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Teleflora Offers Great Flowers at Affordable Prices

LOS ANGELES (November 24, 2008) – This holiday season, families now more than ever are facing tough times from higher prices for travel back home. Teleflora, the world’s leading floral wire service offering only hand-arranged, hand-delivered flower arrangements presents an unforgettable and affordable line-up for the 2008 holiday season. Even if travel prices prohibit visits home, sending flowers sends a message of sincerity. Decorating the home or office creates a festive mood without spending a lot of money. In addition, Teleflora is continuing its partnership with one of the foremost living luminist artists, Thomas Kinkade and offering fans the chance to win once-in-a-lifetime prizes!

“In these uncertain times, we realize that holiday shoppers are being savvier about how they spend their money whether it is on presents for friends and loved ones or on travel plans,” said Shawn Weidmann, President, Teleflora. “This year, we have taken great efforts to ensure that our customers have a selection of quality gifts that convey love, unity, comfort and the holiday sprit.”

If you want your present to stand out amongst the others, sending Teleflora’s Holiday Gift Bouquet available on teleflora.com or through a local Teleflora florist for $54.95 is the way to go. Red roses and miniature carnations burst out of this unique keepsake designed to look like an actual present. This charming ceramic gift box comes tied with a real dark red ribbon making it a true gift for that special someone.

Teleflora’s Golden Peace Bouquet, available on teleflora.com for $54.95 is a centerpiece that brings a touch of enchantment to any room in the home. A beautiful hurricane lamp artistically inscribed with the word “Peace” comes surrounded with lush roses. Many families incorporate flowers into their holiday traditions and purchasing this centerpiece sends a powerful message that makes an inspirational gift of hope live on each year.

Any fan of Thomas Kinkade’s work will want to add the exclusive Thomas Kinkade’s Childhood Home Bouquet by Teleflora to their collection. This brand-new sculpted, hand-painted cottage was inspired by Kinkade’s famous painting “Christmas Cottage.” The keepsake floral gift available for $69.95 on teleflora.com, features sculpted figures in a Christmas setting inside the cottage and it has a lifelike flickering fireplace light that will help set the festive tone in any home or workplace.

Starting December 1, 2008, and continuing through January 9, 2009, Teleflora customers who receive the exclusive Thomas Kinkade’s Childhood Home Bouquet will be directed to www.teleflorasweepstakes.com to register for the “Thomas Kinkade’s Home for the Holidays Sweepstakes.” Teleflora is awarding three grand prizes that include: a trip for two to Monterey, California, lunch with the Painter of Light himself, an autographed and framed Standard Numbered canvas lithograph of “Christmas Cottage,” plus each winner will also receive $5,000 in spending money. In addition, 20 Teleflora customers will win a framed “Christmas Cottage” Classic print and 100 will win an exclusive framed “Christmas Cottage” paper print

Tradition is a big part of the holiday season and Teleflora’s Galway Crystal Christmas Tree is one way to keep those rituals alive. This permanent tree available on teleflora.com for $116.95 is so realistic that one can almost smell the evergreen. Each tree arrives with a sparkling glass base topped by lush branches that are decorated with 40 silver ornaments and a string of clear lights. A floral gift of this quality can liven up any entry way in the home or lobby of an office building.

Teleflora’s cheerful Holiday Star Bowl is a wonderful addition on any table creating a festive mood throughout the season. Available on teleflora.com for $64.95, this reasonably priced yet elegant ruby red glass bowl features white roses and a red pillar candle with matching star motif. The holidays are about giving and being with the ones you love and by sending something that conveys the message of the holiday spirit, starts with the purchase of a hand-arranged, hand-delivered floral arrangement from Teleflora.

About Teleflora
Teleflora is the world’s leading flower service offering the best choice in flower arrangements and convenient local delivery. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Teleflora has over 20,000 member florists throughout the U.S. and Canada, with an additional 20,000 affiliated florists outside North America. Teleflora offers industry-leading floral arrangements and gifts. Through its extensive member florists’ network, visit the web and look for the Teleflora logo or call the toll-free at 1-800-TELEFLORA, the company offers consumers fast, convenient and high-quality flowers and keepsake products.