Warranty & T&Cs

100% Satisfaction ‘Hassle-Free’ Guarantee

«BOTANICA - Flowers, Balloons  & Gifts» unconditionally guarantees your complete satisfaction with every order. We only offer fresh cut flowers, healthy and strong plants, wonderful arrangements,  fine jewelry, helium and air balloons, plentiful baskets and nice gifts. Each and every floral arrangement or gift basket we create is carefully crafted by our professional and experienced florists.

If, for any reason, you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, all our floral gifts are backed by our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee of a ‘hassle-free’ replacement or your money refunded. Let us know and we will expeditiously take steps to fully satisfy you, replace to satisfaction or give your money back. This guarantee is valid regardless of the destination of the delivery. There cannot be an unhappy BOTANICA customer and hence, there is no risk whatsoever!

Substitution Policy

The appearance of a bouquet or an arrangement may slightly vary due to the seasonal, cultural and regional availability of the flowers. In the event of a temporary regional product shortage, it may be necessary to modify the gift you ordered. So there is a possibility that if you specify a specific color or a specific kind of flower or plant, especially in foreign countries, it may not be available at the time and place of delivery. In such a case, a substitution may be necessary and will be done automatically unless you specifically forbid it. You can be assured that the look, theme and color scheme of the original arrangement will not be compromised by any substitution. Furthermore, we also guarantee that we will only substitute temporary unavailable flowers for flowers or container of an equal or higher value. Please also note subtle color variations can happen due to local flowers availability.



If the container is not available locally, a container of an equal or higher value and using the same theme, will be used unless you specify in the comment field of the order that you want to cancel the order in case of non availability. In there is an issue you will be advised.



Always keep in mind that «BOTANICA - Flowers, Balloons & Gifts» guarantees your complete satisfaction.

 

Delivery and Fulfilment

With «BOTANICA - Flowers, Balloons & Gifts» you are guaranteed a delivery that will be on time every time if you comply with the guideline table hereafter. Our delivery system is efficient and can react to most of your special requests. Also, please note that if you request a delivery in a North-American time zone that is located west of ours (Eastern Time Zone), the time constraints are extended accordingly.

All flower orders to be delivered outside of the Quebec City region are entrusted to dependable master-florists in the region of delivery. These master-florists have been carefully selected by BOTANICA in order to insure the highest level of quality and your complete satisfaction. Special charges may apply for deliveries in some countries or specific remote regions of some countries.

Delivery Times

We do deliveries 6 days a week in the Quebec City Region (closed on sundays) with the exception of some legal holidays such as July 1rst, June 24th, December 25th and January 1rst.

Delivery is normally carried out between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m (before 5:00 PM for businesses).

We are not able to guaranty we will accommodate specific delivery time requests except for weddings and funerals. This is especially true on days like Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day. But we will do our best to accommodate your request. You can specify time zones such as morning delivery (9:00 a.m. to noon), afternoon delivery (noon to 5:00 p.m) or evening delivery (after 5 :00 p.m.)

Deliveries to camping grounds, military bases, ships, ports, and airports can sometimes be very complex and consequently cannot be guaranteed. But rest assured that we will do our best to locate the recipient and complete the delivery.

Is is not possible to accept orders to Post Offices Boxes or Rural Route addresses.

What if the recipient is not home ?

In most cases, « BOTANICA –Flowers, Balloons & Gifts» will try to ascertain in a subtle way if there is someone on the premises by calling the recipient phone number that you provided during the ordering process. Nevertheless, we recommend that you provide us with specific instructions in case the recipient is not home.

If your instructions indicate specifically that you don’t want us to call the recipient to verify presence and there is no one home, we will have to charge you a redelivery fee each time we will try to deliver unsuccessfully. We will also do the same if the address provided was wrong.

If no specific instructions are provided and if nobody is present at the address of delivery, our driver will choose, based on his best professional judgment:

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  Call back the recipient and plan a new delivery at a more convenient time.


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  Leave a delivery note on the door  that would contain specific instructions such as:
  
  
  
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    Please call the driver or the shop to plan a new delivery at your earliest convenience at this number;
  
  
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    The arrangement has been left in a sucure/protected place on your premises which is detailed on this note;
  
  
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    The arrangement has been left with the neighbor whose address is apprearing hereafter.
  
  
  
  


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  Come back the next day  and reattempt delivery.

Deliveries to Hospitals, Long Term Care Establishments or Retirement Homes

When you place an order for delivery to a hospital, a long term care establishment or a retirement home, please make sure you provide us with the complete name (maiden name for women in Quebec) and room number of the recipient and the phone number of the establishment.

Payment

Prices on our web boutique are calculated in Canadian dollars. Once the order will have been confirmed, a detailed printable confirmation receipt will appear on the screen and a email receipt will also be mailed to the email address you have provided. The transaction will appear on your next credit card statement. If you reside outside Canada, your credit card company will automatically apply the current exchange rate if applicable and will indicate the purchase cost in your own currency on your next credit card statement

You’ll notice that for flower arrangements, plants and gourmet baskets, the pricing varies according to the country of delivery. This is due to minimum order amount requirements specified for each country of delivery. Please also note that prices may vary on Valentine's Day and Mother’s Day.

We accept the following payment methods:

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  VISA


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  MasterCard 


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  American Express


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  NOVUS/ Discover Network


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  Diners Club/enRoute


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  INTERAC online (soon)


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  PayPal


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  House Account


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  Will Call In/ Will Fax In

Taxes

Sales taxes are applied based on the location of the recipient. You will be able to see the final price (including taxes and service charge if any) during the check out process.

Deliveries to the province of Quebec are subject to the Federal Sales Tax called Goods & Services Tax (GST) and the Quebec Provincial Sales Tax (QST). Orders sent to the rest of Canada are subject to only GST or HST (Harmonised Sales Tax) depending on the province of the destination.

Here is a summary table that indicates the applicable sales taxes when merchandise is shipped directly to the customer from our boutiques.

Elsewhere in Canada includes Prince Edward Island, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nunavut, Yukon and Northwest Territories. Please note that services charges such as wiring fees for international deliveries or any special services are deemed performed in the store premises and hence must be subject to GST and QST, regardless of the destination.

Local Delivery Fees

Our local delivery zone covers all the Metropolitan Quebec City Region. A global $ 9.95 CAN delivery fee is included in any deliveries in the core Quebec City region. An additional fee may be applied in the extended zone or when timed or expressed deliveries are requested and are possible. We deliver 7 days a week. `

As a result of the 2002 episode or municipal reorganization in Quebec, several municipalities of the Region have been amalgamated or merged. The net effect is that he core delivery zone of BOTANICA now covers Québec City, Ancienne-Lorette and Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures on the North Shore of the Saint-Lawrence River and Lévis on the South Shore. But since the name of the old cities and parishes are still often used, please find hereafter a detailed list of the places BOTANICA can deliver to locally:

North Shore ($9.95): Quebec City, Sainte-Foy, Charlesbourg, Sillery, Vanier, Loretteville, Ancienne-Lorette, Charlesbourg, Village Huron/Wendake, Val-Bélair, Val-St-Michel (Val-Bélair), Valcartier, Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Shannon, Neufchâtel (Québec), Duberger (Québec), Les Saules (Québec), Limoilou (Québec), Mont-Châtel (Québec), Beauport, Giffard (Beauport), Courville (Beauport), Cap-Rouge, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Saint-Émile, Lac-Saint-Charles

South Shore ($11.95): Lévis, Bernières, Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Rédempteur, Charny, Saint-Romuald, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lauzon (Lévis), Pintendre, Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon, Sainte-Hélène-de-Breakeyville and Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy.

Extended Zone ($14,95): Lac Beauport, Lac Delage,

Elsewhere in North America, delivery charges will be $9.00 (USD or $CAN depending on the delivery country)

If an Evening Delivery (6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.) is requested, a $5.00 surcharge will be applied.

If an Urgent Delivery (delivery in less than 3 hours) is requested, a $5.00 surcharge will be applied.

If the sender strictly forbid us to contact the recipient and if no one is home at the time of the delivery, the price of a redelivery will be added to the invoice for each additional try until the recipient receives the gift.