Fruit Bouquets Review

Tuesday, January 31st

2023 Fruit Basket Company Reviews

Fruit Bouquets

• Cut fruit arrangements that can be ordered by occasion or by serving size
• Prices range from $39.99 to $114.99
• Part of the 1-800-Flowers group of brands
• Same-day fruit delivery available nationwide during all seasons

Fruit Bouquets is one of several companies we evaluated that fall under the 1-800-Flowers brand umbrella (in addition to Shari's Berries and Harry & David). You won't find traditional fruit baskets here, but rather cut fruit arrangements in the shape of a bouquet, Christmas tree, or other style.

Shop by occasion or serving size

It's hard to say how many different fruit bouquets are on offer here, because there's no way to view all of them at once. Instead, you'll shop the site by occasion, like birthday or a holiday, or by the desired serving size (1-3 people, 3-5 people, 5-10 people, or 10+). You can make the process even easier by entering the delivery zip code, occasion, and desired delivery date; Fruit Bouquets will only display the options that fit those parameters. This is one of the only companies we reviewed that has same-day fruit delivery from coast to coast, no matter the season.

Want something sweet and delicious?

One popular arrangement here is the Sweet & Delicious bouquet, with options to include 6 or 12 chocolate-dipped strawberries. The base package is priced at $59.99 and comes with enough pineapple daisies, melon skewers, oranges and grapes to serve about nine people. There were plenty of five-star reviews on this product (but we also noticed that they were "selected" and not unfiltered, so you wouldn't necessarily see anything but five-star comments).

A few ways to save

During our most recent visit to the Fruit Bouquets online storefront, we got a pop-up discount of 15% on our first order if we entered our email address. Another way to save money is through the Passport program: across all of the 1-800-Flowers companies, most items will get free standard delivery and no service charges, and you'll earn rewards points on your purchases, all for an annual fee. How much? Well, in one place on the Fruit Bouquets' site, it said $19.99/year, but in others it said $29.99. Either way, that will more than pay for itself in 1-3 orders, depending on what you buy, but it's still not very reassuring that this store isn't accurately providing the cost.

Inconsistent quality

All of Fruit Bouquets' arrangements will be fulfilled by a florist local to your recipient. Unfortunately, that makes for a lot of inconsistency with respect to quality. We saw customer images whose deliveries looked just like what was shown in the online storefront, and others whose arrangements were disappointing to the point of being shocking.

Not good at handling problems appropriately

That's not all. Time and again, customers said that their gifts never showed up, leaving recipients empty-handed on special occasions. To make matters worse, some fruit bouquets that were designated as sympathy arrangements were not only delivered late, but also came with a "happy holidays" or "happy birthday" greeting card. You would think that the customer service team would be falling over backwards to try and put things to rights - but many reviews describe having a very hard time getting any sort of response, or being offered a store credit and a partial refund instead of their full payment amount back.

Not a store we recommend

You're really taking your chances when you order a fruit bouquet here. At least with their closest competitor, you have the ability to pick up your arrangement in person and see if it's going to live up to your expectations. With Fruit Bouquets, you're at the mercy of the time and talent of the local florist, and it's been shown over and over again that your results will absolutely vary here. This isn't the worst company for sending fruit as a gift - but it comes pretty close.