ESPECIALLY YOURS FLORIST IS PCI COMPLIANT

mecury.jpgESPECIALLY YOURS FLORIST  is pleased to be PCI Compliant with our Point of Sale computer system FTD Mecury.  Wording from the certificate is listed below.  When our customers pay with a credit card the numbers are not stored on our in store server.  Any time a staff member views an order only the last 4 numbers of the card are visible. When a returning customer is asked if they want to use a credit card that is on file only the last 4 numbers are visible to central square florist employees.
Certificate of PA-DSS Compliance
Halock Security Labs, a PCI Payment Application Qualified Security Assessor, is pleased to present this certificate to
FLORISTS’ TRANSWORLD DELIVERY, INC.
for achieving full compliance with the PCI Payment Application Data Security Standard v1.2 as of 2/22/2010, as per an assessment conducted from 1/18/2010 to 2/22/2010.
The following application was included in the scope of this review:
FTD MERCURY X2/FTD MERCURY POINT OF SALE V10.2.2.6

Wikiepdia says The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a worldwide information security standard defined by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council. The standard was created to help payment card industry organizations that process card payments prevent credit card fraud through increased controls around data and its exposure to compromise. The standard applies to all organizations that hold, process, or exchange cardholder information from any card branded with the logo of one of the card brands.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF FUNERAL FLOWERS

 

describe the imageThe following letter was written to SAF (The Society of American Florists) recently. The letter was recently published by Floral Managment Magazine. A funeral director’s wife expresses her appreciation for sympathy/funeral flowers.

Quiet Ambassadors of Love

“As a funeral director’s wife, I have often stood by others in times of loss and grief. When confusion and pain run so deep, words are intrusive and unwelcome – hearts are too full for anything but flowers. God’s beautiful bouquets send thoughtfulness, reassurance and strength with their special perfume and color. They tell those who are left, ‘we love you.’

Flowers are given ‘in memory,’ but they’re a gift for the living! I tell people, ‘Send flowers as often as you are able, and know that they will reflect your love – especially at a funeral home.’ The saddest thing is a funeral without so much as a tiny bud vase whispering that someone cares.”

- Bobbie Nelson

Hydrangeas in BostonBobbie Nelson strikes a chord with this note. She tells us all how important funeral flowers are. Even when the famiyl requestes a donation, the request does Not mean not to send flowers. You can often split the difference; $50 for flowers and $50 for the donation.

 Flowers mean so much to so many. When singer Johnny Cash’s wife, June Carter died; Johnny Cash asked people to send flowers as she loved them so.

Trivia: did you know that the casket cover at the top of the blog was shown at Michael Jackson’s funeral ?

 
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BE SMARTER… BUY FLOWERS

I just came across this interesting article in Esquire Magazine….. I sure do agree.  Please try it!!!!

According to Dr. Alan Hirsch, a neurologist and director of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, if you’re learning a new skill, you’ll pick it up 17 percent faster when exposed to the smell of flowers — any flowers, so long as you like the scent. We recommend hydrangeas. Because they’re pretty

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ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DAY

BE THE FIRST IN THE OFFICE!!
WEDNESDAY MARCH 27,2011   IS OFFICIALLY ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL DAY!
BE THE FIRST TO SAY “THANK YOU” AND LET YOUR
SECRETARIES KNOW THEIR HARD WORK AND HELPFULNESS IS APPRECIATED MORE THAN THEY KNOW!

STOP IN, VISIT ON-LINE ESPECIALLY YOURS FLORIST OR CALL US AT 508-238-9858 TO SEE HOW WE CAN ASSIST YOU WITH A STYLISH FLORAL ARRANGEMENT AND DELIVER FOR YOU A
WELL-DESERVED “THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.”

SINCERELY,
Rick & Frank

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EASTER WEEK AT ESPECIALLY YOURS

 

THE ESPECIALLY YOURS EASTER BASKET

HIPPIDY HOP ON OVER TO
ESPECIALLY YOURS FLORIST

Make your EASTER a “whole bunch” of fun with lovely and
exciting flowers.

This Easter season we are offering an exclusive selection of flowers and gifts sure to brighten your EASTER celebration.

Stop in or give us a call @ (508-238-9858 or visit ESPECIALLY YOURS FLORIST today to see how we can assist you with a heart-warming EASTER
arrangement that reflects the beauty of the day.

Remember check out the competitions web pages and if you see it on the BIG Guys Page –FTD.com or 1-800 flowers.com. We can also fill the “exact same” order for you with out their extra service charges. SAVE MONEY WITH US!!!!!
You can save up to $25.00 or more!!

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VALENTINES’S DAY

CELEBRATE VALENTINES DAY WITH FLOWERS!
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
Valentine’s day is a special day to celebrate the special people in our lives. Show them they’re “one in a million” with an extraordinary floral arrangement sure to brighten this special day!

Simply stop in, give us a call or visit ESPECIALLY YOURS FLORIST to see how we can assist you with a heart-warming Valentine’s Day arrangement.

There’s no better way to say “my heart is yours!” than with a distinctive flower arrangement chosen for them from ESPECIALLY YOURS FLORIST.

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WOW!!! A GREAT THANK YOU!

This is a “real” email we recieved from one of our “valued customers”!!!  The following is  a copy. This really made us feel ESPECIALLY  GREAT!!  Please read…….

“This is why we love you guys!”

See below. 

Thanks, 

Tim

Subject: Poinsettia 

Merry Christmas Greg, 

We absolutely love the poinsettia you sent the Wheaton crew! This year, the larger than life poinsettia was placed into a white basket tied together with a beautiful gold bow. I know our office was thrilled to receive it and people gather ’round it to talk–happy talk (much like the water cooler days). You have no idea what a nice lift it was to all of Mary Lyon Hall.

Truly, a treat. 

We hope you know that our team absolutely enjoys working with CFS. Thank you. Thank you for the kind holiday spirit you share with us and for the wonderful work that you do over and over again.

Take care,

Merry Christmas and

Happy New Year!! 

Alumnae/i Relations & Annual Giving Team Wheaton College

WE LOVE OUR CUSTOMERS!!!  WE LOVE TO HEAR KUDOS!!!!!!

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BOSS’S WEEK

“SUCH A GREAT BOSS”

Kudos to the Boss!

Boss’s week is October 10-16 this year.An Autumn flower arrangement designed and delivered by Especially Yours Florist will let your boss know how much he/she is appreciated  A beautiful plant or a great tasting gourmet gift basket are other great choices.
     National Boss’s week is an international celebration also observed  in the UK, Australia, India and South Africa. This holiday inspires us to show our admiration to someone on whom we rely. Your boss is grateful for the good job you do so this time it’s your opportunity to thank him/her for all their support. ESPECIALLY YOUR FLORIST  will ensure your gift of recognition for keeping everything running smoothly is of the highest quality. Make Boss’s Day special!
Visit us at especiallyyoursflorist.com or call us at 508-238-9858 !
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WEDDING BY THE SEA

On September 19, 2010 we had the honor of doing a lovely fall wedding for the Henderson Family, in Scituate, in a colonial church by the sea.   Followed, by reception at the renowned Barkers Tavern.  Please see our website  section titled Gallery-Wedding & Events section, to view pictures of the Bridal flowers and more!  There will be more pictures added for this wedding soon!

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