subject: Netflorist [print this page] Netflorist.co.za is the largest online florist within South Africa. They were actually one of the original and first ecommerce websites to launch in South Africa, back in 1999. When they first started, they had no real stock and no true ecommerce system, but it took off very quickly. South Africans simply loved the idea of being able to order flowers online and have them delivered, without all the hassle of having to go into a store. Netflorist attribute some of this fast success to the fact that people were already used to ordering flowers over the phone, and so were comfortable ordering without seeing and holding the product already.
The great thing was that Netflorist were able to offer a massive range of flowers and some great specials, as they had much lower overheads than the main brick and morter florists. Since then, Netflorist have actually built their own warehouses to store flowers in and have their own fleet of delivery trucks. This helps to ensure that all the products they sell are of a great quality and are delivered on time. They offer 24 hrs delivery and, depending on the price you are willing to pay for delivery, can deliver the flowers the very next day. They also often have specials to get people to order on less busy days, like the day before Valentines Day. Apart from flowers you can also order gifts and hampers from them, as well as experience gifts like Hot Air ballooning etc.
They have developed a few clever tools to help their customers. These include an automatic sms to the person who placed the order, once the order is delivered. They also have a reminder service to remind you when its someones birthday or anniversary, so that you will never forget to order those flowers/gift again. Netflorist is one of the major online brands in South Africa and very well known. Anyone who orders flowers or a gift online, will typically check Netflorist first before they go anywhere else.
