Like with FTD, quality can vary depending on what florist fills your order. We mailed ourselves four bouquets to Georgia, Michigan, and California; each was more beautiful than the next.

So we wanted to see how two of the biggest online flower delivery services, 1-800-Flowers.com and FTD, compare. We had a similarly priced and composed rose and mixed bouquet from each service ...

One brand you can shop on the online retailer is Benchmark Bouquets, which makes beautiful ... so you can rest assured your bouquet will arrive on time. You can also check out FTD's food gifts ...