Nosegay Flowers

Just happened to see the work vehicle on Barracks Row /​Eastern Market, 2-​2-​2016 @ 4:47 pm. Had my mom in the car taking an optic while I drive. I’ve never been to a Unilocal event nor am I an elite. I’m neither an administrator for the company. I was excited to see the truck branded: Unilocal! #1 in DC.

I’ve used this a few times to deliver to my spouse. I’ve had delivery issues with orders from other providers delivering to a government facility. However, Nosegay has twice successfully delivered nice arrangements for me.
The flowers are beautiful and selection is great. The prices are not inexpensive, but I don’t mind paying a little bit more for the local point of service and reliable delivery. Arguing with someone at a call center for an online provider is not worth it.
Nosegay has provided very nice arrangements and good service to me so far. I’ll keep ordering from them for the foreseeable future.

It was a horrible experience shopping at Nosegay Flowers, which I highly regret. Particularly, I am extremely disappointed by its customer service and false advertising on its website.
Because I am currently working overseas, I ordered a Happy Birthday Bouquet as my girlfriend’s birthday gift to be delivered on the morning of her birthday. However, on that morning, they sent me an email and told me the flower couldn’t be delivered on time because a hostage incidence nearby. I checked the local news and it turned out that there was nothing involving a hostage situation going on in DC. In addition, a representative of Nosegay Flowers informed me by email again that they did not have the container for the happy birthday bouquet, but they could substitute the container for a similar container without the «Happy Birthday» logo. Nevertheless, its website advertised the Happy Birthday Bouquet’s main feature as having the «Happy Birthday» logo on the container. Had they indicated that they don’t have a Happy Birthday logoed container on its website, I would not have made the order in the beginning. Based on the forgoing, I would reasonably call it misrepresentation, if not a fraud.
While the money has been refunded, my girlfriend’s birthday gift/​surprise is totally ruined. Please don’t shop at this store in avoidance of any similar incidence.

By far the best in DC! Do they ALWAYS get it RIGHT?! No. Any business run by humans will eventually fuk up! Will they correct the issue!!! YES!!!
I ALWAYS ALWAYS try to order from Nosegay when my goal is to make a statement!

Very disappointed by Nosegay Flowers.
At the advice of an acquaintance, I made an exception from getting my flowers from two services that I have used in the past and loved, Urban Stems and Little Acres, to get a more «traditional» arrangement of sympathy flowers for a colleague on behalf of our office.
I did not have a lot of time to work with – I called that morning to make sure they could make a delivery that afternoon in time for a memorial service that the colleague was hosting. I was happy to hear when they assured me that they could accommodate – the woman working in the shop even checked to make sure they had the right flowers – so I went ahead and placed the order.
Four hours later, I get a message from one of the staff members saying that they ran out of white roses for the arrangement that morning and that I would either have to pick replacement flowers (which were considerably less elegant for the arrangement) or wait until the next day to see if they were back in stock. I was extremely disappointed considering:
1) the arrangement I chose was a generic, trademarked arrangement you can get from just about any outfitters, including Teleflora and
(so much for your neighborhood florist)
and
2) I had a window of time in which they needed to be delivered, and I had no time to cancel this order and make other arrangements by the time they informed me of this hours later.
Feeling I had no other option, I decided to pick replacement flowers. I was upset that I had to inform my colleagues that instead of the arrangement a few of them picked out, we would be getting him a cheaper version, and upset that we were sending a cheap replacement to my bereaved colleague.
Half star added because the staff I spoke with were relatively friendly and did offer a partial (15−20%) discount on my order – though not sure that even makes up for cost difference between the original and the replacement.

Order just what you see on the website and you’ll be happy.
I first made the mistake of going the «designers choice» route. It was the deal of the week – $ 65 value for $ 55 value. But everything they had on their site was on target with what I was thinking of so I thought I’d take advantage of the deal.
The recipient thanked me for the beautiful flowers when they arrived. But when she sent me a picture I was very disappointed. First of all, it wasn’t in a clear vase. (Purple! Seriously?) Second, the arrangement was sparse and unimpressive with a bunch of *meh* flowers.
I called to complain and the woman was very nice. She put me on hold while she talked to someone about what they could do. I told her I either wanted a refund or for them to just deliver the Evergreen bouquet from their site. They could take back to first arrangement – whatever.
Within 2 hours they had delivered the replacement arrangement and it was perfect.
So…good customer service and great flowers if you know exactly what you’re ordering.

Not thrilled. My husband purchased flowers from here for our anniversary. They were lovely, but they arrived without water in the vase. I cut the stems and placed them in fresh water immediately, but they are all wilted 6 days later. A 95 $ arraignment should last longer than 6 days. Very disappointed.

I used to respect this flower shop because their online designs were great and their customer service was good the one time I used them. So I considered myself a return customer today when I ordered a «petite, compact arrangement of wildflowers that is easy to transport and compact like the ‘Evergreen’ option on the website, featuring white daisies.» I didn’t balk at the $ 75 charge they quoted me.
After the bouquet arrived and my sister sent me a photo, I challenged them on charging me me too much for a disappointing arrangement. They informed me the only solution was to go back to my recipient and TAKE THEM AWAY FROM HER. Haha! And in order to give her something else in return, they’d charge me extra for delivering a satisfactory bouquet!
I spent $ 75 today to get a basic arrangement that, in my experience in the industry, cost about $ 40, and came in one of those cheesy vases the crappy online florists mail for free. And the only solution they offered, after arguing with me, was to take away my sister’s flowers!
I’d be even angrier if I wasn’t so entertained by Nosegay’s ridiculous solution to their mistake and poor judgement. I sent them a photo and in the end, they stood by the «designer» and put the customer last. If you want my opinion, order off the website ONLY and hope you don’t get the same «designer» I got. … because my sister is sitting at work with an oversized, poorly shaped collection of cheap flowers, which I’m still trying to decide is worse than no flowers at all. #disappointment #customerservicefail

I needed a bouquet for a somewhat fancy dinner I was going to. As soon as I came in and started staring at the flowers (bewildered because there were no pre-​made arrangements and I had never been to a real, actual florist before) a woman came over and was SO friendly right off the bat, very helpful and totally understood that I had no idea what I was doing. She wasn’t snobby at all, which was my concern considering I young and obviously ignorant in the ways of the flower world. I said «I don’t know the people, it’s kind of fancy, under $ 40, I trust you» (I assumed $ 40 would be a pretty small bouquet).
She dug around in the flowers for a while, taking care to pick the best ones. Then I waited only 10 minutes or so and she came back with the most BEAUTIFUL arrangement of flowers and it was HUGE! I was actually pretty shocked. She also tied a nice bow on it because I said my hosts were fancy :) It was within my price range and absolutely gorgeous. I think the florist’s name was Cynthia or something like that — it started with a C and she was excellent.
I wanted to keep the flowers for myself but I had to give them away :(

Received a beautiful arrangement of seasonal flowers that are so beautiful. The hot pink roses opened so huge and they have lasted for a week.

Even one star is too many! Called to talk about flowers for a home wedding several weeks hence. They could not have been less responsive, even though we have been a customer of theirs for more than a decade. They wanted us to send them photos of what we had in mind before they would even agree to make an appointment to talk with us. That shoddy behavior cost them a steady customer and a large order.

I stopped by Nosegay Flowers after searching for a flower shop near my office location. I walked over around lunch time and let the lady up front, Candice, know that I wanted to get a floral arrangement for my sister’s graduation. I am not knowledgeable about flowers, but I wanted her to have roses in her graduation photos with family and friends.
Candice dropped everything she was doing and helped me out. She was great to work with! She recommended yellow roses, which I loved, and included other bright flowers to compliment the bouquet. I was in and out in ten minutes! Although the price tag was a bit expensive for my taste (it was $ 42, and I rarely buy flowers), my sister loved her flowers, so it was worth every penny!
Thanks so much for the friendly and fast service. I appreciated it!

Today was my first and last visit to Nosegay. I originally stopped by to pick up a couple of hanging plants for my office. I was informed that they do not sell them and I should check with Home Depot. Alrighty then. So I look around and spot some flowers and decide to make a bouquet for my desk. I was floored with paying $ 44 for basically 10 flowers. That was beyond ridiculous. Although the sales lady was friendly, I will not be back. The fact that they are a FLORAL shop and do not sell any type of hanging plant is a major turn off as well as paying premium for flowers. I never had this problem with Caruso when they were down here and miss them immensely. All I can say is think twice about going here.

Don’t go here for your balloon needs.
I wanted to have obnoxious balloons for my husband’s 30^th birthday (two gold 40-​inch 3 and 0), so I called here to see if they had such a thing. They didn’t, so I asked how much it would cost to inflate them if I brought in my own. They answered $ 5 a balloon. (Seems high for a little helium, but I guess this is DC!)
I found the exact balloons I wanted on Amazon and took them into Nosegay on my way to my husband’s surprise party. They then tell me that because of the balloon’s size, it will cost $ 10 each to inflate. FALSE ADVERTISING and more importantly, $ 20 for helium?!?
I was running late, so I accept to pay this ridiculous amount. The guy takes my balloon packages into the back to be filled and brings them back… barely inflated. I ask if he can fill it more and he says it will be okay.
The balloons were deflated by the end of the party. $ 20 for barely any helium.
I can’t attest to their flowers, but I’m not impressed enough to come back to try.

They just delivered flowers to my boyfriend and the roses are already turning brown on the tips. The arrangement is beautiful though. They did a good job of making a classy masculine arrangement.

I had a hard time describing what i wanted but the person on the phone was very patient with me and the next morning delivered my wife a beautiful bouquet — a loose arrangement that didn’t feel prepackaged.

I needed some flowers for an office event, and I wandered into Nosegay Flowers and saw some gorgeous tulips. The florist wrapped the tulips in brown paper, tied it with a black ribbon, and added additional greenery to make the tulips appear fuller and appropriate for a full bouquet.

I was a little nervous about ordering flowers for an event without going in person to explain what I wanted and not being familiar with florists in the area, but I picked Nosegay Flower Shop based on the Unilocal reviews and was very pleased. They were friendly when I called up and they walked me through the different options for balloons and flowers. I saw an arrangement online I wanted, but I wanted different color flowers to match the color scheme of the event. They said it wouldn’t be a problem to make the same arrangement at that price point using flowers in the event’s color scheme. The balloons and flower arrangements were delivered on the day of the event and looked beautiful! Overall, Nosegay was very easy to work with over the phone and did a wonderful job!

Wonderful service. A woman working at the shop helped me pick out a beautiful bouquet recently. The prices aren’t low, but she gave me a 15% discount card to use on my next order.

4.5 stars.
This is my first Unilocal review of a florist. Since I am not a flower person, I have never really paid attention about choosing a good florist. I thought they were all the same. Totally wrong!
Last week I had the needs to send flowers to someone for business with a rather limited budget. I walked over to the one at L and 17^th and went inside the store. They were playing WTOP radio and no one came out. They did not really have nice flower displays either. I did not feel right about using such store for this important occasion. So I left the store, turned on my Unilocal app, searched nearby florists and I found Nosegay with average of 4.5 stars from forty some reviews, much better ratings and reviews than the one I went in few seconds ago.
When I got to Nosegay after walking a few more blocks in the heat, a lovely young lady came out from the back and welcomed me. What a contrast! I told her I came here seeing good reviews on Unilocal,and gave her my limited budget and explained the purpose or occasion. Although (I found out later in their website) my budget was a little low for the flower shop, The staff, Alisa did not make any difficult face and dealt with my request very professionally and smoothly.
I did not get to see the flowers, but my business associate emailed me the next day and said, «The flowers are absolutely beautiful!»
So, that’s my story and I will definitely go back to Nosegay, and now that I am more interested in flowers, I may become a flower person in the future too!