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Flowers Today, Inc

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Phone: (703) 754-1200 View Additional Phone Numbers 15405 John Marshall Highway, Haymarket, VA 20169 http://bloomstoday.com View Additional Web Addresses

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Description

This company, operating under serveral trade styles, provides membership programs that employ a negative option enrollment process.  In such marketing systems, when a consumer decides to drop their enrollment in the program they must contact the firm to drop out of trial enrollments in order to prevent continued monthly billings.   

BBB Accreditation

This business is not BBB accredited.

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Reason for Rating

BBB rating is based on 16 factors. Get the details about the factors considered.

Factors that lowered the rating for Flowers Today, Inc include:

  • 495 complaints filed against business
  • Length of time business has taken to resolve complaint(s)

Factors that raised the rating for Flowers Today, Inc include:

  • Length of time business has been operating.
  • Response to 495 complaint(s) filed against business.
  • Resolution of complaint(s) filed against business.
  • BBB has sufficient background information on this business.

Customer Complaints Summary

495 complaints closed with BBB in last 3 years | 193 closed in last 12 months
Complaint Type Total Closed Complaints
Advertising/Sales Issues 133
Billing/Collection Issues 165
Delivery Issues 72
Guarantee/Warranty Issues 6
Problems with Product/Service 119
Total Closed Complaints 495

Additional Information

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BBB file opened: January 21, 2003 Business started: 03/01/2000 Business incorporated: 03/01/2000 in VA
Type of Entity

Corporation

Business Management
Ms. Kimberly Ganow, VP Blooms Rewards Mr. George Dukas, CEO
Contact Information
Principal: Mr. Donald J Mayer, Owner Principal: Mr. George Dukas, CEO
Business Category

FLORISTS-RETAIL FLOWERS-PRESERVED

Alternate Business Names
Blooms Rewards American Blooms Blooms USA Bloom Rewards BloomsToday Flowers Sent Today Funeral Flowers Identity Worldwide
Additional Information

Complaints filed with the BBB raise problems with individual transactions and with enrollment in Membership Programs offered by the firm.   The Membership Programs all utilize a negative option to drop the programs and discontinue trial enrollments.  Some consumers indicate difficulty reaching the separate listings for the different programs in order to register their withdrawal. 

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