Skokie Florist

I am reviewing Skokie Florist because I had an excellent customer service experience with them today. This afternoon I ordered a sympathy arrangement over the phone. I arranged to pick it up at 5:15pm. I went to a flower shop at 5:15pm but, as it turns out, I was at the wrong shop, which was closed. I didn’t realize I had the wrong place and while I waited and banged on the door, I called the owner twice. I left a note expressing my disappointment and left. I got on the phone and ordered from another shop and picked up an arrangement just before they closed. THEN, I get a call from Skokie Florist. At first I’m snippy thinking they blew me off. As we talked, I learned I was at the wrong flower shop. The woman from Skokie Florist was very sweet and understanding and didn’t give me a hard time, although I deserved it for being snippy and, more importantly, having her make a bouquet for me that I now didn’t need. She didn’t try and charge me, saying «That’s okay.» I’m grateful for her understanding and patience and, next time I need flowers, I’m going to Skokie Florist.

Cant give zero stars??? crap… This dude is a real B-​hole. He was rude and basically threw me and my wife out because we asked him to help us with our wedding without realizing we were ready to spend thousands with him on our wedding… Place looks like crap, very dusty and dirty. I should have known better. Found a sweet lady at the dominicks around the corner who did an amazing job for HALF of the $$$.

Unfriendly. I went in with the intention of booking flowers for my wedding because of previous Unilocal reviews. I had shown the owner the first picture of the reception set-​up I wanted. I guess he figured it’s too simple and not worth his time because he was telling me he won’t do it because as he said, I could do that myself. Ok, I get that he didn’t want a simple sale but he didn’t even suggest nor try to show me some alternatives from a catalog, just something! at least some form of customer service. None of that. My fiancé and I really felt like this man was pushing us out the door, I didn’t even get to show the picture of what I wanted as my bouquet, the 7 bridesmaids bouquet, 7 groomsmen boutonnieres, church arrangements, corsages for our moms and grandmas. We must have looked like we couldn’t afford anything to his eyes. We walked away because of the attitude he’s been giving us and took our business somewhere else.
If you would like a professional and accommodating (not to mention friendly) service, then I advise you to go ELSEWHERE.

Good prices and nice flowers make this shop a decent stop in Skokie.
The shop itself has been here for around 20 years, and it doesn’t appear that much has changed in that time. There are various knick-​knacks, vases, and decorations strewn around the store, reminding you that it might be time to clean your basement/​garage.
The flowers are kept in a refrigerated unit, and are well maintained. The real reason to come here is for the flowers, so there really ins’t a need to dwell on the organization of the shop.
The owners are very nice, and are happy to help you put a special gift together.
I picked out a beautiful arrangement of lilies and orchids for my girlfriend for about $ 25. A few of the bulbs were tight, but opened up to a beautifully fragrant presentation within a few days.
A good option for flowers in Skokie.

Really friendly and helpful local business. So glad I tried it. I will definitely be back!

I ordered a flower delivery from out of state over the phone. The flowers arrived on time and I heard that they were beautiful.

I have good — and bad — things to say about this place. First the good:
Beautiful corsages, decent prices, nice and cold and flowers that are always fresh looking, very quiet, peaceful environment.
And now the bad.
I ordered a corsage for my sisters prom by phone which I was told by someone there I could do. I told them I would be there in 30 minutes. Approximately 35 minutes later I arrived, 2 other women were picking up corsages for their sons and daughters’ proms and as I’m there to pick mine up they look at me blankly and as if I was crazy. So now I’m mad already. I tell them that I ordered 30 minutes ago. They check in the back. Nothing. They give me one that was pre arranged but not for me. Thankfully it was a nice cream color, which is what I needed for my sister to match her dress. They were three gorgeous roses that were still dewy and cold, with perfect leaves and little beaded plastic straws that were transparent and small.
All in all it worked out. But I’m weary of ordering from them, just because I’m not sure how reliable they really are.

I needed rose petals to help my friend decorate a hotel room for an engagement proposal, so I shopped around for the best prices. The woman at Skokie Florist told me that to cover a hotel room I would need 1 bag for $ 10. I decided to play it safe and ordered 2 bags for $ 20. Turns out that two bags was enough. We had plenty of flowers to sprinkle the large suite, on the bed, down a long hallway, and on the table and couch. The rose petals were absolutely beautiful and fresh. I picked up the batch at 4pm and they were fine when he proposed at 8:30pm. For the price and quality, I was very pleased with this place.

My husband bought me flowers from this shop after I had our son. The arragement was very nice, and I was impressed that the cost was relatively low. Come here if you want nice flowers without paying an arm and a leg.