My son ordered flowers through Pro Flowers, who in turn contracted Wendt’s Florist. Son received message Friday before Mother’s Day that attempted delivery failed due to no one home to sign. FALSE - I was home all day. Son inquired and Pro Flowers indicated now a Monday delivery. On Saturday late morning I received my flowers- maybe 1” of water, the lady said “you may want to put some water in this” (do you think) and several were dead. I called Monday morning to express my displeasure - hoping the flowers would at least last a week. The lady was very nice, apologized and said I would receive a fresh arrangement Monday afternoon - I DID NOT. Today most of the flowers are dead. This is very sad given how expensive everything is. I would NOT recommend this...
Read moreMother’s Day 2020 during COVID: a total nightmare for ordering flowers - especially from abroad. I thought I’d give the local flower shop where my Mom lives a call, and I’m glad that did!
The owner of Wendt’s fought to stay open during COVID - despite all the weird back and forth laws and distribution issues.
Even though my order should have been delayed due to all that, and me calling at the last minute, Wendt’s owner was still able to deliver my Mom’s flowers on time for Mother Day! The kind of special attention and dedication you'll never get from the big flower companies, especially in an emergency.
Wendt's Florist and Gifts is the beloved corner store of the...
Read moreI stopped at this flower store because it appeared to the closest to Carson Valley Cemetery where my Mom and Grandparents are buried. I really didn’t know what I wanted but Judy was very helpful and cordial. She prepared 3 nice vases of roses, at a fair price, and they were ready within an hour. A friendly young man in the shop helped bring them out to my car. Judy upgraded them all to a nicer vase than we originally discussed and provided some ground stakes. It was just perfect. The photos I am showing are of the next day. The arrangements were still...
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