Ben Henry Created: May 07, 2021 11:00 PM
The CEO of a major online flower ordering service says they’ve “lost their way” with their partnership with local florists and has committed to making it better.
During the busiest week for the floral industry, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS connected with a florist in New Prague who hasn’t worked with a major online flower website for months, and the disconnection between larger companies and smaller local vendors is a big reason for cutting ties.
“Ordering online is good,” said Janeil Dropik, owner of New Prague Floral and Such. “But you want to be doing it through a local company who has done their own website and it’s their website not . somebody who’s sitting in their living room in their pajamas and doesn’t know a thing about designing a flower arrangement. They’re just taking your order.