TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
(Last Updated January 2, 2006)
PLEASE READ THESE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY
THE FLOWER BAKERY, TOGETHER WITH ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES ("The Flower Bakery") PROVIDES YOU ACCESS AND USE OF THIS SITE SUBJECT TO YOUR COMPLIANCE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE (the "Site Terms"). BY ACCESSING, BROWSING AND USING THIS SITE (the "Site"), YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE SITE TERMS AND ALL APPLICABLE LAW. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE SITE TERMS AND APPLICABLE LAW EACH TIME YOU USE THIS SITE OR YOU DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO AGREE TO OR ACCEPT THESE SITE TERMS, YOU MAY NOT USE THE SITE. THE LINKS BELOW PROVIDE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE:
A. Related Policies and Terms
B. Modification of Site Terms
C. United States Usage
D. License and Site Access
E. Changes, Misprints and Error
F. Passwords and Security
G. Intellectual Property
1. Ownership
2. Trademarks
3. Restrictions on Use
H. Software
I. Hyperlinks
1. Links to the Site
2. Third Party Links
J. Submissions
1. Your Information
2. Additional Submissions
3. Restrictions for Submissions
4. Policies and Enforcement
5. Responsibility for your Conduct
K. Children
L. Guarantee and Disclaimer
M. Limitation of Liability
N. Sales Taxes
O. Advertising
P. Applicable Law, Venue and Limitation of Actions
Q. Termination
R. Consent to Email Communication
S. Legal Equivalency
T. Indemnity
U. Severability
V. Waivers
W. Headings
X. Contact Us
Additional policies and terms apply to use of specific portions of this Site and to the purchase of certain Merchandise or Services and are included as part of the Site Terms. Please refer and review all additional specific terms and conditions, including the terms at Orders, Shipping and Returns and is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of the Terms and Conditions.
The Site Terms apply exclusively to your access to, and use of, this Site and do not alter in any way the terms or conditions of any other agreement you may have with The Flower Bakery for products, services, or otherwise.
The Flower Bakery has adopted a Privacy Policy that you should refer to in order to fully understand how we use and collect information. To learn about The Flower Bakery''s privacy practices, please refer to the Privacy Policy section of the Site and is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of the Terms and Conditions.
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B. Modification of Site Terms
The Flower Bakery reserves the right to modify these Site Terms in our sole discretion from time to time and only The Flower Bakery has the right to do so. If the Site Terms are changed, we will post the new terms on the Site and note the date they were last updated. Any changes or modification will be effective upon posting of the Site Terms as revised, and your use of the Site following the posting will constitute your acceptance of the new Site Terms.
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C. United States Usage
This Site is operated by a U.S. entity and is governed by the state and federal laws of the United States. The laws of your jurisdiction may be more or less strict than the laws that apply to this Site. If you access this Site from outside the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction.
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D. License and Site Access
The Flower Bakery grants you a limited license to make personal use only of the Site. Such grant does not include, without limitation: (a) any resale or commercial use of this Site or any Site Materials (defined below); (b) modification, adaptation, translation, reverse engineering, decompilation, disassembly or conversion into human readable form any of the Site materials not intended to be so read, including use of or directly viewing the underlying HTML or other code from this Site except as interpreted and displayed in a web browser; (c) copying, imitating, mirroring, reproducing, distributing, publishing, downloading, displaying, performing, posting or transmitting any Site Materials (including any The Flower Bakery trademarks) in any form or by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise; (d) the collection and use of any product listings or descriptions; (e) making derivative uses of the Site and any Site Materials; or (f) use of any data mining, bots, spiders, automated tools or similar data gathering and extraction methods, directly or indirectly, on the Site Materials or to collect any information from the Site or any other user of the Site. Except as noted above, you are not conveyed any right or license by implication, estoppel, or otherwise in or under a patent, trademark, copyright, or proprietary right of The Flower Bakery or any third party. You may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing The Flower Bakery''s name, trademark, or product name without our express written consent. "Site Materials" means all materials on the Site, including, without limitation, trademarks (as specifically defined in these Site Terms) design, product description, HTML text, graphics, other files, photographs, codes, software layout, designs forms and the selection and arrangement thereof.
We may terminate this license and your use of or access to the Site if you make or permit any unauthorized use of this Site. Such actions by you may violate applicable law including, without limitation, copyright laws, trademark laws (including trade dress), and communications regulations and statutes. We reserve the right to have all violators prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
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E. Changes, Misprints and Error
Subject to applicable law, we: (a) reserve the right to change the goods and services advertised or offered for sale through this Site, the prices or specifications of such goods and services, and any promotional offers and any other Site Materials at any time and from time to time without any notice or liability to you or any other person; (b) cannot guarantee that goods or services advertised or offered for sale on this Site will be available when ordered or thereafter; (c) reserve the right to limit quantities sold or made available for sale; (d) do not warrant that the Site Materials (including without limitation product descriptions or photographs) are accurate, complete, reliable, current or error-free; and (e) reserve the right to cancel, to terminate or not to process orders (including accepted orders) where the price or other material information on this site is inaccurate. If we do not process an order for such reason, we will advise you that the order has been cancelled and will either not charge you or will apply credit to the payment type used in the order. Some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusions and disclaimers of certain implied warranties, so some of the provisions of this section may not apply to you.
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F. Passwords and Security
If you use a password to access this Site or any portion of it, then you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur on your account or with your password. In the event that the confidentiality of your account or password is compromised in any manner, you will notify The Flower Bakery immediately. The Flower Bakery reserves the right to take any and all action, as it deems necessary or reasonable, to ensure the security of the Site and your account, including without limitation, terminating your account, changing your password or requesting information to authorize transactions on your account. Notwithstanding the above, The Flower Bakery may rely on the authority of anyone accessing your account or using your password and in no event will The Flower Bakery be held liable to you for any liabilities or damages resulting from or arising out of (i) any action or inaction of The Flower Bakery under this provision, (ii) any compromise of the confidentiality of your account or password, and (iii) any unauthorized access to your account or use of your password.
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All Site Materials are owned by us and others and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark and other laws.
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THE FLOWER BAKERY, FLOWER BAKERY, THEFLOWERBAKERY.COM and their respective designs and/or logos are either trademarks or registered trademarks of The Flower Bakery and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of The Flower Bakery. In addition, all page headers, custom graphics, button icons, and scripts are trademarks, and/or trade dress of The Flower Bakery, and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of The Flower Bakery. All other trademarks, registered trademarks, product names and company names or logos mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
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3. Restrictions on Use
Except as stated in the Site Terms, none of the materials and Intellectual Property described in these Site Terms may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of The Flower Bakery or the respective intellectual property owner. You may electronically copy and print to hard copy portions of this Site for the sole purpose of using materials it contains for informational and non-commercial, personal use only. Any other use of the materials in this Site - including any commercial use, reproduction for purposes other than described above, modification, distribution, republication, display, or performance - without the prior written permission of The Flower Bakery - is strictly prohibited.
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H. Software
Any software, including any files, images incorporated in or generated by the software, and data accompanying the software (collectively "Software"), that may be made available on this Site is licensed to you by The Flower Bakery on a non-exclusive and limited basis. The Flower Bakery shall retain full and complete title and all intellectual property rights to Software. You shall not copy, distribute, sell, modify, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble or create derivative works from any Software.
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I. Hyperlinks
1. Links to the Site
You are granted a limited, non-exclusive right to create a hypertext link to the home page only of this Site, provided such link does not portray The Flower Bakery or any of its products and services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise defamatory manner. This limited right may be revoked at any time. You may not use, frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any The Flower Bakery trademark, logo or other proprietary information, including the images found at this Site, the content of any text or the layout/design of any page, or form contained on a page without The Flower Bakery''s express written consent. All other linking is prohibited without prior consent from The Flower Bakery. Except as noted above, you are not conveyed any right or license by implication, estoppel, or otherwise in or under any patent, trademark, copyright, or proprietary right of The Flower Bakery or any third party.
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2. Third Party Links
The Flower Bakery makes no claim or representation regarding, and accepts no responsibility for, the quality, content, nature or reliability of web sites accessible by hyperlink from this Site, or web sites linking to this Site.
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J. Submissions
1. Your Information
If you register on the Site, you agree that any information you provide to us will be current, accurate and complete.
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2. Additional Submissions
You agree that any materials, including but not limited to questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, plans, notes, drawings, original or creative materials or other information, provided by you in the form of email or submissions to The Flower Bakery, or postings on this Site ("Submissions") are non-confidential (subject to our Privacy Statement) and that you remain solely responsible and liable for your Submissions. You further hereby grant (or warrant that the owner of the Submissions has granted) to us and our assigns a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, unrestricted, non-exclusive, world-wide, assignable, sub-licensable, right and license to use, copy, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display and otherwise exploit the Submissions or any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques associated with the Submissions for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, using any form, media or technology now known or later developed, without providing compensation to you or any other person, without any liability whatsoever, and free from any obligation of confidence or other duties on our part or of our assigns, and you hereby waive all moral rights, or agree, represent and warrant that all moral rights in the Submissions (including without limitation the rights of paternity, attribution and integrity) are irrevocably waived, in favor of us and our assigns.
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3. Restrictions for Submissions
By using the Site, you agree not to do any of the following:
1. Upload to, distribute or otherwise publish through this Site any message, information, text or other material ("Content") that is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, harassing, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory or otherwise objectionable;
2. Upload or transmit any Content that would constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party, or that would otherwise create liability or violate any local, state, national, or international law, including without limitation, the regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules of any securities exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, or the Nasdaq Stock Market;
3. Upload or transmit any Content that may infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual or proprietary right of any party. By posting any Content, you represent and warrant that you have the lawful right to distribute and reproduce such Content;
4. Impersonate any person or entity or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
5. Upload to, distribute or otherwise publish through this Site any Content such as charity requests, petitions for signatures, chain letters or letters relating to pyramid schemes, advertising or solicitations for funds, political campaigning, mass mailings, any form of unsolicited commercial email or "spam," (regardless of whether the email itself complies with the requirements of federal or state law for sending commercial email) or offering or disseminating fraudulent goods, services, schemes or promotions; and
6. Disseminate any harmful content of any kind, including without limitation, viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, zombies, cancel bots or any other computer programming routines that may damage, interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, program, data or personal information.
4. Policies and Enforcement
All access to and use of this Site is governed by and subject to the Site Terms. We have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor any activity and Content associated with forums and interactive areas on this Site. We may access at any time and use internally for any lawful purpose information stored on our systems, including the content of any emails or other communications. We may disclose such information to any third party including law enforcement agencies to protect our rights or property in response to legal process, or in a good faith belief that such disclosure is justified or required in an emergency situation. We may investigate any reported violation of our policies or complaints and take any appropriate action that we deem appropriate. The Flower Bakery has the right, but not the obligation, to take any action we deem appropriate, including but limited to action to issue a warning, suspend or terminate your access and use of the Site and related services at any time, and block, remove or edit any communication and materials that The Flower Bakery believes in its sole discretion may violate applicable law, the Site Terms or a third party''s rights. The Flower Bakery takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any Content posted or uploaded by you or any third party, or for any mistakes, defamation, slander, libel, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, pornography or profanity you may encounter.
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5. Responsibility for Your Conduct
You remain solely liable for the Content of any messages or other information you upload or transmit to the discussion forums or interactive areas of this Site. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless The Flower Bakery and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, agents and representatives from any claim, action, demand, loss, or damages (including attorneys'' fees) made or incurred by any third party arising out of or relating to your conduct, your violation of these terms and conditions, or your violation of any rights of a third party. Indirect or attempted violations of these Site Terms or any policy, and actual or attempted violations by a third party on behalf of a user of this Site will be considered violations of these Site Terms by such user.
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K. Children
This website is designed for and intended for use by adults. If you are under 18, you may use this Site only with involvement of a parent or guardian. If you are a parent or legal guardian, you must monitor and supervise the use of this site by children, minors and others under your care. You agree to be responsible for their use of this website.
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L. Guarantee and Disclaimer
THE FLOWER BAKERY GUARANTEES THAT (A) ITS FLOWERS, PLANTS, AND PRESERVED ITEMS ORDERED ON THE WWW.THEFLOWERBAKERY.COM SITE WILL BE FRESH FOR AT LEAST SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER DELIVERY; AND (B) YOU WILL BE COMPLETELY SATISFIED WITH ANY GIFT PRODUCT ORDERED. WITH RESPECT TO EITHER OF OUR GUARANTEES, OUR SOLE MAXIMUM LIABILITY WILL NOT BE MORE THAN TO REFUND THE PURCHASE PRICE OR TO REPLACE AND DELIVER EQUIVALENT PRODUCT ITEMS, AS APPROPRIATE, AS SOON AS REASONABLY POSSIBLE. THE APPLICABLE GUARANTEE MUST BE BROUGHT WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER DELIVERY OR WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE AND YOU WILL HAVE WAIVED ANY AND ALL RELATED CLAIMS REGARDING SUCH PRODUCT ITEMS.
THIS SITE AND THE MATERIALS PROVIDED HEREIN ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. THE FLOWER BAKERY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE AND MATERIALS, CONTENT, SERVICES AND PRODUCT ON THIS SITE. THE FLOWER BAKERY DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT MATERIALS IN THIS SITE ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT, OR ERROR-FREE. THE FLOWER BAKERY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS RELATING TO PRICING, TEXT OR PHOTOGRAPHY. THE FLOWER BAKERY DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THIS SITE OR ITS SERVER(S) ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, EVEN IF THE FLOWER BAKERY OR IT''S AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT, DATA OR SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTED BY, DOWNLOADED OR ACCESSED FROM OR THROUGH THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
Reference to any products, services, processes, or other information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier, or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof by The Flower Bakery.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you. You may have other rights which vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
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M. Limitation of Liability
YOU AGREE THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPLICITLY SET FORTH HEREIN, THE FLOWER BAKERY, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES RELATED TO PRODUCTS SOLD OR THE OPERATION, CONTENT OR USE OF OUR SITES. YOU AGREE THAT THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS COMPREHENSIVE AND APPLIES TO ALL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DIRECT, INDIRECT, COMPENSATORY, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUES, DATA AND USE, INCURRED BY YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT OR TORT, RELATED TO OUR PRODUCTS OR YOUR ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, OUR SITES OR ANY OTHER HYPER-LINKED THIRD PARTY WEB SITE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF, OR ARE AWARE OF, THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES, OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS, MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE RIGHTS ADDITIONAL TO THOSE CONTAINED HEREIN.
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N. Sales Taxes
We shall automatically charge and withhold the applicable sales tax for orders (merchandize and related shipping and handling charges) to be delivered to addresses within Maryland. Each customer shall be solely responsible for all sales taxes, or other taxes, on orders shipped to any other state.
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O. Advertising
The Sites may contain advertisements and/or sponsorships. The advertisers and/or sponsors that provide these advertisements and sponsorships are solely responsible for insuring that the materials submitted for inclusion on the Site are accurate and comply with all applicable laws. We are not responsible for the acts or omissions of any advertiser or sponsor.
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P. Applicable Law, Venue and Limitation of Actions
These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland applicable to agreements made and entirely to be performed within Maryland, without resort to its conflict of law provisions. Regardless of where you access this site, you agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these terms and conditions shall be filed and adjudicated only in the federal or state courts located in Rockville, Maryland, and you hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of these terms and conditions.
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Q. Termination
Notwithstanding any of these terms and conditions, The Flower Bakery reserves the right, without notice and in its sole discretion, to terminate your license to use this Site, and to block or prevent future access to and use of this Site if you violate any of these Site Terms. Upon termination, these Site Terms shall still apply.
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R. Consent to Email Communication
When you visit this Site or send email to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically and agree that we may communicate with you by email or by posting notices on this Website.
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S. Legal Equivalency
This electronic document and any other electronic documents, policies and guidelines incorporated herein will be: (i) deemed for all purposes to be a "writing" or "in writing," and to comply with all statutory, contractual, and other legal requirements for a writing: (ii) legally enforceable as a signed writing as against the parties subject to the electronic documents; and (iii) deemed an "original" when printed from electronic records established and maintained in the ordinary course of business. Electronic documents introduced as evidence in any judicial, arbitration, mediation or administer of proceeding will, if established and maintained in the ordinary course of business, be admissible to the same extent as business records in written form that are similarly established and maintained.
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T. Indemnity
By using any one of our Sites, you agree to indemnify and hold The Flower Bakery, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents and other partners and employees, harmless from any loss, liability, claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys'' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of such Site, including providing a link to another site or uploading any content to such Site.
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U. Severability
If any provision of the Site Terms is found to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed to be severed from the rest of these Site Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
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V. Waivers
No waiver, express or implied, by either party of any breach of or default under these Site Terms will constitute a continuing waiver of such breach or default or be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.
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W. Headings
Section titles in the Terms and Conditions are for convenience and do not define, limit, or extend any provision of the Terms and Conditions.
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X. Contact Us
If you are experience difficulties in using the Site, please contact us at:
1. Call our customer service representatives at 1-800-566-8817;
2. E-mail us at Customer Service; or
3. Write us at: The Flower Bakery, Customer Service, P. O. Box 4239, Silver Spring, MD 20914.
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