Celebrate National Friendship Day With 1-800-FLOWERS.COM(R)
July 29 2009 - 6:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
World's Largest Florist and Gift Shop Helps Consumers Recognize
Friends with Unique Gift Ideas! CARLE PLACE, N.Y., July 29
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In honor of National Friendship Day on
August 2nd, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (FLWS), the world's leading
florist and gift shop, is celebrating the beauty of friendship with
unique floral and gift sets. Proclaimed by the United States
Congress in 1935, "National Friendship Day" is celebrated the first
Sunday in August to honor the importance of friends and
friendship.(1) "Throughout our lives we make many friends that grow
near and dear to us. Friendship Day is the perfect opportunity to
celebrate these friends and acknowledge the wonderful memories,"
said Jim McCann, CEO and Founder of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM. "We are
delighted to provide unique gifts to help our customers celebrate
the friends in their lives everyday and reconnect with special
friends afar." From large parties to intimate gatherings, this
Friendship Day, friends will join together to reminisce about the
good times they have shared together. Some expressions may be
tangible ones, such as flowers, particularly the yellow rose,
symbolizing friendship. This year 1-800-FLOWERS.COM is offering a
wide variety of products that are sure to brighten a friend's day:
-- One Dozen Yellow Roses - Let a friend know just how much they
light up your life with this sunshine-bright bouquet of one dozen
magnificent long-stem yellow roses. -- Gardenia in a Green Planter
- Fabulous, fresh and fragrant, this irresistible gardenia plant is
a great way to show your best friend how you feel. To learn more
gift ideas for National Friendship Day from 1-800-FLOWERS.COM,
visit http://www.1800flowers.com/ or visit Julie Mulligan's blog
for additional summertime gifting suggestions. (1) Friendship Day.
Society for the Confluence of Festivals in India (SCFI). 24 Jul
2009 http://www.friendshipday.org/index.html . About
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. is the world's
leading florist and gift shop. For more than 30 years,
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. has been providing customers with fresh
flowers and the finest selection of plants, gift baskets, gourmet
foods, confections, balloons and plush stuffed animals perfect for
every occasion. 1-800-FLOWERS (1-800-356-9377 or
http://www.1800flowers.com/), was listed as a Top 50 Online
Retailer by Internet Retailer in 2006, as well as 2008 Laureate
Honoree by the Computerworld Honors Program and the recipient of
ICMI's 2006 Global Call Center of the Year Award. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM
offers the best of both worlds: exquisite arrangements created by
some of the nation's top floral artists and hand-delivered the same
day, and spectacular flowers shipped overnight from its Fresh From
Our Growers collection. As always, 100% satisfaction and freshness
are guaranteed. Also, visit 1-800-Flowers en Espanol
(http://www.1800flowersenespanol.com/). The Company's BloomNet
international floral wire service provides
(http://www.mybloomnet.net/) a broad range of quality products and
value-added services designed to help professional florists grow
their businesses profitably. The 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. "Gift
Shop" also includes gourmet gifts such as popcorn and specialty
treats from The Popcorn Factory (1-800-541-2676 or
http://www.thepopcornfactory.com/); cookies and baked gifts from
Cheryl&Co. (1-800-443-8124 or http://www.cherylandco.com/);
premium chocolates and confections from Fannie May confections
brands (http://www.fanniemay.com/ and http://www.harrylondon.com/);
wine gifts from Ambrosia (http://www.ambrosia.com/) and
Geerlings&Wade(SM) (http://www.geerwade.com/); gift baskets
from 1-800-BASKETS.COM (http://www.1800baskets.com/) and
DesignPac(SM) gifts (http://www.designpac.com/); Celebrations
(http://www.celebrations.com/), a new premier online destination
for fabulous party ideas and planning tips; as well as Home Decor
and Children's Gifts from Plow & Hearth (1-800-627-1712 or
http://www.plowandhearth.com/), Wind & Weather
(http://www.windandweather.com/), HearthSong
(http://www.hearthsong.com/) and Magic Cabin
(http://www.magiccabin.com/). Shares in 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. are
traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, ticker symbol: FLWS.
DATASOURCE: 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. CONTACT: Catherine Daniel,
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, +1-516-237-4933, Web Site:
http://www.1800flowers.com/
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