Valentine’s Day is Wednesday. It’s a huge holiday for florists and chocolatiers.
Business owners should be smiling, licking their lips in anticipation, right?
Nope. They’re bundles of nerves.
You made your restaurant or catering reservations long ago. Those bookings go fast.
But you haven’t pre-ordered flowers or chocolates. You’ll pick them up on Valentine’s Day.
Yet floral and chocolate shops had to place their own orders with vendors weeks ago. They have no idea whether they ordered too much or too little.
Odds are high they’ll have excess product, or not enough.
Michele Sinacore
Michele Sinacore — owner of Blossom + Stem Floral Design — is doing something about that fearful ritual.
This year, she partnered with Chocolatieree and Yozo Studio — 2 other Westport businesses — to offer bundles of Valentine’s gifts, at a variety of price points.
Flowers, chocolates and letterpress cards are available to pre-order now, for pickup or delivery. (Click below to see options.)
Michele notes that Valentine’s Day gifts are not just for couples. They’re great for children, grandchildren, teachers and others.
She also says she speaks for all florists and chocolate shop owners in town, when she urges Westporters to pre-order. (For Blossom + Stem, pre-orders end Monday at noon.)
Of course, not everyone will. So Michele plans a pop-up shop for Monday (2 to 7 p.m., 1835 Post Road East).
Happy Valentine’s Day. One more reminder: It’s Wednesday!
Say it with flowers — and chocolates, and a card.
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February 14 this year also is Ash Wednesday, which for some begins a six-week period of sacrifice & fasting. Not a good thing for chocolatiers and restauranteurs for that Valentine’s surge.
Celeste, One could start Ash Wednesday at 11:59 pm, after you gorge yourself on chocolate.
Sacrifice and fasting? In Westport?
Jack, can I borrow a box of your Depends?
Eric, It depends. If you are going to “sacrifice and fast,” I’ll send them overnight vis FedEx. I’ll even autograph the box!
Thanks to the same two buffoons, you’ve lost control and respect of your blog.
Thanks Adam, I have a funny feeling we’ve met before. Were you a hall monitor at Staples?
This thread is closed to comments. They have gone off-topic and are irrelevant. I have no desire to continue to monitor this thread. Good night.