Fees
The part of the price you don’t see until checkout
Prices and fee terms checked Nov 5, 2026
Median bouquet price plus median fee across 6,167 bouquets at big online florists.
Store links are plain links: we earn nothing from them. Disclosure
Your total, piece by piece
Here’s a real example: FTD’s One Dozen Red Rose Bouquet, read on Nov 5, 2026 without a ZIP code. The delivery charge is FTD’s published starting fee; your address and date can raise it.
| Roses (12, boxed) | $29.75 |
|---|---|
| Delivery charge (lowest) | $19.99 |
| Optional glass vase (adds) | $4.25 |
| Sales tax | Depends on address |
| Total before tax, no vase | $49.74 |
Quick facts
- 97.49% of the online bouquets SendFlowers.io tracks add a fee at checkout1.
- FTD’s delivery charges “start as low as $19.99” and vary by location, shipping time and calendar day3.
- Teleflora’s same-day delivery costs $2.99 extra; international orders add a $15 relay fee4.
- UrbanStems ships free on orders over $1405.
- 1-800-Flowers’ Celebrations Passport is $19.99 for the first year, then $29.99 a year6.
Delivery fees explained
Delivery fee vs service fee: what’s the difference?
They’re two names for the same thing from your wallet’s point of view: a charge for getting the flowers to the door. The name usually tells you how the flowers travel.
- Shipping or delivery fee: the bouquet travels by a carrier in a box. 1-800-Flowers says its shipping fees depend on the recipient’s address, delivery speed, and what you buy7.
- Service fee or service charge: the order is sent to a local florist who makes and delivers it. Teleflora says its service fee covers placing your order with a local florist who creates and hand-delivers the arrangement4.
What the big online florists charge
| Retailer | Median fee | Products tracked |
|---|---|---|
| UrbanStems | $0.00 | 124 |
| 1-800-Flowers | $18.99 | 552 |
| Teleflora | $19.99 | 2,690 |
| FTD | $19.99 | 1,074 |
| ProFlowers | $19.99 | 1,084 |
| The Bouqs Co. | $25.00 | 355 |
| Farmgirl Flowers | $25.00 | 86 |
These medians are the lowest standard fee a shopper could get across available dates. They leave out same-day rush charges, holiday surge pricing, ZIP-code premiums, and add-ons1. In other words, your fee can be higher, rarely lower.
We checked a few retailers’ own pages too. FTD says standard shipping and delivery charges “start as low as $19.99” and vary by location, shipping time, and calendar day3. UrbanStems ships free on orders over $140, counted after discounts and before taxes and fees5.
Fees that show up later in checkout
- Same-day delivery. Teleflora charges $2.99 extra for same-day delivery if you order before its cutoff4. See same-day delivery costs.
- International orders. Teleflora adds a $15 relay fee on top of its regular service fee4.
- Changing the address after it ships. FTD says this may cost $10.003.
- Vases and add-ons. On FTD’s dozen roses, the glass vase takes the price from $29.75 to $342. On 1-800-Flowers’ dozen, the red vase adds $15 ($44.99 to $59.99 at the Nov 5 sale prices; $49.99 to $64.99 regular)7.
- Tax. Sales tax is calculated on the order and isn’t in any price on this site.
Can you avoid the delivery fee?
Sometimes, by trading money now for money later:
- Free shipping thresholds. At UrbanStems, a $140 order ships free5. That only helps if you were going to spend that much anyway.
- Memberships. 1-800-Flowers’ Celebrations Passport costs $19.99 for the first year and renews at $29.99 a year6. It covers free standard shipping and no service charge on eligible products delivered on weekdays; faster delivery methods and some products are excluded8. If you send flowers twice a year or more on weekdays, the math can work. Teleflora also sells a membership that waives standard service fees on certain orders4.
- Pick up in person from a local shop, if you’re nearby.
Rule of thumb (our estimate, not a quote): budget the bouquet price plus about $20 to $25, plus tax. Add more for same-day, weekend, or holiday delivery. This comes from the medians above; your actual fee depends on the date and ZIP code you choose.
To see how this plays out for one product, look at the dozen roses price study (Nov 3, 2026 snapshot), where the $19.99 fee was 67% of the $29.75 price of the cheapest roses. Every delivered total we list, with its check date, is in Compare.
Every fee, store by store
What six online florists publish about delivery, same-day, weekend, international, tax and membership fees, and where they publish nothing.
| Store | Standard fee | Same-day | Weekend and holiday | International | Tax | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTD | From $19.99; varies by location, shipping time and calendar day9 | Most areas if ordered by 2 p.m. recipient’s time; surcharge not published9 | Carrier-shipped items: Sunday only on select holidays9. Weekend carrier and holiday fees “may apply”10 | Charged outside the U.S., Canada and Mexico; shown before checkout10 | Not published | FTD Plus: free standard shipping and delivery for a year; price not on the terms page10 |
| ProFlowers | From $19.9911 | Available through local florists; surcharge not published12 | Sunday by local florists; for same-day Sunday, order by “usually 3 pm” recipient’s time; fee not published12 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| From You Flowers | From $14.99; varies by location, shipping time and calendar day13 | Available; surcharge not published | Sunday as an upgrade where available; fee not published14 | Not published | Collected where required, by delivery address13 | Not published |
| 1-800-Flowers | No fee shown before checkout15. We use its $18.99 median (Est.)1 | Florist items; Passport members get a “reduced service charge”; amount not published17 | Weekend and other expedited delivery cost extra, shown per product8 | Not published | Not published | Celebrations Passport: $19.99 the first year, then $29.99; no service charge on weekday delivery ordered 2 days ahead17 |
| The Bouqs Co. | “Clearly stated prior to completing purchase”; no number published18. We use its $25.00 median (Est.)1 | Select cities, order by noon Eastern; surcharge not published18 | No Sunday or Monday shipping unless indicated18 | Not published | Charged at checkout18 | Subscriptions “may receive discounted shipping”18 |
| Teleflora | Amount not published. We use its $19.99 median (Est.)1 | +$2.99 if ordered by 2 p.m. weekdays, noon weekends19 | Sunday where a local shop is open, order by noon19. Delivery before 1 p.m.: +$1519 | $15 relay fee on top of the delivery fee19 | Some states; shown before you submit20 | Free standard delivery on certain orders for a year; price not on the FAQ19 |
“Not published” means we found no number on the store’s public fee, help or product pages on Nov 5, 2026. The real amount appears at checkout, which we don’t reach. Est. = the store’s median standard fee across its bouquets in the SendFlowers.io report.
About 1-800-Flowers: the code behind its dozen-roses page contains a gift-box shipping table ($14.99 for orders of $15 to $79.99, rising with the total, plus up to $10 for rush and up to $20 for Saturday). The delivery details we opened on the page didn’t display that table, so we don’t treat it as the published fee yet15.
What to watch for
- The fee can be 40% of the total. A $29.75 boxed dozen plus a $19.99 fee is $49.74; see every delivered total in Compare.
- Changing the address costs extra. FTD may charge $10.00 to change the delivery address after an order ships9.
- Sunday and holidays cost more or aren’t offered. The Bouqs Co. doesn’t ship for Sunday unless the date is offered18.
- Memberships only pay off if you send often, and on the right days: Passport’s no-service-charge benefit covers weekday deliveries ordered two days ahead17. The math is in the cheapest ways to send flowers.
FAQ
What is a flower delivery service fee?
It’s what the store charges to send your order to a local florist, who makes and delivers it, or to ship it in a box. It’s added at checkout, on top of the bouquet price.
Which store has the lowest published delivery fee?
From You Flowers: its delivery and shipping charges start at $14.99. FTD and ProFlowers start at $19.99. 1-800-Flowers, Teleflora and The Bouqs Co. show no fee number before checkout.
How much extra is same-day delivery?
Only Teleflora publishes it: $2.99 extra, if you order by its cutoff. The other stores show any same-day charge at checkout.
Do flower stores charge more for Sunday delivery?
Often. 1-800-Flowers lists weekend delivery among its extra-cost options, and From You Flowers sells Sunday as an upgrade. None of the six publishes the amount. Who delivers on Sunday.
Is sales tax added to flower delivery?
Yes, in states that require it. Teleflora and From You Flowers both say tax depends on where the order is delivered.
Do flower memberships remove all fees?
No. 1-800-Flowers’ Celebrations Passport and FTD Plus waive standard fees, but expedited, weekend, holiday or international charges can still apply.