You know that feeling when you walk into a local florist and they just get it? That's what we're shooting for here, except we're doing it online. My name's Andrew, and I run Lily's Florist with my wife and a small team who genuinely care about getting your flowers right.
Let me tell you something about small towns. Crawfordville reminds me so much of where our first shop was, population around 3,000, everyone knows everyone, and when someone's in the hospital or having a birthday, the whole town notices. We get that. Actually, we lived it for years.
We work with an actual florist right there in Crawfordville. Not some random shop 30 miles away in Tallahassee. Your flowers come from someone who probably knows the same folks you do, shops at the same Winn Dixie, and understands that when you say "near the courthouse" or "just past Capital City Bank," they know exactly where you mean.
Your order goes directly to them within minutes. I'm talking 5, maybe 10 minutes tops. We built our own system from scratch (took us years to get it right) that shoots your order straight to their shop. No middleman sitting on it for hours, no confusion about addresses.
Real humans answer our phone. Bonnie's been with us for years now, and Ayu helps out too. They're not reading from scripts. Call us at 800 946 5276 if you want to test this theory. Seriously, try us.
Back in our shop days, I remember this Tuesday afternoon in July. Dead quiet, maybe $15 in the register. This lady calls wanting to send flowers to her mom for her 80th birthday, but her mom lived about 40 minutes away. We couldn't deliver there. I had to turn her away.
That phone call haunted me. Here's someone trying to do something beautiful for their mom's milestone birthday, and I'm telling them sorry, can't help you. The kicker? We turned away probably 20 calls like that every single day. Twenty! Meanwhile, we're struggling to keep the lights on.
That's when it clicked. What if we took the order and found a great florist in her mom's town to make and deliver them? Radical idea at the time, nobody was doing this. But it worked. That frustrated customer became the inspiration for everything we do now.
Same day delivery that actually happens. Order by 2 PM EST on weekdays, 12 PM on Saturdays, and yes, your flowers get there today. The florist in Crawfordville isn't juggling 200 orders from some corporate giant. They can actually handle what comes in.
Flowers for Wakulla folks, by Wakulla folks. Whether you're sending to someone at Eden Springs or out near the forest, the florist knows the area. They're not pulling up Google Maps trying to figure out where Shadeville Road goes.
Transparent pricing, no games. The price you see includes delivery to Crawfordville. No surprise $19.99 "service fee" at checkout that makes you want to throw your laptop across the room.
Look, sending flowers in Crawfordville shouldn't require a PhD in online shopping. Pick your arrangement, tell us where it's going, and we handle everything else. Your mom gets beautiful flowers, you look like the thoughtful person you are, and somewhere in North Carolina, our little team does a small victory dance. Everyone wins.