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How to buy wholesale flowers this Valentine's Day
Photojournalist Albert Gamboa reports
TAMPA, Fla. - Tara Collins prepares more than 1,000 flowers a week during the Valentine’s Day rush. At Flower General by Carlstedt’s, roses are the most popular item.
"This is one of the busiest weeks we have every year. We have trucks every single day coming out of Miami," Collins explained. "Number one is roses. Red roses. That’s the hot topic item for this holiday."
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Flower General is a wholesale florist, which means customers can buy flowers in bulk at wholesale prices.
Usually, only flower shop owners are offered these prices.
Some orders are really large.
"We did 9,000 red roses for one customer," Collins shared. So that gives you an idea what kind of volume we are doing."
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Collins recommends not waiting until the last minute to book your flowers request. The longer you wait, the less options you will have.
"Flowers are the number one gift because they make you feel good. So you don’t have to go to a therapist, just get you some flowers," said Collins.
LINK: Learn more about Flower General at Flowergeneral.com.