Diana Whitcomb
Contributor at Vase Shelf
About
I'm a 41-year-old freelance HR consultant in Pittsburgh. In March 2023, after a flower delivery service substituted lilies for the sunflower-and-daisy mix I ordered for my mother's seventieth birthday, and my allergic mother spent the morning sneezing instead of enjoying it, I started a spreadsheet. That spreadsheet turned into documentation of somewhere between forty and seventy orders, with a photo of every delivery placed next to the listing photo on the same screen.
The occasions are real: my mother's birthday two years running, sympathy bouquets for two cousins' funerals (one funeral home said the arrangement looked too informal, which I noted), baby showers for college friends now in Portland and Atlanta, and a recurring series of apology arrangements to my sister-in-law in Ohio. I track which services swap species without notice, which downgrade the vase and call it "equal or greater value," and which ones actually make it right when something goes wrong.
No floral training, no AIFD designation, no flower shop background. Just a buyer who documented every delivery and kept every receipt.
Articles by Diana Whitcomb
- Best Flower Delivery for New Baby Gifts Sent to Other States
- Send Flowers Service Review: Reliable Gifts for Friends Out of State
- How to Send Allergy Friendly Flowers for a Sneeze Free Celebration
- Why Online Flower Delivery Services Swap Out Specific Species Often
- ProFlowers Delivery Review: Testing Quality and Vases for Every Order
- From You Flowers Reviews for Sending Long Distance Bouquets to Family
- Same Day Flower Delivery Service Reviews After Many Recent Orders
- Tips for Sending Apology Flowers to Family After an Argument
- Reliable Sympathy Flower Delivery for Out of Town Funerals
- Cheap Online Flower Delivery with High Quality Glass Vases
- FTD Birthday Flowers Review: Testing Their Accuracy on Sunflowers
- Which Same Day Flower Delivery Services Arrive Before Five PM?
- The Spreadsheet Doesn't Lie: FTD vs From You Flowers After My 70th Order
Disclosure
Most flower delivery links here are affiliate links. If you order through one, I earn a commission, and your price stays the same. Every service reviewed was paid for out of pocket on real occasions.