- Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

NANCE MARK

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 6/25/2009

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

1 800 FLOWERS COM INC [FLWS]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE OLD COUNTRY ROAD, SUITE 500

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President Bloomnet /

(Street)

CARLE PLACE, NY 11514

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	93313	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽¹⁾	12/20/2014	Class A Common Stock	50000	$8.40	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽²⁾	10/13/2015	Class A Common Stock	7500	$6.52	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽³⁾	5/5/2016	Class A Common Stock	59369	$3.11	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Options granted under the Company's 2003 Long Term Incentive and Share Award Plan. Option currently exercisable with respect to 40,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and will become exercisable with respect to 10,000 shares of Class A Common Stock on December 20, 2009
( 2)	Options granted under the Company's 2003 Long Term Incentive and Share Award Plan. Option currently exercisable with respect to 4,500 shares of Class A Common Stock and will become exercisable with respect to 1,500 shares of Class A Common Stock on each of October 13, 2009 and October 13, 2010.
( 3)	Options vest ratably over a three-year period from grant date of May 5, 2009

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
NANCE MARK ONE OLD COUNTRY ROAD SUITE 500 CARLE PLACE, NY 11514			President Bloomnet

Signatures
/s/Mark Nance		10/14/2009
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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