How can I send flowers to somebody in China?

August 5, 2007 4:22 PM

Can anybody recommend an online florist that can accept US payment for delivery in China?

There seem to be a few Chinese florists online that have English pages and somewhat reasonable prices, but how can I tell if they are reputable or not? Flower quality and punctuality are important too, of course. Has anybody done this before and have any links or advice?

posted by :-) to shopping (5 comments total)

China is a big place. Do you have a particular city in mind, or do you need flower delivery to an arbitrary location in .cn?
posted by b1tr0t at 4:23 PM on August 5, 2007

Oops. Peking University, Beijing
posted by :-) at 5:11 PM on August 5, 2007

googled "beijing flowers" got a spelling correction, but also got a banner ad for http://www.chinaflower.com.cn and they have prices in US dollars.
posted by dogmom at 7:54 PM on August 5, 2007

Thanks dogmom. I googled myself before asking, but I was hoping for personal experiences.
posted by :-) at 8:13 AM on August 6, 2007

Here's what happened:
-Ordered online from http://www.cnflowernet.com/ with a temporary credit card number. (Ended up being unnecessary to do so, but better safe than sorry!)
-The prices were cheap compared to equivalent quantities/quality in the US. I also upgraded the flowers to the "luxury" option for something like five dollars. It sounds like it was worth it.
-They sent several tracking/progress emails after I ordered.
-The delivery person called the recipient before hand, and did not speak English (OK in this case).
-Same-day delivery! (Be careful with different time-zones.)
Overall success!
posted by :-) at 11:43 AM on November 3, 2007