Barrington Flower Shop

I’m being generous with a 2-​star review. They promised morning delivery for my mom’s 90^th birthday, but made it at 2pm. I requested 18 long stem roses in 3 colors (red, pink, white), to represent her 18 children, grand children and great grandchildren, with perhaps a little filler. The arrangement is stuffed with greens overpowering the roses, and the pink roses are nearly red which negated the effect. They said the order was delayed because the fresh flowers didn’t make it until after 1, however the roses in the arrangement are mostly full blooms, not buds or early blooms –I don’t expect them to last out the week, and she’ll be left with a vase stuffed with rotting greens. It doesn’t look designed at all, just thrown together. I’m very disappointed.

I have been using the Barrington Flower Shop for over twenty years and I have never been disappointed. They are so accommodating, helpful, creative and willing to go the extra mile every time. Whether it be a corsage for a school dance or an elaborate arrangement for a special occasion, they always give their best and the work is always beautiful. Their wine and design classes are tons of fun too. I highly recommend this quaint, family owned flower shop for all and any flower needs. Thank you Barrington Flower shop for always treating me like a VIP!

I have been using Barrington Flower Shop consistently for many years. They have a warm friendly staff that walks me through the design/​arrangement. When I’m unsure and want something unique, Glen never disappoints me. My sister in-​law used them for her wedding and people were commenting all night about the innovative use of colors in the flowers and centerpieces. They have also done two funerals for me, during this difficult time they handled everything with very little direction. I really do think the world of this shop and wouldn’t choose anywhere else to get flowers.

Barrington Flower Shop puts together such beautiful arrangements, whether you want something very unique, modern, or something more traditional. They can do it all!
I also love the unique gift and décor items they carry at the shop. If you’ve only called or gone online to place orders in the past, it’s definitely worth the trip to visit the shop.
Thanks to Glenn & Mary Cay for always providing a personal touch!

Today I found myself in a desperate situation of needing flowers for a High School dance. My nephew did not place an order and I tried 5 different local flower shops and none could help me in time for the dance. Then I tried Barrington Flower shop. They were out of stock on wristlets but the lady suggested using a bracelet — this piece is gorgeous! The white roses are simply perfect! The staff was so pleasant and they went out of their way to help me. I will go nowhere else again. Thank you!

I was recommended by a very close friend. I emailed Glenn ahead of time, gave him what I was looking for and my price range and they delivered more than what I expected. The flowers were amazingly beautiful. My mother loves purple and I wanted to incorporate different purple flowers for her. She absolutely loved her gift and they lasted a good while. I will go back!

We went to Barrington Flower Shop for our wedding flowers, and Glen was fantastic to work with. We had a relatively small flower budget, but the arrangements and bouquets that we got looked fantastic.

I wanted a couple of vased arrangements and a center-​piece for a dinner party I was hostessing recently. Couldn’t make up my mind on the color scheme until the week prior. Despite only giving these guys 1 day’s notice, they did an absolutely FANTASTIC job on each arrangement and had them delivered to my house by the time we’d agreed upon, the day of my party, all ready to go!
The arrangements were TRULY gorgeous– all coordinated with one another in a tasteful way, incorporating my color scheme (light pinks/​yellow) and had a nice variety of flowers, including larger/​smaller sized blooms (lillies, gerber daisies, snap dragons, etc). The vased arrangements were big & showy just like I’d asked, and the table’s center-​piece was even prettier than what I had imagined. very elegant.
The flowers lasted quite a while, too… much longer than anything I’ve ever ordered from Jewel. Really felt like they put a lot of care into my order and it was well worth the cost. I was impressed by how polite and pleasant they were to deal with, on top of creating beautiful arrangements for my event! The florists really knew what they were doing, I will definitely be using them again!

You might think that a flower shop in the middle of an affluent community would provide timely and reliable service but not this one! Ordering the flowers was simple enough but the delivery is a nightmare. I ordered a large arrangement of roses and other springtime flowers to send to my mom for mother’s day. Instructions were provided for delivery about how and where to access the property. The driver supposedly came to the house but couldn’t figure out how to call the house. He left. My mom then called the shop to reschedule the delivery but the shop first asked if she could pick up her flowers. Whaat?! Isn’t the point of this type of gift the surprise? I paid a delivery charge after all. Not to mention the order was made in advance, scheduled for delivery the Friday BEFORE Mother’s Day and the shop is all of 2 miles, off a main road, from the house. The driver probably passed the property 5 times in a couple hours. So… after my mom told the shop she was unable to pick up the flowers herself… they told her to wait for re-​delivery between 12−2pm. Mom said fine but asked that they be prompt as she had to pick up the grandkids from school just after 2pm. The driver arrived again, at the wrong gate… but this time he called. My mother told him he was at the wrong entry and that he needed to go one gate south of where he was to gain access to the property. The driver hung up the phone and left. My mother waited another 15 minutes thinking he was somehow lost in the 300 feet between gates… but it turns out he was just a jerk. My mom was super stressed out, missed going to the grocery store waiting those 2 hours for delivery and was late picking up the kids from school and still didn’t get her mothers day flowers. As an aside, about 75% of homes in this town are gated. It’s not a complicated thing to press a button that is labeled «Call». Needless to say, since it’s now a day before mothers day it’s too late to cancel and order from some where else. I sent a friend of mine who drove 40 miles, in one direction, to pick up the flowers personally and deliver them to mom. No apology, no discount, no refund, no delivery… just bad attitudes at this establishment. I do not recommend supporting this business with your patronage.

I ordered flowers for my mom’s birthday from the website. The photo displayed the standard size flower arrangement, so I ordered the «best» option for $ 20 more which is presumably bigger in size. (The options are standard, better, best). The flower arrangement arrived on time but the arrangement was measly… not worth the $ 60 I spent on it and smaller than the displayed «standard» size photo. They used 3 roses, 2 sunflowers, and 2 lilies… not expensive flowers as the store attendant later admitted over the phone. So why was the arrangement so small? 3 days prior, for $ 70, I sent a much grander arrangements with unique flowers from NYC with same day delivery and Barrington Flower Shop cant give me my moneys worth, esp with mediocre flowers?
Immediately upon receiving the flower arrangement I called up the store and expressed my dismay; after many defensive protests saying this is the «best» size, this is the usual size, and admitting that these aren’t expensive flowers, the store attendant finally offered to either refund some of the money or redo the arrangement of which I chose the latter. The new arrangement arrived 30min –1 hr later and was a little better and bigger than the previous.
All in all, I would really hesitate to order from Barrington Flower Shop unless they improve their act. As a neighborhood shop, at the very least I expect my moneys worth, an arrangement chosen as the «best» size should be significantly better than the «standard» size shown on the website photo. At the most, they shouldn’t insult their own neighbors who chose to order from the neighborhood store by providing less than the best.

I’m a natural procrastinator, almost always wait till the last minute. I was getting married in two days and I almost went to Jewel to get my flowers. I’m so glad I didn’t! They put together three corsages, three boutonnieres, and a nosegay for my wedding. They were all so beautiful and I couldn’t have been happier. Barrington Flower Shop came through for my little procrastinating self!