was still within the estimated delivery times, the false delivery message threw me for a loop. I also, of course, included an encouraging note to myself to be delivered with the flowers.
The florist who delivered the arrangement hand-wrote the note, but did so on a "get well" card. I had a good laugh about it, but it may not have been so funny if I was delivering to a loved one. A big caveat on all this, however, is that all these delivery quirks were a product of the florist that delivered my arrangement and not FTD. So just keep in mind your mileage may vary.
To me, the fact that your experience can vary wildly based on who fills your order is the biggest con of using any floral wire service. While FTD vets all of its floral providers, there's still no way of knowing just who might end up filling your order.
The arrangements also lean more toward traditional colors and flowers, which may not be everyone's style. Traditional arrangements aren't particularly my cup of tea, though I was able to find something I liked a lot after weeding through the options.
The service was also quite pricey. This was a bit sneaky, because the upfront cost of the bouquet made it look cheaper than other options like UrbanStems or Farmgirl Flowers , but the added fees actually made FTD pricier overall. If you have more than a day to get flowers to your recipient, you have many more options that may suit their tastes or preferences better. We particularly like UrbanStems , which we named the best flower delivery service in our guide.
If you're pressed for time, need to send flowers internationally or to harder-to-reach parts of the US, a floral wire service like FTD is your best bet. There are other similar services like Flowers and Teleflora , but we have been less impressed with bouquets we've received from them.
If you need flowers in a pinch, FTD is the best same-day service we've found. It's also a great option if you need to send flowers internationally or to Alaska or Hawaii, where many other services don't deliver. Pros: Orders filled by local florists; a large selection of bouquets, plants, and gifts. Cons: Experience can vary based on which florist fills your order, designs are more traditional and less modern.
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Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. The tradition of giving flowers is timeless for a reason. It's a custom that can be used on any occasion, whether you're extending condolences, celebrating an anniversary, wishing someone well, or simply expressing your love.
It's also one of the easiest things to gift: Nowadays, you don't even have to leave your house to put a smile on a loved one's face, thanks to the abundance of online flower delivery services.
Through our reviews of services like Flowers and Bloomsybox , we've learned the ins and outs of testing floral arrangements—considering selection, ease of ordering, delivery, freshness, and quality—all to determine which companies you can actually depend on. We sent the same two bouquets to three team members located all over the country, and found out just how similar the arrangements that showed up at each of our doors were. Ahead, read our in-depth FTD flower delivery review to see if these blooms actually lived up to the gorgeous pictures on its site.
FTD Florists' Transworld Delivery is an online flower delivery service that's been in business since It offers delivery to all 50 states and more than countries, and sources its bouquets from local florists contracted by FTD, allowing for same-day and next-day flower delivery in most areas.
Based on your location and flower availability, arrangements and experiences can vary depending on which florist fulfills your order. FTD is also the parent company of ProFlowers, so you may find the same bouquets available on either website, although FTD has the larger selection. If you choose to order a no-vase arrangement these are usually sent from a central warehouse and come tightly packed in a box , your packaging may be from either company.
Most orders placed before 2 p. FTD offers a number of arrangements for every occasion in addition to plants, gift baskets, chocolates and more. On its homepage, simply fill in the delivery date and zip code, and it will populate which options are available in your area. According to the website, bouquets were available for next-day delivery in my location Cambridge, MA , which dropped to 51 when opting for same-day delivery.
From there, it's a smooth step-by-step process to choose a bouquet based on the pictures, select the size of the arrangement, input the recipient's address, and finally your payment information.
All-in-all, placing an order takes just a few minutes once you know what you want, just note that shipping costs, taxes, and fees are not calculated until the last stage of checkout. Not all arrangements are available for same-day or next-day delivery, so be sure to select the correct delivery date when prompted. Note that we wanted both bouquets to go to Cambridge and Nashville, but FTD did not deliver florist bouquets to our editor's address in Tennessee.
We had to bring in a third tester in Florida to properly test FTD. Each of us evaluated the bouquets based on the delivery, packaging, freshness upon arrival, and overall lifespan of the flowers.
We also wanted to see how the florist arrangements varied between geographic regions, which is why we had three staff members in different cities involved in the testing process. We specifically took note of how each bouquet compared to its online photos, if there were any damaged or wilting flowers, chipped vases, or flower substitutions. We also payed attention to any care instructions, as well as the inclusion of flower food.
The first bouquet I received on my doorstep was the "Best Day" bouquet. The arrangement was dropped off promptly around 11 a. The florist rang the doorbell to notify me before leaving the vase of flowers on my door mat to remain COVID-safe. The flowers I received were not as full as the picture on FTD's website and were not in the same vase, but were fresh, vibrant and in full bloom. One thing I immediately noticed was that my bouquet did not contain any sunflower alas, my favorite flower , but included yellow daisies instead.
Regardless, my bouquet was lovely, albeit smaller than I expected, and lasted me just under two weeks—however the snapdragon started wilting after about a week.
Next up was the boxed "Smiles and Sunshine" bouquet, which was also dropped on my doorstep around midday, right on schedule. These flowers arrived in bud stage, tightly packaged in cardboard and plastic wrapping, secured at the base with a dampened foam to keep them fresh in transit.
They came with both flower food and an instructional care card, directing me to trim the stems, feed, and replace their water every few days. I found this bouquet to be incredibly full and fresh with its array of multi-colored roses, however a few of my lilies remained creased and bent out of shape even after letting the flowers settle in a vase.
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