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Tracy's Wedding Flowers
Tracy G. | Lees Summit, Missouri |
Flowers Wedding Flowers, DIY Wedding Flowers
Love my flowers! Thanks for the help!
~ Tracy
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The Grower's Box sells only the finest fresh cut wholesale flowers, wedding flowers and rose petals to businesses, wedding and event planners, florists, schools and universities, do-it-yourself brides and individual consumers. We have helped thousands of delighted customers purchase wholesale flowers for beautiful bridal bouquets, boutonnieres, reception centerpieces and other arrangements for weddings and events. We are dedicated to selling world-class wholesale fresh cut flowers at very competitive prices and complement all our products with superior customer service.
We truly appreciate the business we receive and love to hear from our customers about their experience with our company and the fresh cut wholesale flowers and wedding flowers they receive. We have received many testimonials from our customers and have posted a few of them below. Please visit our blog for more customer experiences.
Love my flowers! Thanks for the help!
~ Tracy
Thank you, Dom and Elena, for making The Grower's Box a part of your wedding! Your DIY approach to wedding flowers truly made your wedding a one-of-a-kind! Everything from the boutonnieres to the bouquets to the gorgeous setting look absolutely fabulous!
Read more at: http://www.rusticweddings.com/dom-elenas-homegrown-california-wedding/
I just wanted to thank you for your assistance with our Valentine's Day fundraiser. After expenses, we were able to give $150 to the Red Cross! In addition, I wanted to mention that the roses we received were BEAUTIFUL and everyone loved them. I would definitely recommend The Grower's Box to anyone. Thanks so much and I hope to work with you again!
Brianna C.
Dear Grower's Box,
Thank you so much for all of your help in making sure the flowers were perfect for our wedding day. You made it so easy to find exactly what I wanted and to be sure they arrived on time all the way to Hawaii. The flowers were better than expected and everything turned out beautiful. I am so glad we decided to order our flowers through the Grower's Box and we would highly recommend your service to others. You have our permission to use this email as a testimonial for others. We have also included some pictures of the wedding flowers as we received a lot of wonderful compliments on them! Thank you again for making this process so easy and stress-free!
Kelly & Joey
Dear Grower's Box,
I recently got married and ordered my flowers from you. I was so impressed by the quality of the flowers and the way they were shipped. I was, of course, a little nervous about not seeing them before buying them, but it was one of the best investments I made for my wedding. For anyone wondering whether they should get their flowers from The Grower's Box, I would tell them not to hesitate! The quality of the flowers surpassed what you would get from a regular flower shop, not to mention the cost is cut in half by over 50%. We ordered the largest wedding package and an additional 6 bouquets of roses. After the wedding we realized we did not even use all of the flowers - which I thought we would not have enough of.
Grower's Box - thank you for making my wedding exactly the way I wanted it to be!
~ Jacquline K.
Thanks, Tracy, for choosing us to be a part of your event at the winery! We are thrilled that you liked the white ranunculus and look forward to working with you again soon for your future events!
Dear Grower's Box,
Just got back to Atlanta 5 minutes ago and will definitely forward a picture once I unpack. But I couldn't wait to tell you that the gerbera daisies were nothing less than spectacular!! Each one was more magnificent than the next; the colors were blindingly gorgeous and four days into it (when I left) they looked as perky as they did the first day.
Truly the most beautiful bouquet I've ever seen. Thank you once again for providing breathtakingly beautiful flowers for these special occasions in my family's lives.
All good things to you and yours.
~ Diann K.
I just wanted to send a note of thanks for the beautiful Calla Lilies that we purchased for the wedding. I was not only impressed with the flowers, but with your customer service, who was always so kind and caring. They helped tremendously! They not only gave me hints on wrapping the flowers, but were also very involved when the flowers were delayed. All the things that could have gone wrong didn't because of them. The wedding was gorgeous! I would recommend The Grower's Box to anyone!
Marie M. - Mother of the Bride
You all are great people to deal with. The product was exactly as I expected it to be - very top quality. My wife was delighted with the display of 25 dozen roses for our 25th wedding anniversary.
David O.
I just wanted to send you a quick email to let you know how beautiful the roses I received were! I kept the plastic pieces on and hydrated the roses right away, and within 12 hours I had absolutely GORGEOUS roses waiting to be turned into stunning bouquets. They opened beautifully and were so large! I have never seen such beautiful roses and my mother and I are rose fanatics.
When my mother first asked me where I planned on purchasing the flowers, I told her I had already placed an order for them with Grower's Box online. She frowned and was very skeptical about how the flowers would turn out and said that I should be going to a local wholesaler instead. I assured her that I had a good feeling about Grower's Box but couldn't resist feeling just a bit anxious to see how they would turn out since I'm a pretty picky person when it comes to flowers.
Thursday morning at 11:00am they arrived. I opened the box to see them a bit dehydrated, so I immediately cut the stems an inch and placed them in water with a bit of flower food. By 9:00pm they were GORGEOUS! Absolutely stunning… thank you so much for your help in making my wedding so complete! I will definitely be ordering from you again!
Grace T.
Dear Grower's Box,
Thanks for the beautiful carnations! Attached are some of the pictures of the flowers from our wedding that we ordered from you.
~ Kristi I.
Thank you so much for the wonderful packaging and on-time delivery of my flowers for my wedding last year. I was very skeptical about going through a florist because of the astronomical prices they charge. They arrived beautifully packaged with water packets for each bunch of flowers. Everything was exactly as I ordered it! Thanks again for such a wonderful site and for my beautiful flowers at my wedding. I will definitely use you again!
April R. – California
Thank you for everything! The flowers were beautiful, I got so many compliments on them. HUGE success. I would, and will, recommend you to anyone!
Where do I begin? I have had the most amazing experience in purchasing flowers from Grower's Box. The flowers, Arranged Wedding Flowers, were absolutely amazing. I purchased the White Wedding Collection and from the time I received them I was not disappointed. As promised, I received an email providing the tracking number for all three boxes. They arrived 30 minutes before the estimated delivery time. The delivery guy was so tickled that he was delivering "wedding flowers" because he had never done so. Thank you Fed Ex!
I was a little scared as I started opening the first box as I purchased a fairly new product from Grower's Box. All my apprehensions were put to rest when I opened the lid to the first box. All I could say was, "Oh My God!" as the aroma of the flowers rose from the box. Each flower bunch was gorgeous. Each box came with a pair of scissors to cut through the ties holding the flowers in place. Although the description indicates that it is the farmer's choice of flowers, they could not have done a better job. Each bridesmaid bouquet came decorated with pearl top pins and ivory ribbon. My daughter's bouquet was stunning with pearl top pins and white ribbon. The throw-away bouquet was unforgettable. The boutonnieres were exactly as described and the corsages were gorgeous. We did not need all of the bridesmaid bouquets so I took them apart and used them to complete the centerpiece flowers as I had 20 tables.
Each rose was large and full. The white stock, tiger lillies and star gazers were beyond belief. A week after our event, the roses looked just as they had the day of our event and they still smelled just as good.
Grower's Box has a customer for life. I have and will continue to recommend this wonderful company.
I was dead-set on tulips for my fall wedding. This was something that no florist would touch with a ten foot pole. No matter what, no one would do tulips for me. So, it was time to look into wholesale flowers. I found The Growers Box through an online search and they had some good reviews, so I went for it.
I fretted about these flowers more than anything in the whole wedding. We were having them delivered a mere two days before the wedding! I was so nervous that they wouldn't be adequate and that we would be in a mad scramble to find centerpieces. Instead, the flowers turned up at the correct time and they were perfect!! We ordered 300 tulips total and they all arrived together, nicely bunched and in excellent condition. I was amazed that we could get such nice tulips so far from their peak season.
They ended up being used for centerpieces, bouquets, and corsages that we made ourselves. Everything turned out great. The flowers held up during the entire day. In fact, it's been a few weeks now and the bouquets still look new!
It was so nice to be so worried about something and have it end up being one of the nicest parts about the wedding.
My husband and I ordered the flowers for our wedding reception
through Growers Box and couldn't have been happier with how they turned
out. All my fears about ordering flowers online have been blown out of the
water. What a deal, and I will be proud for the rest of my life about how
beautiful they were.
We ordered 200 bi-color yellow-red roses, 100 snapdragons and the myrtle
as filler, to be arranged in pitchers for the reception tables. They were
delivered on a Tuesday morning, as promised, for our Friday evening
wedding, which seemed early, but we trimmed the stems, kept them in
air-conditioning and buckets of water as directed, and they continued to
blossom right up to and through the reception, and even into the next day.
We did remove some browned or spotted outside petals from the roses on
Friday morning as we were arranging them, but this is typical from the
shipping and they really did look just fine afterward. Some of the
snapdragons wilted, but because you have to order a minimum of 100 stems
and we only needed about 70, this was fine; we had a built-in buffer.
If you're thinking about doing your own, I can only counsel: Keep it
simple when it comes to which flowers, and practice with a variety of
vases and types of flowers from a deli or something before you decide on
what you want, but it's absolutely worth it. We received many compliments
on how nice ours looked, and with absolutely NO prior experience in flower
Growers Box's customer service was exceedingly responsive and careful; I
called three times and actually spoke with the same rep each time. They were
friendly and courteous and offered good advice. Throughout what could have
been a very scary process, I never felt like we were on our own.
Can't recommend this company more. They were great.
Thank you so much for the beautiful roses. We ordered 150 roses and every single one was in great condition. I can't thank you enough for the beautiful photos and memories that you have made possible. Everyone was astounded by how open and vibrant the flowers were. I wish I could keep them forever. Thank you so very much Grower's Box!
Sarah B.
Dear Grower's Box,
The gerberas and dendrobium orchids came in a day ahead of schedule due to pending inclement weather. I was a little worried at first but it worked out better. I can't say enough about the condition of the flowers. They were beautiful! The gerbera's color was perfect and such size!
Wonderful! Thank you for all your personal help and consideration. Please pass on our thanks to your growers.
Many thanks,
Pam K.
I'm not sure if I am directing this email correctly, but I was hoping to reach the person in charge of this company to voice my opinion on GrowersBox.com.
For starters, it is a very comprehensible website and is very well designed. Some companies get carried away or don't put any personalization at all into their website. Your design is simple, relevant, and easily navigated and that alone takes away much of the stress involved in choosing flowers for my wedding. Also, you photographs are lovely and speak well for your services.
But what really impressed me was your customer service. While looking for the perfect wedding-in-a-box package, I began to wonder if I could tweak a few things about the DIY wedding flower rose package, so I sent an email to the sales department, but I didn't think I would get as much help as I did.
One of the sales reps responded shortly after I sent the email and assured me that creating a custom package wouldn't be a problem at all. I wasn't sure what I wanted at first, and needed a little advice. I have had experiences with other florist websites who seemed annoyed at my indecision and basically told me to figure out what I wanted before I started worrying about prices, and offered me no flexibility. However, the sales rep has been very helpful and we have quickly developed a custom package that fits my desires as well as my budget. The sales rep has been very patient and responsive, and has been very generous with his expert advice in regards to flower choice as well as the presentation of the flowers.
GrowersBox.com is THE best floral site out there, believe me I've searched far and wide. Please share my gratitude with your President/CEO/Manager.
Thank you so much,
Erika H.
I just wanted to THANK YOU personally for helping us with placing the order for our parents' 50th wedding anniversary. The orchids were absolutely beautiful and they arrived on time and in perfect condition. The day would not have been a success without you. Thank you again!!!!
Jodi S.
The flowers arrived safely and were gorgeous! We had a beautiful wedding with them. The lillies were a bit thick for boutonnieres but we managed, and what the heck - they make the story more interesting… We called them fertility symbols! Thank you for your excellent service and I will highly reccommend your company.
Susan B.
P.S. Your customer service could not have been more friendly and supportive with my nervous questions!
I ordered the green and white pre-made wedding arrangements for our daughter's wedding in Yosemite National Park this past July. Because of the shipping restrictions, I had to order a Fri. delivery for the Tues. wedding. I had hoped that by ordering these arrangements there would be enough variety of flowers and berries that if one type faded early others would hold up. I got lucky in that the motel owner where we were staying accepted the delivery and cranked up the ac in our room prior to our arrival. We placed the corsages and boutonnieres in the mini fridge and got the bouquets in cups of water asap per the instructions. The arrangements were able to sit in the shipping box on the floor near the ac unit which remained on high for the four days before the big event. It made for very chilly nights for us but the flowers were happy. I was concerned that the bridal bouquet contained tulips (in July!) and accepted they would not make it to the wedding. My only disappointment was that two of the bridesmaids' bouquets had blush cluster roses in what should have been all white/green arrangements. As it turned out all but one of the tulips were perfect for the wedding. I clipped out the droopy one and the bouquet was still lovely. And the blush roses were the only flowers that really faded so they were also clipped out which made those arrangements a bit thin but still quite fine. In short, four days after the delivery we had lovely flowers for this crazy destination wedding in the middle of nowhere. My other thought had been to ship in silk arrangements but that seemed a sacrilege in such a gorgeous natural setting. The flowers from Growers Box were just what we needed and helped make a perfect day even more special.
I just wanted to express how pleased I was with my order from GrowersBox.com. I was married last August and my wedding planner suggested cutting a huge chunk out of the budget by ordering from GrowersBox.com. I am the most unlucky person in the world and what can go wrong will, but these flowers were perfect! I ordered every color of pink rose and they were all stunning and came exactly as described. We gathered them in bunches of about 10, put them in large stein glassware and they were beautiful! There were so many flowers everywhere several people even commented that we must have spent a fortune. If only you did bouquets - your flowers were more fresh and pretty than what I received from the florist! THANK YOU!!!
~ Jenny R.
Dear Folks at Grower's Box,
I was extremely happy with my purchase! All the contents of the flower box were carefully and professionally packed and arrived in excellent condition. I would not hesitate to give you the highest recommendation! Thanks for making my purchase fresh and smooth.
~ Cathy Buck
I wanted to thank you for the beautiful flowers delivered last week for a wedding on Saturday - I have always received excellent flowers from you and this delivery was no different. I had plenty of flowers to complete the brides requested flowers and more. Thanks again. I will be ordering again for a wedding in October.
Grower's Box was an awesome choice for my wedding. I chose the sunflowers and snapdragons boxes for reception flowers, and the pre-arranged fall wedding collection for our bouquets. At first, I was incredibly nervous because on the day before my scheduled flower delivery I got a call from Grower's Box that there had been a gas leak at one of their farms and no shipments were going out that day. They had evacuated the farm for safety concerns. A moment of bridal panic, of course, ensued. BUT, their customer service was amazing, kept me closely informed of the situation, and I got beautiful flowers delivered the next day. Every time I talked to customer service, I: 1) got through right away, 2) got the same person, who 3) knew exactly my story and why I was calling. Very reassuring.
Second, when we got the arranged flowers and a couple of the boutonnieres were a little worse for wear, they quickly rushed out another set for us so they would look their best on the wedding day!
I am so glad that I saved hundreds of dollars on flowers by ordering through Grower's Box. Even with the hiccups in the shipping process, I can happily give them five stars for their wonderful customer service and for being so accommodating in unexpected circumstances.
~ Margaret F.
Dear Grower's Box
I want to thank your customer service department and the wonderful farmer who fulfilled my request to get lilies of the valley to my mother for her 70th birthday. The flowers just arrived in Texas at my mom's door step and she called the moment after opening them. She was so happy. Her grandfather had a big patch of lilies of the valley that grew in his yard. She hasn't seen her birthday flower since she was a young girl. She told me that this was the most thoughtful gift she had been given. I thank you again for making this possible.
You have made me and my 70 year old mama beyond happy!!
All my Best
Kelley L.
The Grower's Box is amazing! They kept calling to follow up and make sure everything was great - and it was! What an incredible wedding! The flowers were perfect. I highly recommend The Grower's Box!
~ Samantha J.
Dear Growers Box,
I just wanted to write a quick note to say thank you for having such a wonderful customer service representatives. I explained to one of your customer service representatives that we had extensive water damage in our home one week before the wedding. The water damage happened last Friday when I was ordering the wedding-in-a-box we wanted. I had to stop midway through the online ordering process and the order wasn't placed. When I called on Wednesday, I spoke with one of your customer service representatives and they told me that the office was closed but that they would call the farm and ask if it would be possible to get the flowers. They called me later that same day with the best news I had received in the last few days - that we would have the flowers, and on time!!!! Your sales representative's understanding and willingness to help made my day!!!! I am a first time Growers Box user but I am confident that the flowers will be gorgeous. Again, thank you Growers Box!
Best Regards,
Glenda P.
Mother of the Bride
Totally positive experience. The roses arrived on time and were fresh & beautiful. Instructions for the care of the roses were clear and I certainly would order from The Grower's Box again.
~ Rosanne V.
Thank you so much for the beautiful flowers for my daughter's wedding. I was a bit hesitant to order flowers online, but I decided to take the chance after reading your testimonials. I ordered 350 red roses for my daughter's wedding online without talking to a representative. On the day requested, the flowers arrived and I was able to get them hydrated and ready to use. By the wedding day, the flowers were fabulous with full blossoms and great color.
I will definitely use your company again as I was most impressed with the flowers and the ease of having them delivered directly to my door. With your great prices and door to door delivery, we were able to give our daughter the beautiful red roses she wanted so much! I have already recommended your company to friends who are doing weddings in the near future.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Karen H.
I wasn't sure what to expect when I flew from orange County and arrived in Dallas on Thursday to arrange flowers for my sister-in-law's Saturday wedding - we had ordered nearly $500 worth of flowers sight-unseen.
My mother-in-law had followed your instructions for unpacking and preparing the flowers. When I arrived, the garage was packed full of the freshest roses with tight firm buds. The Bells of Ireland had perked up, just as you had promised, the purple Stock smelled like heaven, and the delicate little Montecasinos were just perfect. On the day of the wedding, my sister-in-law burst into joyful tears when she saw her bouquet and said, "The flowers are exactly what I had hoped for!" The wedding coordinator said the arrangements were so gorgeous and I told her I ordered the flowers online from Grower's Box, and she was quite impressed. The photographer thought my arrangements and the quality of the blooms were so fabulous that he wanted to know why he'd never seen my work before! When I told him I was just an amateur from Orange County, he told me I should start my own wedding flower business! The wedding guests couldn't stop gushing over how pretty all the flowers were!
After all these great compliments, I have decided to start my own business, and I will be turning to Grower's Box for the best customer service, most value and highest quality available!
Lisa S.
Dear Grower's Box,
My daughter's wedding was this weekend and everyone loved the flowers we got from you - especially my daughter. My friends and I had so much fun putting them together for centerpieces and bouquets. I especially want to thank your customers service for their immediate response to a very overwhelmed Mother of the Bride phone message that I left. I happen to be a counselor, and I had to laugh when I got off the phone - they not only helped me feel confident about the flower care, they talked in such a calm way that I felt more competent the rest of the day about the whole darn wedding! They were polite and never hurried me as I asked what probably were questions that rang the bell on the ignorant scale!
I have given your web site info to lots of others, including the manager of the golf course venue we used. She also said she has never seen any flowers (not done by florists) that looked even close to as nice as these.
Thanks again,
Vicki S.
Dear Grower's Box,
I just wanted to share some pictures from the wedding. Thank you for all of your help. I look forward to doing more business with you.
Richard C.
I wanted to finally thank you for the absolutely gorgeous flowers I ordered from you for my wedding! The Calla Lilies and greenery were perfect! They arrived exactly when promised (delivered Friday morning for Sunday wedding), and stayed perfect not only for our outdoor South Florida wedding (in August!), but for several days after as well. We also ordered roses from you for a second reception in my home town, and those were equally as beautiful and long-lasting! Customer service was wonderful, even with me requesting a change in the rose colors after placing my original order. I have a friend planning her own wedding who recently emailed me asking for advice on flowers, and I highly recommended you to her! Keep up the good work!
~ Tiffany M.
I wanted to save money on my wedding by doing my own flowers. Everyone kept telling me I was getting into more than I could handle. The Grower's Box customer service department sent me directions on how to make a hand-tied rose bouquet and the ordering of the flowers was very inexpensive and easy to do. I was very pleased with how beautiful the roses were. We followed the directions on how to care for the roses and they looked absolutely beautiful on the day of the wedding.
Thank you so much for everything! I will be recommending this website to all my friends!
Thank you!
Mindy F.
The flowers arrived and look perfect! Thank you again! I've used Grower's Box for 6 years and have never been disappointed!
Dear Grower's Box,
Truly the flowers that you sent for the wedding were beyond beautiful, they were MAGNIFICENT! They took everybody's breath away because they were so exquisite and I am NOT exaggerating in the slightest way!!! They literally put tears in my eyes when I saw them. All the colors were so complimentary to one another and they were just the colors Amy wanted for her wedding.
They were so fresh and vibrant it seemed like they were the type of flowers you would only see in heaven… they gave so much pleasure to the eyes, it was almost hard to believe that we were seeing. And there were so many flowers… all the bouquets and arrangements were so huge and lush! I can't hardly wait to send you pictures of them, although the pictures will not compare to what we saw firsthand.
Thank you!!!
Tania R.
I wanted to write in about the roses that I received for my wedding in September. The roses were so beautiful! They arrived on time and the boxes were in perfect condition. They were sent so they had not bloomed completely and when the wedding day came 3 days later they had bloomed into large beautiful roses. I was so impressed! I did not have a single flower that could not be used. I was a little nervous about ordering online, but the process was smooth and your customer service help was fantastic. All of my friends and guests could not believe that I ordered them online. Since the roses looked so good after the wedding, we took all of our centerpieces and donated them to the Children's Hospital. They loved them!
I will recommend The Grower's Box to all of my friends and family and will continue to use your company the next time I am in need of beautiful flowers. Thanks a million!
~ Erin R.
I ordered fresh rose petals from Growers Box. They were beautiful! The petals arrive fresh and remained so for days. I was able to use them at my wedding and at the reception. They were stunning on the tables! What was even more amazing is how well they lasted! I able to use was the extra petals (there were a LOT in the bags!) both on my wedding night (on the bed and in the bath) and for the rest of the honeymoon. I followed the easy instructions for care and storage, and they far outlasted my expectations. When there was a delay in getting my shipment through customs, I received a wonderful email explaining the delay and reassuring me that this possibility had been allowed for in the recommended shipping time and that the petals (which would be properly cared for by professionals until they could actually ship) would still arrive in plenty of time and in perfect condition. Growers Box fulfilled all their promises and more. I would use them again without a moments hesitation!
Growers Box did exactly what they said they would do: provide the most beautiful flowers imaginable at what truly was a reasonable price. The wedding in a box that I ordered had 200 white and cream roses and made the most beautiful arrangements I have ever seen. My reception hall was perfect. When I had a question on how to care for the flowers that I was unable to find on the web site, I called the customer care number. I left a message which was returned within 5 minutes by a most helpful customer service representative who answered my question thoroughly without ever making me feel silly for asking. I felt like a valued customer. I would purchase from Growers Box again without any hesitation and I recommended them to everyone who complimented me on the roses at my reception.
~ Diana W.
Dear Grower's Box,
When I called, your sales representatives answered all of my questions and were so helpful. They even gave me suggestions and told me my best options, even when they weren't the easiest for them. The actual flowers I received were beautiful and had great color. They were fresh and are still beautiful 4 days later!
Thanks again,
Acacia T.
The flowers arrived in a timely manner, exactly as described. I followed the instructions from off of the site, and the flowers opened and were just lovely for the wedding! The service was excellent, and they had good communication about my shipment. I will use The Grower's Box again!
I have found that The Grower's Box is the most frugal way of purchasing roses. I purchased a 200 stem box of roses and they were beautiful. They had the largest buds that I and my family had ever seen. They were extremely beautiful and the aroma was intoxicating. If you chose The Grower's Box, you will be pleased!
I was very pleased with the roses that we ordered from The Grower's Box. I have to admit I was somewhat apprehensive about ordering in this manner, as I did not know anyone who had done so, but have since recommended this company to others. Everyone commented about how beautiful the roses were, and they definitely added the finishing touch to the reception. My daughter was elated and the reception was perfect. I will definitely use this company again.
~ Rita J.
Dear Grower's Box,
I'm writing to let you know that the flowers we ordered from GrowersBox.com arrived on time and in wonderful condition. For the volume of flowers that I purchased (DIY Wedding Flowers: Roses (x-large box), 150 of the 28" roses and a DIY Wedding Flowers: Callas (small box)) and only two days to prep, assemble, and finish; the results were even better than I could have imagined.
I do have experience with fresh flowers, often you have to adjust your purchase for an event with an allowance for flowers that arrive damaged. Out of 750 roses and 120 callas we ordered for my son's wedding, every single stem and greenery was usable which I found simply amazing.
My biggest concern was that the colors of the flowers had to be exact. Flower colors clashing with dresses/tuxes could read tears and disaster for the bride. When I opened the boxes, the roses matched the dresses perfectly and it was time to go to work.
When it was time for the wedding to begin… all 13 bouquets, 18 corsages, 18 boutonnieres, 6 aisle markers, 20 centerpieces and arrangements were picture perfect. My new daughter-in-law said it was the exact vision of the wedding she planned and worked on for a year. As a brand new mother-in-law you can only imagine just how important it was for all of us that I not mess up this assignment. We had a need to stay within budget and still have the reliable source that will deliver on time, high quality fresh cut flowers, in the required color range, transported with care and a customer service department that was simply a pleasure to work with. Your company met or exceeded our needs and expectations - on every single point.
Your superior reputation is well deserved and I thank you for the level of product and service that you provide.
Most sincerely,
Constance L.
Thank you so very much for the wonderful flowers. My wife was blown away when she opened the box and saw 250 roses. She called her mother and sent pictures before she realized that she had 250 stems.
I also want to thank you for the Gerbera Daisies. My wife had not seen that many before and those are her favorite flowers. When she saw Grower's Box on the lid she knew they would be beautiful, but it was more than she expected.
Thank you,
Danny J.
US Army
I could not be happier with my experience and purchase from Grower's Box. They swooped in and saved the day for my wedding. I called them on a Tuesday morning, my flowers were overnighted free of charge and arrived Wednesday afternoon in beautiful condition. I needed them for a wedding that Friday, 2 days later!! They looked gorgeous and we received too many compliments to count.
When I called Grower's Box, I was at my wits end. No other flower companies could: 1) ship the order quick enough - I needed them for a wedding; they all had 2-week in advance policies; 2) get the correct species of lily I wanted; 3) get the right color - I was going for a deep fuchsia and no one could get it.
Grower's Box not only found the exact lily in the exact color I wanted, but provided them at - and I promise this is true - HALF the price. All the other companies that couldn't even get the right flower were selling 40 stems for around $175. Grower's Box price: $165 for 80 (EIGHTY!!!) stems!!! And the ones I wanted! Unreal!!!!
They overnighted them right away, and less than 24 hours after talking to them, I had all the lilies in my house.
I have only the best things to say about this company… I had never ordered flowers online before and they have converted me. Not only did they save us TONS of money, but the flowers were absolutely exquisite. If any of you are wanting to buy flowers from them, do so with absolutely no hesitation!!! They have great customer service and are super-friendly on the phone. I LOVE GROWER'S BOX!!!!
We ordered the wedding package and rose petals. The wedding was in California, the bride from Phoenix, and the parents from Texas - needless to say we were anxious. All for naught… the flowers were beautiful! They were delivered on time and the service was great!!! After the order was placed, there was a follow up call. We discovered I had accidentally put the wrong date. They immediately corrected what I had not even noticed. Without a doubt, I would buy from The Grower's Box again. My niece is getting married in October and I have encouraged her to also use The Grower's Box.
Thanks for a beautiful wedding!
I just wanted to let you know how wonderful your site is. I am not in the business, but in this day and age of easy access via internet to anything you want to find I stumbled across your site in search for finding out the name of a certain flower. The reason I'm writing is that I have looked at many flower sites, both wholesale and retail, when all I could find were these little bitty pictures very close up of the flowers where you could barely tell how they look in real life. Your site was a breath of fresh air. Thank you so very much for showing pictures of flowers the way we should see them. Whoever decided to do it that way should be commended. I searched through dozens of sites looking for the name of a flower where I only knew the first letter of it, "alstroemeria". I searched through site after site and saw these pictures that only showed one flower from the top, and even though I was looking at the correct flower, I didn't know it. Until I found your site and found the picture of them in a bunch did I actually recognize them.
I just wanted to give you a kudos for the good job you are doing and THANK YOU for helping me find the name of my favorite flower!!!!
~ Melissa J.
The flowers arrived yesterday as you promised. They are going to be spectacular! I can't wait to see the looks on the faces of our guests. We are going to put them in the windows of the church and on the tables at the reception. The bride and her bridesmaids are going to carry clusters wrapped with ribbon.
Thank you so much.
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Dear Grower's Box,
I would like to say 'thanks' to your company for all the wonderful service I received while working with you. I ordered 400 long stem red roses and 5,000 rose petals for my wedding. I was very skeptical about ordering my wedding flowers from an online vendor. I tracked The Grower's Box for a year, making sure you were a reputable company, and I was very happy to see that you are.
The Wednesday before my wedding, at 10:00 in the morning I received 3 boxes of flowers. I opened them up quickly because I wasn't sure what to expect, but the flowers were beautiful. We took the leaves off and placed them in buckets. As the day went on, the flowers began to open up even more, and by Friday (the day we put the arrangements together), they were beautiful. By Saturday they had opened up so much they looked like they came from a local florist. I got so many compliments on the flowers from my guests. I told each one of them about The Grower's Box and I told them I would recommend you 100% for any and all events.
For any customers who are reading this testimonial and wondering if this company is truly the 'real deal' - they are. The Grower's Box is well worth your money. I highly recommend The Grower's Box.
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When I opened the flowers for my daughter's wedding, I cried. They were the most beautiful flowers I have ever seen. The directions supplied on the website for flower care were easy to follow and the blooms opened beautifully. I especially liked the brides bouquets that came shipped by themselves and were easy to incorporate the 3 rose colors together. I'm very pleased with my entire experience with The Grower's Box. I can't wait to recommend them to my friends! Thank you for adding another element of beauty to my daughter's wedding.
I needed my roses to be as white as possible for the wedding I was decorating for. I was VERY happy when the roses showed up almost pure white! I received my order nicely packaged with plenty of moisture and protection. The roses were still in fine shape 2 days later when the event occurred. I just followed the online care instructions. It is for sure a place I will order from again!
~ Nikki W.
I ordered the DIY Wedding Flowers: Roses package and an extra 200 roses. The delivery to the hotel was on time and the flowers were perfect! I did all the wedding flowers, from bouquets to table arrangements, and my daughter-in-law was very happy with the result.
I really recommend this company. Thank you Grower's Box!
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I got beautiful flowers at a great price. Delivery was exactly as promised and when I had a concern, Customer Service was very helpful. This was my first purchase, but it won't be my last.
The rose petals I ordered were fantastic! They were large in size, great consistent color and there were no bruised or torn petals. The packaging was well done for shipping and they arrived on time and in great shape.
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My wedding flowers were delivered on time and in outstanding condition! I ordered a custom box of wholesale flowers and a DIY Wedding Package of roses. The quality of the flowers in both were excellent. My daughter and I put together my table arrangements and bridal bouquet and we received the most wonderful comments. I would not hesitate to order from The Grower's Box again.
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I just wanted to take a minute to tell you how pleased we were with the Gerbera Daisies we ordered for our daughter's wedding. They arrived right on time (I started to get a little nervous the day before delivery). Having never ordered flowers online, I thought it may have been a big mistake. Bright and early Thursday morning the FedEx truck arrived. The flowers were amazing! These flowers were to be used for the reception table decorations. My daughter's soon to be husband's aunt was doing the arranging (she is a former florist) and boy was she impressed! We had ordered all the church flowers, bouquets and corsages from a local florist. The flowers we received from Grower's Box were much prettier and outlasted the florist's flowers by two weeks. Had I known, we would have ordered all of the flowers from Grower's Box.
Thank you so much for all the help in ordering and in making our daughter's special day even better with beautiful flowers. Everyone there commented about the flowers and we wasted no time in telling them where they came from.
Thanks again,
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Dear Grower's Box,
I had spoken to you about flowers for my niece's wedding and you had suggested that they ship the flowers three days before the wedding. To let you know, I received them 3 days before the wedding and they turned out to be the best flowers ever. I had made the bride's bouquet and all the other flowers for the wedding, and they turned out to be wonderful. The flowers bloomed to be so spectacular, we were all so impressed with your product. I will be ordering from you in the future and I will be letting everyone know how beautiful your flowers are and that your service was excellent.
Thanks again,
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I never hesitate one minute about ordering from The Grower's Box. I am so impressed. I am a do-it-yourselfer, and this was exactly what I wanted. I had excellent service, telephone support and the absolutely most gorgeous flowers any bride could have expected or ever desired. They came at 10:07am in perfect condition and there was not a single stem that was damaged or hurt in any way. All the advice I received online and by telephone was exceptional. I laughed when not 30 minutes after the flowers arrived, the telephone rang and it was support from The Grower's Box asking me about my delivery and if it was perfect. We visited just like we were old friends, and that made even made it more special!!!
As a matter of fact, I have told everyone I know about this experience and we have 8 bridesmaids in our wedding - 6 of which are single!! And so I will be sending you some customers!! Thank you, thank you, thank you for the unbelievably perfect service and for being involved in making this day, our wedding, a day we will never forget.
Melissa H.
I just wanted to thank you so much for the wonderful flowers you sent us this past weekend for a wedding we were doing. We had never ordered flowers online so we were a bit skeptical and even did a dry run with another online flower company. We were in such shock when the flowers from the other company arrived looking absolutely horrible. So, we decided to give you guys a try and we were blown away with the beautify of every single of the over 300 gerbera daisies we ordered! They looked fabulous, and the arrangements we made for the wedding were admired by so many guests! We have more weddings coming up, so we WILL be using you again.
Not only did your flowers arrive in perfect condition, I called a few days before I ordered and the sales rep I talked with was wonderful and very helpful. You have great customer service. Thank you again for everything! I will recommend you to everyone!
Dear Grower's Box,
I ordered my roses from you for my anniversary/vow renewal. I could not have been happier with the flowers you sent. I ordered red, white and pink roses. They came beautifully packed and they were gorgeous! They were fresh and beautiful. They were delivered on time and the roses stayed beautiful for the event, 3 days later.
Thank you for such great product and service. I will order flowers for my next big event from you and recommend your site to everyone I know.
Nilda G.
Dear Grower's Box Customer Service,
I am sending you this email note to thank you and compliment you on the great level of service we received on this order and to compliment you and your suppliers on the quality of the product for our special occasion.
The flowers for my daughter's wedding were very fresh, well preserved and of a very high quality. I will recommend and endorse your service to anyone seeking floral arrangements for any event that is planned and can place an order within the requirements of your process.
Thank you!!!
Melvin M.
Dear Grower's Box,
The roses were spectacular, and we so appreciated your sales team alleviating our pre-wedding anxiety with such excellent customer service. We have recommended your business to numerous friends who have upcoming weddings and hope you get lots of business out of it. Again, thank you for making our wedding so beautiful!
Marianne L.
I just wanted to write to say thank you. I ordered Gerbera Daisies for my wedding this past weekend and they came bright and early on the day that they were supposed to come. They were absolutely beautiful and a real highlight of my wedding! I used them for centerpieces, bridesmaid bouquets, on the cake and hors d'oeuvres table at the reception and for bouquets for the rehearsal dinner and for my mother. They were spectacular!!
I think that some people might be nervous about ordering wholesale flowers online, but I want to give my full endorsement for your professionalism and for the quality of your products!! I will definitely use you again if an occasion arises. Thanks again!
Dear Grower's Box,
I can not thank you enough for your commitment to your customers. I know I did not order the most expensive selection, but your dedication to ensure that my flowers arrived just in time for my event was beyond commendable. I selected the Grower's Box, out of all the other online peers, because just under four years ago, without any association with your organization prior, you were able to get golden orange roses in time for my wedding, in less than a week, during the month of October. I appreciate the one-to-one care that your company provides, and trust me, it will have me ordering from the Grower's Box much more in the near future.
I have attached a photo of the event from Saturday. Although a simple and small event, the usually underrated carnation is what tied everything together. They were absolutely beautiful. Thank you, thank you, for your tremendous efforts!
A huge thank you to your caring staff for getting the flowers to me for my Uncle's funeral after I messed up the delivery date. They were beautiful! I highly recommend you to all my friends. Thanks for caring!
I was very skeptical about purchasing wedding flowers over the internet. It turned out I had nothing to worry about. The flowers were amazing. Bloomed prior to the wedding and looked very elegant in the centerpieces. Everyone loved them and I ended up saving approximately $600 bucks by doing them myself. I would definitely recommend The Grower's Box!!!
The Grower's Box responded to each of my emails quickly and accurately. The flowers bloomed the day of my event as I was promised and I received compliments all night on the flowers. I highly recommend The Grower's Box and intend on using them again in the future.
Dear Grower's Box,
I just wanted to thank you for going out of your way to get me my beautiful order of wholesale flowers (Iris). You could have handled it differently, but instead you proved how much you care about the customer. My event turned out wonderful and your flowers provided the perfect touch. I will definitely use The Grower's Box in the future and will recommend it to friends and family.
Cristina V.
Dear Grower's Box,
I just wanted you to know that all five boxes arrived early this morning and everything looks beautiful! I just finished preparing everything and look forward to arranging them the rest of today and tomorrow. I have definitely made note of your web address for future reference and will pass information on to friends when they have a need for great fresh flowers!
Martha H.
I ordered white hydrangea to give out for Valentine's Day and they were perfect! They came in last Thursday, and the ones I have on my table (today, a week later) still look beautiful. Everything looked nice when it came and after hydrating the blooms were even more stunning. I think I'm going to make it a tradition to order flowers every year and hand them out!
I just wanted to let you know that I did receive the flowers yesterday morning and they are just beautiful! They didn't look 'tired' at all. I now have them in water an they are opening nicely for the wedding this afternoon. Thanks again!
WOW, these roses are incredible!!! Just beautiful… we loved how they were shipped and it was really neat to get so many flowers and greenery to decorate our home (our daughter is crazy about the Baby's Breath). Thank you so much for ensuring our order was well taken care of - it is wonderful to see so many roses all throughout the house!
The roses are beautiful! The delivery was delayed one day due to weather, but The Grower's Box stepped up and made sure that FedEx delivered the next day… and in the end, all was fine. Thank you so much for the beautiful flowers for my Grandma's 90th birthday party.
I received my flowers for a wedding in PERFECT condition and exactly when I requested. I wouldn't hesitate to order from The Grower's Box again. Thank you!
Thank you for bringing vibrant color and aroma to my dinner celebration! The pink & white roses were the perfect color to pick up all the luscious greenery at our location. The flowers arrived perfectly packed and without any signs of travel. I will definitely contact you guys again when my holiday dinner party rolls around.
My fiancee and I attended a flower show in San Francisco that was put on by The Grower's Box. The size, color and quality of the flowers shown there were all better than what I had seen in most flower shops. We were able to take some roses home from the show and, with one change of water and one clip of the stem, the roses lasted for three weeks! I was amazed at the quality of the flowers! We had three week old roses that looked better than most roses I've seen at local flower shops! Just for kicks I asked a local florist about the shelf life of some of their roses. Their reply was that they would last a couple of days.
Grower's Box is not only a better flower, but they're a better deal delivered to your door.
Your flowers are stunning! Some of the best I've seen in my 20+ years here in San Francisco!
I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful wedding flowers! They were gorgeous! I recommended you to so many brides! It saved me thousands, and the flowers were so fresh! Thanks again!
I just wanted to let you know how pleased we were with the beautiful roses. They arrived on time, in great shape, and lasted and lasted!
~ Jill
I wanted to say thanks for the beautiful roses. I ordered the large DIY Wedding Flowers package for my wedding and my bridesmaids and I made our own bouquets. They were gorgeous, and making them ourselves was really meaningful and fun.
I placed an order with The Grower's Box for 75 long stem roses in multiple colors, and words can't describe how amazing they were. The package was light and compact, and the flowers were stunningly healthy and exploding with brilliant colors!
Recently, on two occasions, I used The Grower's Box to send flowers to my wife and have been very pleased with customer service and the ease of purchase. From opposite ends of the state of California I had fresh flowers sent to my wife and she was thrilled with them. They arrive promptly as advertised in a very fresh state. I highly recommend Grower's Box.
~ Cecil
I just wanted to tell you how pleased I was with your service and the roses. I will certainly happily recommend your company and will order from you again if and when the need arises.
I just wanted to let you know that my wedding flowers looked great, and when we put all of the arrangements together they looked AWESOME! Thank you for being so patient and very customer friendly!
I wanted you to know how pleased we were when we received the gorgeous rose petals from your company. They arrived on time and in perfect, beautiful condition. We followed your instructions and they stayed beautiful until the wedding. I only wish I had ordered all of the wedding flowers from you. We had to redo the cake top and because we couldn't use the cake sprays (which looked hideous) we used your beautiful rose petals to lay on the layers. I will definitely order flowers for my home from you and will spread the word about your wonderful website. Thank you again for being a part of making our wedding the huge success that it was!
I was nervous ordering wholesale flowers online for my son and daughter-in-law's wedding but they were absolutely beautiful and arrived right on time. We followed all the flower care instructions and in the end we made very striking arrangements. The calla lilies were just beautiful. The wedding was 4 days ago they are still perfect… Thanks so much… I'll be sure to spread the word on your great service!
I ordered roses for my event. FedEx delivered the flowers right on time as I requested. When I opened the box I was a bit hesitant because the flowers were crammed in, but after a few hours in water they perked right up! People at the party admired the flowers and commented that they must have cost a bundle… I just smiled. As far as timing - I had a Thursday delivery for a Saturday function. The flowers peaked on Sunday and Monday so pay attention to the recommended delivery date - this is their business and they know best!
I wanted to thank you for the flowers for my niece's wedding. Your website suggested that they ship the wedding flowers three days before the wedding. I just wanted to let you know that I received them 3 days before and they turned out to be the best flowers ever. I made the bride's bouquets and all the other flowers for the wedding and they turned out to be wonderful. The flowers bloomed to be so spectacular… we were all so impressed with your products. I will be ordering from you in the future and will be letting everyone know how beautiful your flowers are and that the service was excellent.
I am sending you this email note to thank you and compliment you on the great level of service we received on this order and to compliment you and your suppliers on the quality of the product for our special occasion. The flowers for my daughter wedding were very fresh, well preserved, and of a very high quality. I will recommend and endorse your service to anyone seeking floral arrangements for any event that is planned and who can place an order within the requirements of your process. Thank you!!!
What a great find! This website and vendor is terrific. They do everything exactly the way they say they will and the products are great. The rose petals at my daughter's wedding were perfect and added a beautiful touch. Even the florist wanted to know where we were able to get such great flowers! Thank you!
We ordered wholesale flowers for our daughter's 16th birthday. We had forgotten the flowers in all the rushing around getting ready for the party. Ten days before the party we remembered and placed our order online. Our beautiful fresh flowers arrived 2 days before the party. The flowers were so abundant and beautiful after the party they were donated to the church for Easter Sunday service. The pastor and congregation were very appreciative. Grower's Box probably now has at least 100 new customers that are sold on them! Thanks for making our daughter's special day memorable and Easter Morning service beautiful.
We ordered the rose petals for our wedding ceremony aisle from you in July. The petals arrived on Friday for the ceremony that wasn't until Monday. We stored them exactly as you had suggested and the result was amazing! They were so beautiful and added so much romance and beauty to our wedding ceremony!! Thank you for supplying us with such high quality fresh rose petals for such a great price! You made the whole process easy and worry free.
Thank you so much for the beautiful wedding flowers we ordered. They arrived right on time, even more beautiful than we could have imagined. After arranging them ourselves, with the help of your customer service, they looked wonderful. We received so many compliments at the wedding, people could not believe the story of how we ordered them and arranged them ourselves… they looked completely professional. I have already recommended you to friends and will continue to do so. Thanks so much for your help and the professional people who helped me through the process.
I just wanted to get back to you before the day was over and let you know what a great success the wedding of my daughter was due in part to your company. Although I have purchased many items online I had never purchased bulk flowers for such a special occasion before. I just wanted to let you know that not only where we impressed with the results, so where many of the guests as well as the hosts at the lodge where the function was held. Of course I indicated where we got the beautiful roses and lilies and I also did not neglect to tell everyone about the fantastic service we received from The Grower's Box.
Thank you so much for the professional products, service, shipping and peace of mind. I will, without reservation, not only use your services again but also highly recommend The Grower's Box to anyone in need of the perfect flower. Thanks again for doing your part in making a perfect day such a huge success.
I was pleasantly surprised with my shipment. I did not expect the calla lilies to be so big! They are beautiful. We used them in a wedding for the bride's, bridesmaids' and mothers' bouquets, the groom's boutonnière, and floral arrangements in the sanctuary and reception area. The bride was very pleased and we received many compliments. I have recommended your business to several others preparing for weddings and birthday celebrations. Thanks again.
I just wanted to take a minute to tell you how pleased we were with the Gerbera Daises we ordered for our daughter's wedding. They arrived right on time. I started to get a little nervous the day before scheduled delivery. Having never ordered wholesale flowers online I thought it may have been a mistake. Bright and early Thursday morning the FedEx truck arrived. The flowers were amazing. These flowers were to be used for the reception table decorations. My daughter's soon to be husband's aunt was doing the arranging (she is a former florist) and boy was she impressed. We had ordered all the church flowers, bouquets, and corsages from a local florist. The flowers we received from The Grower's Box were much prettier and outlasted the florist's flowers by two weeks. Had I known we would have ordered all of the flowers from The Grower's Box! Thank you so much for all the help in ordering and in making our daughter's special day even better with the beautiful flowers. Everyone there commented about the flowers and we wasted no time in telling them were they came from. Thanks again.
Awesome for bulk flowers. I purchased 60 Calla Lilies for my proposal and she was completely blown away. I was looking for only a dozen, but I got 60 for the same price at Grower's Box compared with the local florist. Customer service was great. The flowers were beautiful.


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Holden's older brother is one representative of the aesthetic theme of the genuine artist who sells out. Holden feels that D.B. was a truly "terrific" short-story writer before going to Hollywood to write scripts, drive Jaguars, date gorgeous women, and make money. "The Secret Goldfish," a story about a kid who buys a goldfish with his own money and won't let anyone else look at it, is Holden's favorite short story written by his brother.
Holden dislikes the movies because he thinks that they are "phony" and manipulative; he feels that his brother has prostituted himself by becoming a screenwriter. Like Salinger, D.B. served extensively in World War II, landed in France on D-Day, and was in Europe for the duration. He was disillusioned by the war and especially the military. Perhaps that cynicism was part of his decision to become a screenwriter.
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Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite are bringing the blues to Edmonton, Canada with performances from their GRAMMY®-winning album Get Up! on August 7 at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival.
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pandasthumb wrote:Why is Roland's bride a witch? I'm sure there could have been other ways for the CM to be called into the world?
I think Pterry's point in making Letita a witch is to prove to both the reader and to Tiffany that the fairy tale myth of the ditzy blond always getting the prince doesn't always come true. Tiffany believes in this myth at the beginning, and that the fact the Letita's witch abilities defy this myth provide Tiffany with a final lesson she needs to learn--that what mythology seems to demand isn't necessarily what actually happens. The same thing happens with the Duchess, who Tiffany expects to be her typical "evil stepmother type" nemesis and turns out to be very different that what she thought. In this book Tiffany's "second/third sight" fail her quite often, perhaps because she's grown overconfident. By re-learning again that "all is not what it seems," she is able to push aside her own prejudices and preconceptions. This makes her a better witch for it.


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'Immigration Reform' Is Just Another Term For 'Republican Suicide'
Posted by KingShamus on January 29, 2013
Playing the part of Doctor Kervorkian will be Senator John McCain.
John McCain: Well, look, I'll give you a little straight talk. Look at the last election. Look at the last election. We are losing dramatically the Hispanic vote, which we think should be ours for a variety of reasons, and we've got to understand that. Second of all, we can't go on forever with 11 million people living in this country in the shadows in an illegal status. We cannot forever have children who were brought here by their parents when they were small children to live in the shadows, as well. So I think the time is right.
I stole this from The Other McCain. Why not clicky that linky and read the rest of his post? Come back when your finished.
Now please forgive me a moment, but I'm going to run a quick multiple choice quiz. It's only one question, so don't sweat too hard. Are you ready? Okee-dokee, here it is.
What is the purpose of immigration?
A: To help white guilt liberals feel good about themselves.
B: To create a cheap labor source for crony socialist corporations.
C: To give diversity trainers a reason to exist.
D: To make the United States stronger.
If you answered "D", you win a free one year subscription to Blog De KingShamus and an E-High Five!
(Please note–there is no such thing as an E-High Five. Sorry Tennessee…and everywhere else.)
The only reason why you bring immigrants into the country is to make it better. Any immigration policy that doesn't make America a more powerful nation, in observable quantifiable ways, is idiocy soaked in stupidity slathered in mendacity wrapped in a zesty bullshit crust. Also, score it a total loss if the purveyors of any new policy employ multi-culti pablum like 'Diversity Is Strength', 'Live in the shadows' or 'Nation of Immigrants' to justify the program.
For those who think the GOP congress will get a pat on the back from Hispanic voters for passing an some sort of amnesty immigration reform, I have one simple phrase: "1965 Civil Rights Act". More Republicans voted for it than Democrats. Senate Democrats fillibustered the thing as much as they possibly could. Of course, who got the credit? Part-time Democrat President and full-time mega bigot Lyndon Johnson, naturally.
So here's how it's going to go down:
Republicans desperately want to be BFFs with Latinos, so they lead the charge to get an amnesty bill passed. It'll be filled with a lot of tough talk about enforcement and triggers and other folderol that will be nothing more than rhetorical fig leaves meant to fool conservatives. The amnesty that dare not speak it's name will blow through both chambers of Congress with massive bipartisan support. Obama will have an enormous signing ceremony, surrounded by his usual cadre of human props. Steve Kroft will lead the MSM cheerleaders praising the Democrats for finally solving this decades-long problem.
Meanwhile, Republicans will quickly get swept aside in the media narrative of 'Barack–Benevolent Guardian of Hispanic Hopes And Dreams'. Marco Rubio will get emo after he does all the work to get this monstrosity passed and none of the glory. When Telemundo dutifully points out that many GOPers didn't vote for shamnesty, the RNC will be shocked to find Latinos still think the Party of Lincoln is populated by racists.
Here's the real kick in the teeth. If you want a picture of the future, imagine eleven million formerly illegal immigrants voting Democrat—forever. Republican permanent minority party status: ACHIEVED!
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January 29, 2013 at 8:27 am
The words "Reagan", "1986", and "screwed" must resonate at a frequency which GOP hacks like Our Good Friend John McCain can't hear.
Here's a crazy idea for immigration reform: howzabout we make the process for people who are trying to get here honestly and legally into one which doesn't require them to spend a small fortune and wait decades for the privilege of having a DMV-style bureaucrat decide whether to pull his thumb out of his ass and move a piece of paper from his In box to his Out box.
January 29, 2013 at 10:22 am
The Republicans have stop being obsessed with the Hispanic, or is it the Latino, vote. They will NEVER vote Republican. Coming from socialist countries they are natural Democrats.
January 29, 2013 at 12:35 pm
Let's see. In 2012 the Democrat incumbant with the worst record in history beat the Republican by 5 million votes. And, McCain and Rubio and friends think giving the Democrats another eleven million voters is a good idea. We really do live in an asylum.
January 30, 2013 at 3:11 pm
As Starless pointed out, Reagan once dealt with this issue. We took in six million illegal immigrants and were promised that never again would such a thing occur. From that act to today the number of illegal immigrants has swelled to over 20 million illegals. Next time it will be 40 to 50 million. Amnesty does not curtail illegal immigration, it encourages it and it slaps those who have been waiting to immigrate legally in the face for obeying the law. We even have a President who has two of his relatives in the U.S. illegally.
Uncontrolled immigration will destroy this nation. That is the only outcome that will arise from a de facto open borders policy. Worse, it will provide a path for our enemies to preposition terrorists and weapons which will be used to kill American citizens. The United States can send a man to the moon, but we apparently can't even build a fence along our Southern border despite numerous appropriations and resolutions to do so.
There is no doubt in my mind that Congress will not be able to stop the influx of illegal immigrants. There just isn't any will to do so in Washington.
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Nintendo DS Still Leading Charts
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"Without this portable system, the video game industry growth overall would be nearly flat when compared with 2005…" says the NPD Group of Port Washington, New York.
At the close of September 2006, the video game industry showed a revenue growth of 11 percent compared to September 2005. 9.4 of this 11 percent was due to the DS. Nintendo states that mostly women and older groups of people are the majority of the buyers, mostly playing the Touch Generations games.
This is exactly what Nintendo wanted to do, to open the video game market up to many different crowds of people. It will be interesting to see if the Wii will also appeal to such a wide variety of people.
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These watches are good and well made but they are much bigger than they look and are slightly clunky. As far as I am concerned, I don't mind a nice solid watch but it must not be too big!
Edit: Most of the reviews that I've read all say the same thing: These watches are HUGE and most don't like that and quite a few have returned them because of their size!
For that price range, you could get something like this - http://www.watchshop...p99945414.html?
Which, in my opinion, looks much nicer, and less busy.
what's your price range? looking for anything in particular? brand? i probably wouldn't pay more than 15-20 quid for a quartz movement.
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For that price range, you could get something like this - http://www.watchshop...p99945414.html? Which, in my opinion, looks much nicer, and less busy.
Posted 14 December 2012 - 23:15
I agree with that, i think in that case i'd like to see it in flesh first.
that's a very nice watch.. it looks quite big also, i think i need to see them first as if it's too big i wouldn't wear it.
I have absolutely no idea, i don't know brands, whats good, whats rubbish, and whats a good price range for a decent watch... the £90 mark would be ideal, but if that gets u something rubbish i don't mind paying more.
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I'm fortunate enough to own an Omega Speedmaster Professional after saving up and buying a good pre-owned example earlier this year. I love it, not only because of the timeless design (essentially first released in the early 60's and the design has barely changed since then, except for a few cosmetic differences) but also the history of it (worn on Apollo space missions, worn on the moon, etc).
But I also own a number of other far more affordable watches.
Essentially there are three types of watch movements:
* Quartz - battery powered
* Automatic - has a sort of pendulum inside the watch which, as you move around, winds up a mechanical movement
* Manual - you have to wind it up every day before you put it on
Quartz is very popular but usually cheap to produce unless you go into the more high end types of movement. Generally unless you're talking about a very very reputable brand, it'll have a cheap movement in so probably not worth spending a lot of money on ($250 max).
If you fancy a cheap entry into mechanical watches, then have a look at the Seiko 5 watches. They're very affordable, very well made, usually have a display back so you can see the inner workings, and they do a wide range of styles to suit most tastes. I have the fairly well known Seiko 5 'military' style watch and it works great and easy to regulate the time (automatics and mechanicals are generally far less accurate than quartz but can be adjusted to be pretty accurate).
There are some other good brands mentioned here - Tissot are very well known and have been in business for decades, Fossil watches are kinda cool and Parnis are excellent - I have one myself (which is a bit of a shameless homage of a Panerai watch which would normally cost $6000...)
But it's worth saying after all that, this is just my opinion on things - and really if you find a watch you like, regardless of cost, then just buy it. I can't quite get the mindset of people that buy quartz fashion watches at $5000... but each to their own I guess!
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Bam! Out of nowhere something slammed into his gold 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara SUV, jarring the vehicle and shocking his senses.
"It was a total surprise," the 66-year-old disabled
A white-tailed deer's head had bashed in the SUV's front-left corner, knocking out a headlight and leaving a gash above the tire. Seiler never saw it and said the deer must have been running full-stride. The force of impact slung the animal into his door, denting it — and then the deer darted off.
It was about 10 p.m. Seiler pulled into a nearby gas station and surveyed the damage by the light. He got back behind the wheel and drove the rest of the way home with one headlight and a scraping tire. The repair would cost $2,800.
"It made me sorry we had a $500 deductible," he said.
The experience was more shocking than scary, he said; it was totally unexpected.
But perhaps Seiler — a deer-crash veteran — shouldn't have been surprised. Before retiring, he drove a semi-truck for McKenzie Tank Lines, hauling petroleum and, occasionally, thumping deer. Unlike the SUV, though, the deer he hit in the semi-truck didn't leave such an impression.
"You don't even notice them in that" truck, he said.
Once a deer ripped the front bumper off his semi-truck when he collided with it on State 388, between State 77 and U.S. 231 about two or three years ago. That one also kept running.
His latest experience made him more cautious when driving rural state roads, more alert to the docile, wide-eyed creatures he sees along State 20, State 81 and U.S. 331. He's concerned by their numbers and said the population may be too large in the Panhandle, a place where hundreds of others have similar experiences each year, according to state crash data.
"I would guess there's too many, and I always worry about one coming through the windshield," Seiler said.
Frequent accidents
Seiler's experience isn't an anomaly. Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. J.D. Johnson oversees a six-county district that averages more than four animal-related crashes a week in the Panhandle. The district includes Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes,
"Deer, hogs and bears … that's what these people run over most of the time," Johnson said.
It's mostly deer, though, a problem that plagues his rural counties — essentially the entire district except for southern Bay.
Johnson said deer are constantly getting hit. Sometimes they graze along the roadside and cross in a car's path; other times they happen to be running and hit the road at the wrong time. During the winter hunting season, dogs catch their scent and flush them out into traffic.
"I've been on (the force) for 30 years, and it's been a continuous problem," Johnson said.
His troopers work nearly all crashes in the district, one where animal accidents are prevalent. In more developed parts of the state, such as
"They have a tendency to say, 'Well, I didn't even realize that deer was a problem,' " he said.
Johnson tells them to be happy it isn't a northeastern deer, which can weigh 200 to 300 pounds, significantly larger than the local white-tailed deer, which are lucky to crack 100 pounds.
No fool-proof method exists to avoid the deer, but ways exist to mitigate risk, Johnson said. Drivers should avoid speeding and use high-beam lights where possible, he said.
But that's still no guarantee.
"Is it preventable? I haven't seen one that's preventable yet … when a deer decides to run out in the road," Johnson said.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) oversees the state's deer, but car wrecks aren't the driving force behind population management. The state is "always concerned" about deer's negative impacts, said Cory Morea, FWC's deer management program coordinator, but that includes depredation — eating crops, destroying property — not injuries and death from vehicle crashes.
Morea pointed to a 2002 survey, where FWC asked if residents were involved in deer-vehicle wrecks, as evidence the state took an interest in the problems. The survey also asked about other negative deer impacts.
The state official downplayed the crash problems, however, citing a State Farm insurance study that ranked
Morea, however, acknowledged the Panhandle has the most deer-vehicle wrecks and deer depredation problems. He said he didn't know how the Panhandle would fare if it were isolated from the rest of
"It's difficult to say for sure," he said, adding, "
State Farm's most recent data, though, predicted deer-vehicle crashes would increase by 21 percent from 2005-06.
Morea said FWC isn't considering any plans or policies to reduce the risk of deer-vehicle collisions. He said the state can do little outside of population management and encouraging driver safety.
"They're wild animals and they roam, and a lot of times there's good forage along the roadsides, and so that can oftentimes create a situation where a lot of deer can be seen along the roadside and some of those get hit," he said.
FWC stays on top of the negative deer impacts, talking to hunters and farmers, and tweaking bag limits and hunting seasons based on the feedback about every five years, Morea said.
He touted a current plan to divide the Panhandle's Zone D along Interstate 10 and manage each side's deer population differently.
Morea said the statewide deer population has been "relatively stable" or even shrinking in recent years. Droughts cut the number of fawn births, and illness — hemorrhagic disease and bluetongue virus — thinned the herd in 2012 and 2013.
Over the last two decades, the deer population grew, but Morea said he didn't know by what percent.
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For years, the state traffic agency has employed its own strategy to limit deer-vehicle crashes. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) erected wildlife fencing along I-10, keeping deer and other wild animals off most of the busy freeway. The fence includes openings, though, so the deer's movement throughout the region isn't totally impeded.
The state doesn't block off the entire roadway and cut the deer off from roaming; instead, it wants to force them to cross at the safest possible locations, said Ian Satter, FDOT spokesman.
"Those fences actually funnel them to one specific point," he said.
The access points have optimal visibility for drivers, giving them the best possible chance to react if deer are on the highway, Satter said.
The fencing runs along both sides of the interstate, and in urban areas sound walls keep the deer off the road. In other parts of the state, FDOT dug tunnels so alligators could pass without problems, Satter said.
Across the Panhandle, fencing or sound walls flank I-10 from the state line past
For example, a recent Holmes County repaving project included 24 miles of replacement fence, costing $7.28 a linear foot. Based on that price, fencing along both sides of the entire I-10 stretch of the Panhandle would be about $19 million. Sound walls, of course, would be more expensive.
"The wildlife fences are put into place because we do have these rural areas along I-10," Satter said. "Anything we can do to make the roads safer … that's our number one priority."