▁owned ▁by ▁its ▁member ▁flor ists . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁made ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁co - op ▁to ▁Perry ▁Capital . ▁The ▁re venue ▁from ▁the ▁sale ▁was ▁dis b urs ed ▁amongst ▁the ▁member ▁flor ist , ▁more ▁senior ▁flor ists ▁being ▁paid ▁substantial ly ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁more ▁junior ▁flor ists . ▁At ▁this ▁point ▁F TD ▁became ▁a ▁for ▁profit ▁company . ▁ ▁Major ▁companies ▁▁▁ ▁Blo ome x ▁ ▁Blo om Net ▁ ▁Euro fl or ist ▁ ▁F TD ▁ ▁Inter fl ora ▁ ▁Pet als ▁Network ▁ ▁Tele fl ora ▁ ▁Tele fl or ist ▁ ▁Cooper ative ▁efforts ▁ ▁W ire ▁services ▁were ▁originally ▁member - owned ▁co - ops , ▁but ▁were ▁priv at ized . ▁Flor ists ▁have ▁organized ▁new ▁non pro fit ▁initi atives ▁through ▁a ▁group ▁called ▁Flor ists ▁for ▁Change ▁with ▁a ▁website ▁Real Local F lor ists . com . ▁ ▁Types ▁of ▁service ▁Services ▁are ▁broad ly ▁divided ▁into ▁four ▁categories : ▁ ▁Local ▁flor ist ▁Local ▁flor ist ▁websites ▁offer ▁arrang ements ▁and ▁bou qu ets ▁for ▁direct ▁delivery ▁in ▁the ▁ge ographic ▁area ▁phys ically ▁serv iced ▁by ▁their ▁companies ' ▁own ▁v ans ▁and ▁personnel . ▁This ▁service ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" hand ▁delivered " ▁and ▁has ▁the ▁advantage ▁of ▁present ing ▁sh opp ers ▁with ▁the ▁precise ▁items ▁available ▁for ▁delivery ▁on ▁a ▁same - day ▁basis . ▁Local ▁delivery ▁charges ▁are ▁generally ▁displayed