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State DirectoryOn The Square Flower Shop
1800Flowers.com
Serving the Bronx area.
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- Phone:
Main - 718-824-1350
ExtraTollFree - 800-573-2779
ExtraTollFree - 800-573-2479
- Address:
- 125 Westchester Sq Bronx, NY 10461
- Category
- Florists
- Payment Options
- Neighborhoods
- East Bronx, Westchester Village
General Info
A long, long time ago (73 years), at a place far, far away (the Bronx), a man named Charlie Mastros created a flower shop. It was a small, humble shop, which Charlie ran until he passed it on to Ted Katsiris in 1957. Ted operated his store for fifteen years, and then decided it was time for him to move on as well. As fate would have it, Ted's nephew, John Kaltsas, had recently graduated college. John had gained considerable floral experience by working his way through college in flower shops: he had come to enjoy the profession and was looking to open his own store. So, in 1972, Ted sold the shop to John, and On the Square Flower Shop was his. With the help of his family, friends, and a few good business practices, John watched his shop grow and flourish. He made sure that polite, individual attention was his largest priority, and that all of his customers' needs were met. By importing his flowers fresh from Holland and receiving his plants from high-quality local greenhouses, John was also able to ensure that he would be offering his customers the very best. His customers were so happy with the excellent service they received that they kept coming back, and told their friends to do the same. John knew that he had been doing his job well when, not too long ago, a married couple entered the store. They told him that, 25 years earlier, he had made the flower arrangements for their wedding. Now, they said, their daughter was about to be married. Could he make the arrangements for her wedding as well? On the Square Flower Shop had grown to be one of the most trusted and respected florists in the area. When his 25th anniversary with the flower shop arrived in 1997, John decided to celebrate by giving something back to the customers who had helped him and his store succeed. Every Valentine's Day, nearly every florist in the city takes advantage of consumer demand by raising their rose prices by as much as two hundred percent. John decided that this year, he would not raise his rose prices at all. When the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs got wind of what John had decided to do, they commended him in a report they issued on Valentine's Day rose prices. Mayor Rudy Guiliana sent him a letter of thanks, New York's major newspapers touted him, and business that Valentine's Day was the best it had ever been. To make things even better, at the end of the year the Department of Consumer Affairs gave John and his On the Square Flower Shop its 1998 Consumer Hero Award, an honor given to just five NYC businesspeople that have gone out of their way to make consumers their first priority.
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Reviews
04/16/14
Just sent an exotic bouque..... Best customer service.....
01/11/14
Beautiful store, looks real ready for VALENTINES DAY.... Customer service 10/10 realizability 10/10 product 10/10
11/21/13
Fresh cut flowers! ASAP delivery services are the best!
11/01/13
Flower arraignments always ready an fresh.... ASAP service! An excellent customer service...
10/26/13
Just finished receiving my WEDDING FLOWERS.... time 10/10 quality 10/10 satisfactory 10/10
10/26/13
Couldn't believe where I walked into, heaven! The flowers the presentation an of course the attitude were all unbelievable! From when I walked in, the quality is remarkable my flowers, which were a variety, lasted for 2 weeks! I did as I was told too, to maintain them from the wisdom of the very knowledgable florist named nick! He is very approachable an made me feel very unique an comfterable with my experience! 10/10 in my book!
10/25/13
Really in this world you are one person, 1 westchester square florist, made me as one person feel, like the world! They as professional florist made me realize an understand there isn't anyone as an entity better! Keep up the best work!
02/15/12
I received flowers yesterday for Valentines Day... Big Disappointment...At the end of the my roses was already dying. The next morning another two. Everyone in my company that received flowers from 1 Westchester Square Florist (Local Florist) flowers are dead... I called to make a complaint and the person was very very nasty stating that he could not do anything and his flowers at the store are still alive and hung up the phone on me.
