Looking to maximize your Valentines Day Fundraising? Blooms By The Box has you covered. With a huge selection of flowers at low wholesale prices, we also have the resources to help make your venture a success. Let’s talk about options.
Roses vs. Carnations
Demand: Roses are consistently the most in-demand flower for Valentines Day Fundraising, with red roses topping the charts. With this being said, they can get expensive. If you are targeting higher-income customers, then roses are the way to go. However, if you’re fundraising in a school, then carnations are a cheaper alternative that students will be able to afford.
Tip: Roses are priced by the length of their stems – the longer the stem, the higher the price. If you’re looking to increase profit margins, go for shorter stems, such as 40 cm.
Care: Buying wholesale will save you money, but you will be getting your flowers in the condition a florist would. Roses have thorns to strip and leaves that need to be trimmed. For those who don’t have the time and man power to do this, carnations may be a better option. With easily removable leaves and hardy stems and flowers, there is a lot less prep work. As long as they are properly hydrated and kept cool, both flowers will stay fresh for a long time.
Tip: If you need to receive your flowers more than three days in advance or sell them for multiple days, flower food is a must.
Colors: Both roses and carnations come in a wide variety of colors, with red, pink and white being the most popular for Valentines Day Fundraising. If you’re looking for a large variety of colors, you might want to consider our boxes of assorted color roses (no red roses will be included) and assorted color carnations.
Stem vs. Bouquet
Prep Work: A single stem will be easier to sell, but a larger bouquet will sell for more money. It’s important to accurately gauge how much work your organization will be able to handle. If you can have a fun, stress-free day of flower arranging with plenty of help, then bouquets may be the way to go. Otherwise, single stem roses or carnations are still a great option for Valentines Day Fundraising.
Demand: It’s important to know your customer base. Will your customers be more interested in purchasing a large, possibly expensive bouquet, or would they be more likely to buy a single stem for less money? Maximizing sales will allow you to maximize profit.
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Questions? Ideas? Let us know!
I’m trying to do a fundraiser for Valentine’s to raise money & want to sell flowers for Valentine’s Day. Do you have a system where I can take pre orders & you deliver the orders?
Hi Sheryl! Thanks so much for contacting us!! You can find all the flowers that we sell for Valentine’s Day here. You can place orders ahead of time on our website. However, all orders must meet our minimum order requirement of $50. We will deliver the flowers overnight and they will arrive to you on the date that you request. I would recommend to have your flowers delivered two days prior to when you wish to hand them out. I hope this helps!!
I am looking to host a fundraiser to raise money for a Missions Trip to South Africa in June. Need to raise about $3200.00.
Thinking about Flower Grams.
Hello Kimberly! That sounds like an amazing fundraising idea! I would suggest to order an assorted box of either roses or carnations. These are cost effective and you can easily sell them by the stem for your fundraiser. We also sell the sleeves so that you hand out your flowers to customers neatly. You can find those cellophane sleeves here. I hope this helps!!