Flowers and Chocolate

“Flowers and Chocolate”?!?

If you're serious enough about Half-Life to be reading this web site, then probably someone in your life thinks you're too serious about it. Is there a spouse, girlfriend, boyfriend or parent who feels neglected and unappreciated while you're spending hours fragging people you don't even know? And you'd like to do something nice for that special loved one, but what?

Tweezer's Half Life Health Club has devoted this section to your domestic tranquility. We offer here a golden opportunity to seize the initiative in your personal relationships, just as you do in Half-Life.

Send flowers, send chocolate or both. It's like a well-aimed egon at close range: You win.

Send Chocolate

Regrettably, the world of on-line chocolate ordering is still far behind the florists. But here are a few comparisons and links to help you... [More]

Send Flowers

If you're like me, you hate to buy anything without making comparisons between vendors. Now I've done that for you: check out Tweezer's Internet Flower Buyer's Guide. Or just scroll down this page for quick access to the internet flower vendors that I recommend.

Flowers Fast!

provides the traditional floral delivery service. A local Teleflora-affiliated florist prepares your arrangement and hand-delivers it. Among florist-affiliated flower vendors, Flowers Fast! gets the highest rating from Bizrate, and offers the lowest prices as shown in the comparison table.

I've used Flowers Fast! myself and they were the best. You can read about my experience in the Internet Flowers Buyer's Guide.

Click the button below the picture to get their latest price for a complete arrangement of one dozen red roses trimmed with baby's breath and fresh greens. While you're at it, check out their price comparison with other flower vendors.

Proflowers

ships "fresh cut" flowers directly from growers via FedEx. Their customers have given them one of the highest Bizrate ratings in the flower category, reflecting satisfaction with the Proflowers formula: guaranteed-fresh flowers (guaranteed to last at least 7 days), low prices and fast service.

I have had experience with Proflowers on four or five occasions and been generally satisfied, though there have been a few glitches. In the Buyer's Guide, I discuss my Proflowers experience in detail.

Giving Nature.com

Like Proflowers, Giving Nature.com sells cut flowers shipped via FedEx. They hold the distinction of offering the lowest price I could find on the internet for a dozen long-stemmed red roses ($48.90) with vase. Giving Nature also has one of the highest BizRate ratings.

I have not made a purchase myself yet from Giving Nature.com but they are next on my list for cut flowers.

Send Chocolate

Regrettably, the world of on-line chocolate ordering is still far behind the florists. But here are a few comparisons and links to help you. I recommend See's Candy. See's has been a premium brand here in California for many years, and their price for the benchmark 1-pound box of truffles is less than half of Godiva's. By the way, See's also does a lot of good things for the community, such as supporting Bay Area jazz.

Name	BizRate Rating	1-lb Truffles	Price
Godiva	8.7	Assorted	$33.00
eDelights.com	8.1	Assorted Milk & Dark	$25.95
See's	--	Assorted Flavors	$14.00

You can get a 14oz box of Hershey's truffles for $8.00 at the supermarket, but I didn't think they were very good.

For a great introduction to the world of chocolate, see "All About Chocolate" at eDelights.com.

Internet Flower Buyer's Guide

For more information about buying flowers over the internet, visit the Internet Flower Buyer's Guide.

Got a Story?

I'd like to hear some stories of how your gifts made a difference to a loved one. The best ones will be posted on this page. Or if you had a good or bad experience about an online flower or chocolate vendor, I'd like to know about it. Just send me an email.