Last Thursday was Valentine’s Day, and while I had bought a gift for my girlfriend, I think it is obligatory to also get flowers. I heard about proflowers.com on the Glenn Beck radio show, and figured I would give them a shot.

Being a guy, I didn’t do this until Tuesday the 12th, but all the promotional stuff I heard/saw on their site said it was not problem. I decided on a plant, the Azalea Bonzai to be precise. She just started a new job a couple months ago, and I thought this might go good at her desk. During the checkout, I had the option for next-day delivery (the 13th) for a fairly good bump-up in the shipping, or two options for 2nd day (the 14th). I could pay something like $19.99 and have it there by 9am on the 14th, or $9.99 and it would be there by 5pm, though they noted most deliveries arrived by 2pm. I figured she worked till 5, so that would work fine. Continue reading →