Romantics looking to set up ValentineB次元官网网址檚 Day surprises might have to come up with a plan B.

With record-breaking snowfall across the Island, some local flower shops foresee problems with pre-set deliveries.

At HarryB次元官网网址檚 Flowers on Oak Bay Avenue, staff said they have had to call people who were scheduled to receive deliveries on ValentineB次元官网网址檚 Day and inform them they can no longer guarantee the flowers will arrive on the big day.

B次元官网网址淲e get calls from the U.K., and all over the world. We even had a call from South Africa to send flowers last year to the family dog,B次元官网网址� said Barbara Degagne, a florist at HarryB次元官网网址檚. B次元官网网址淲e will notify if theyB次元官网网址檙e un-deliverable on that day. That way the recipient knows that they have flowers coming to them.B次元官网网址�

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Another hiccup for surprises is the temperature. Flowers wonB次元官网网址檛 fare well in cold weather, and the staff at HarryB次元官网网址檚 donB次元官网网址檛 want to leave flowers sitting outside waiting for people to get home.

Don Hardy is a co-owner of deliveryvictoria.com, a local company that provides flower delivery services for what Hardy said is B次元官网网址渕ostB次元官网网址� of the florists in the city. He said deliveries on Monday took almost four times longer than usual to make 17 stops.

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Hardy said he hates to be sitting around losing money, but he isnB次元官网网址檛 about to ask people to risk their lives delivering flowers. His company also does some grocery and pharmacy deliveries, and Hardy said that if something urgent was needed then he would go out himself.

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Back at HarryB次元官网网址檚 Flowers, staff are busy prepping bouquets for the big day. They have enough stock, but also recommend people come in person to get their flowers this year, assuming the weather is safe for getting around.

B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e all prepared to get it done, itB次元官网网址檚 just the delivery is the glitch with the snow,B次元官网网址� Degegne said.

B次元官网网址淚f you need flowers for your girlfriend, itB次元官网网址檒l probably be a good idea to go down to there and get them,B次元官网网址� Hardy echoed. B次元官网网址淭ake her for a walk. This only happens once every 17 years.B次元官网网址�

jesse.laufer@oakbaynews.com
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