How to Send Flowers Today for Mother's Day

Would you like to send flowers today? (Maybe to your mother, hint, hint?)

It's easier than you might expect with so many florists online these days. You can use one of the big companies like FTD, or you can even find a local flower company to send flowers today for you.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• An internet connection

1. Your first step to send flowers today is to pick a price range. How much do you want to spend, including delivery? Most sites will let you sort by price, so it'll be easy to stay within your budget.

2. Next, to send flowers today, decide if there's a certain color, or type of flower you want to send. Or, if there's a theme you'd like the bouquet to have (like a "Happy Mother's Day" theme), you can usually search that way as well. Remember, though, certain flowers are more expensive. Red roses are pricey for Mother's Day and Valentine's Day, and sunflowers tend to cost more than tulips.

3. Consider calling a local florist to send flowers today--you may get faster service if you speak directly to the company. Then again, sometimes you just want to get this done online and most florist's sites let you place an order online, many with same-day or next-day delivery.

4. Think about if you want to upgrade your order. Upgrades like a fancier vase or adding chocolates can really make your flower delivery stand out and make it that much more memorable for not a lot more money. If you're already spending the money to send flowers today, why not make them extra special?

5. Before you place your order, make sure the company you're buying flowers from offers two guarantees: 1) They should guarantee satisfaction. It's awful if you send flowers today only to have them already droopy tomorrow! and 2) They should guarantee delivery once you've selected your delivery date. When you really need to send flowers today, the last thing you want is to find out that the company delivered them late and you don't even have any recourse.

6. Place your order and schedule delivery. Then prepare to bask in the appreciation of whomever you've just sent flowers to. Now that you've placed one order for flowers, why not think about if there's anyone else who'd like to get flowers from you. (Hint: Don't forget either your wife *or* your mother on Mother's Day ;-).)

Tips & Warnings

• It's really easy to send flowers today because so many floral shops now offer online ordering. If you don't see what you want on their website, though, don't be afraid to call and ask if they happen to have what you're looking for. Many times not all of the available bouquets make it onto the website.