Drivers

Every successful delivery starts with a stellar driver. For quite a while, our drivers were family members. We inherently understood what it meant to be the face of the family and the family business. We employ drivers now, but the quality of being the face of the family business is still primary.

Everyone that works at Fantasy Floral becomes a part of our Fantasy Floral family. We strive to create a family atmosphere. First, because it creates a very warm and rewarding work-environment. Second, because we feel it’s important for each customer to feel they receive the same care and attention to detail that family members do.

The service industry is not for everyone. Because of this, those who become a part of our Fantasy Floral family receive a very competitive salary. We want our co-workers to know and feel they are valued and cherished. Happy people create a happy and productive work environment. This includes our drivers.

Deliveries

Drivers that are paid per delivery are motivated to deliver quantity, not quality. We want our drivers to drive safely, have time to carefully load and unload arrangements, and be willing to take that extra moment to smile and make each recipient feel special. Our customers notice this. Recently, one Google reviewer shared, “Most recently they actually handed the flowers to my sister and wished her a happy birthday. Not only great service, the flowers are exquisite.”

We also have a dedicated van that is outfitted with equipment specifically for delivering flower arrangements. Whether it’s a small bud vase or a large vase brimming with 60 roses, we are able to secure the arrangement so that it will not fall over and damage the flowers. You cannot do that with some arrangements in a personal car. We also discovered that it can hold at least 80 balloons!

Additionally, we ensure that the arrangements smell like flowers. I recently had a friend tell me she received an arrangement that made her whole kitchen smell like cigarettes. The driver was smoking in his car while delivering.

Family

Some details might seem trivial, like a driver that smokes. When it comes to family though, no detail is trivial so we pay attention to them all! We can’t imagine operating our business any other way, but we also think it’s what sets us apart. Our deliveries and delivery fees reflect this attention to detail. It starts with family and a desire to make sure each arrangement and customer is cared for!

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So Much Color

One of my favorite things in the world is color; my pencil case is filled with pens of every color under the sun! One of the first things that stood out to me when I started working here was just how colorful everything is. Even now that I’ve been here for a few months, I still find myself wowed by especially colorful arrangements like No Clouds in the Sky and Sunny Shine. It’s not just the flowers; the shop’s decor is vibrant, bright, and fun! I never have to worry about my mood drooping at work; all of the color in the shop always puts a smile on my face.

Letting My Creativity Flow

In addition to working at Fantasy Floral, I’m also a musician; last year, I graduated with a degree in Music Theory & Composition from Westminster Choir College. One might think that working “outside my field” might put a damper on my creative spirit, but it’s actually quite the opposite! There’s lots of opportunities for me to exercise my artistic and aesthetic senses here at the shop; one of my favorite things to do here is decorate! Finding new ways to make the shop look beautiful is just as satisfying as writing a beautiful sonata.

Upbeat, Fun Energy

No matter if the shop is dead quiet or wildly hectic, there’s always positivity and excitement to be found here! All of my coworkers are wonderful people, and even if we’re all stressed out, there’s never any uncomfortable tension. And even though I definitely count myself as an introvert, the energy in the shop encourages me to open up and show my chatty side! Plus, our Alexa is always playing music; if you come into the shop one day, you might just see me dancing!

Learning New Things

When I started working at the shop, I knew next to nothing about flowers except for the fact that I liked them! For the first couple of weeks, it felt like every sentence out of my mouth was, “What kind of flower is that?” Every day I came in, I would learn the name of a different flower, and by now, I’ve gotten pretty good at recognizing all the different kinds! Nobody’s perfect, though; I still have a little scrapbook in my journal of several common flowers and their names. Just in case! 

New Appreciation

Looking back on my senior voice recital program this past year, I realized that many of the pieces I sang mentioned flowers at least once. Heck, I even sang a whole song about a rose! Now that I’m around flowers for most of my week, I have a new understanding of just why all of those composers wrote about flowers so much. I’ve sung those words hundreds of times, but now that I’ve spent so much time around the flowers, the language has new meaning. Each day in the shop instills a new appreciation for the beauty around me. 

Making People Smile

Without a doubt, the best part of a day in the life of a flower shop worker at Fantasy Floral is making people happy. Whether I’m on the phone with a pleasantly surprised recipient who didn’t know they were getting flowers, handing a beautiful arrangement to a customer on a delivery run, or even greeting someone at the shop and seeing their eyes light up at the decor, a smile on someone’s face is the most beautiful sight in the world. Seeing other people happy is extremely fulfilling to me; it’s what drew me to music, and it’s what now draws me to flowers !

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