[quote name='bkjohns1']I bit on this to get some flowers for my wife. If I went through ftd.com there was some discounted specials, but if I went through ftd.com/cokerewards20 as indicated on the redemption instructions those discounted specials were gone. (The code still worked on the checkout w/the first address.) I also felt like the site was bait and switch. For example, a bouquet in a vase with some knick knack with a price of $19.99. Click on the picture and it takes you to good (flowers only), better (flowers + vase), best (flowers + vase + knick knack) selection each with higher prices. Then they top it off with exorbitant shipping fees ($17.99 almost as much as the flowers only) just to get it on Valentine's Day.
I'm was not impressed, and this will most likely be the first and last time I use FTD.[/QUOTE]
I'm going to have to agree. I almost fell for the same trap. I noticed a picture where there were flowers in a vase with a small teddy bear for 19.99. I said "ok thats not too bad", so I clicked on it. It then took me to a page that said that for FLOWERS ONLY, no vase or bear it was 19.99. Then it was 29.99 if you wanted a vase but no bear and 39.99 if you wanted it all (flowers, vase and bear). They claim this is an "upgrade" but why use the upgraded picture on the first page in the first place? Thats a bait and switch tactic to me, like claiming I can get a 5 course meal for 5 bucks but then I get into the restaurant and they give me a salad for 5 bucks and say that I must "upgrade" for 20 more bucks in order to get a steak and another 30 if I want a dessert and appetizer. Thats just bad business tactics.
Then to top it off, once I did find something for a decent price and went to check out they tacked on a 19.99 service fee just to deliver on valetines day. So all in all it would have been 60 bucks for some flowers, vase and a cheap bear. Being the cheap ass I am, I know I can spoil my wife with way more stuff than that for 60 bucks. Had I known about all the hidden fees then I wouldnt have used my points to get this "perk" from FTD. Oh well though cuz I wasnt using my points anyway. At least I know in the future I will not use FTD again.