Edible Arrangements

 

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Greg F.

Cambridge, MA

Edible Arrangments has the perfect idea. Its like sending someone flowers, except they're made of fruit... and you can eat them. But they're still pretty and smell good! I sent an arrangement with pineapple, melon and chocolate-dipped strawberries to an old professor of mine who wrote me a reccomendation, and she said that it "was the nicest thing anyone's done for [her] in a long time!" Either that's a huge compliment to me... or a big dis to her husband.... not sure which way to take it.

They have great service too, you can order online, but they called me while delivering the package. The man had trouble finding the location, and so instead of delivering a less-than-perfect product that had been in the truck for a while, they made a fresh one the next morning and delivered it with no extra charge! I think its a fantastic way to thank someone.

Do I get my free fruit basket now?

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Trish F.

Cambridge, MA

Eff flowers.. viva la fruit and its chocolate covered brethren!

Okay well no.. don't eff flowers (a man may love a flower, signore, but where will they live). I like them.. but what do you do when your friend is allergic to a bunch of stuff and you want something just as vibrant? Edible arrangements to the rescueeeeeeee. Funny part about it is I tried to be sly and ask her directly what her favorite flower was... via text of course..

Me: Hey.. my friend is graduating and I can't go. She's allergic to a bunch of stuff like you, what kind of flowers would you suggest?
Awesome friend: Edible arrangements.
Me: Oh okay.. so no flowers...

Fearing further probing would expose me (hmmm), I just went with EA and ba da boom! I popped on their website to place an order. Super easy to navigate, they're just like 1800 Flowers in that they have suggested items for special occasions. I didn't want to get too expensive with a teddy bear mouthing Happy Birthday (not actually on the site.. that I know of) so I went with a simple arrangement that came with chocolate covered strawberries. On the order page they allow you to pick and choose which fruits you want slathered in chocolatey goodness for an additional charge. Dangerous. Quite dangerous.

Around 1PM the next day:
Gchat message from Awesome Friend... Thanks so much for the arrangement dude! This is great since I haven't eaten lunch yet!

Score! Vibrant, fun, cool, AND useful. Oh Edible Arrangements.. you rock! The only issue would be if you (as the recipient) have no place to store it.. but I feel like you could eat up that stuff quick with your co-workers help. I've yet to send an arrangement to someone's apartment.. that might get a little tricky if you want it to be a surprise.. but EA can call your friend/more than friend/significant other/stalkee to arrange a time for drop off. Slightly more expensive than ordering flowers online.. but an awesome way to show some love without having your friend throw out smelly wilted flowers after a couple of days. Although Gerbera daisies.. good ones.. last 2 weeks. Well for me they do.. talking to them helps. Yeah, TMI. I'm stopping now.

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Elite '08

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Alexis L.

Boston, MA

Great gift idea!!! Incredibly fresh fruit and yummy chocolate. Various arrangements for whatever occasion you may need one  for. This is one gift that will certainly put a smile on anyone's face...Cool for centerpieces as well if you want something different than flowers. Good delivery service and assortment of products.

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Elite '08

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Devon W.

Somerville, MA

So I picked up this CRAZY arrangement today that I ordered last week, because my boyfriend has always said that he wanted one everytime we went by a billboard or one of the stores.  So it was part of his Valentine's gift.  I picked it up and is smells soooo yummy.  You can tell it's super fresh, and there are chocolate dipped strawberries I can't wait to try.  It's beautiful, and though it was expensive, will definitey be appreciated with he gets home from work.  AND we get fruit for dinner!  YUMMY!

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Allix T.

Allston, MA

Fantastic place to order unique gifts for any occasion--funerals, valentine's, Mother's day etc...Also a great place to find wedding centerpieces that are a bit more original than your usual flowers....Ok, yes, I do help out at this location sometimes on the weekends so I might be biased; however, I took the job b/c I was such a fan of the product myself.  Delivery is available same day most days, so it's a great way to grab a last minute treat for someone special--extra bonus--all the fruit is delivered fresh each morning--nothing sits around.  Ok, I'm done with my shameless plugging now :-P...but seriously, pop in and see me some Saturday ;)

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