Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers.
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, so now’s the time to start planning if you’re buying flowers for a significant other.
There’s no shortage of ways to buy flowers. If you pay with a rewards credit card, you’ll earn rewards on your purchase regardless of how you order them. But, when you purchase flowers online, you can usually snag extra rewards or savings by clicking through an online shopping portal and utilizing credit card merchant offers.
You might want to order from a local florist for various reasons. For one, it’s a great way to support a small business. Plus, you’ll generally get more control over the final product. But you may leave rewards on the table if you don’t order your flowers online.
So, if you want to order your flowers online, here’s what you need to know.
How and why to use online shopping portals
If you start at an online shopping portal instead of going directly to the merchant’s website, you can earn bonus cash back, points or miles. Using an online shopping portal is easy and doesn’t take much time. Generally, you must register with the portal and click through to your desired retailer before purchasing.
If you know which retailer you want to use for your flower order, you can use a shopping portal aggregator to find out which portal offers the largest return on your purchase. For example, you can use a site like Cashback Monitor to see which portal provides the best return on purchases with Teleflora Flowers:
However, if you want to earn a specific type of reward, you may prefer to go directly to the portal of your choice. You can also install shopping portal browser extensions to remind you to use portals when shopping online.
Related: Save money on Valentine’s Day shopping with these credit card perks
Vendors available through popular portals
Most online shopping portals feature multiple flower retailers offering bonuses. These bonuses often increase before popular flower-sending holidays such as Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day.
Bonuses change frequently, so I won’t list specific bonuses here. Instead, I’ll list some of the most popular flower vendors supported by each online shopping portal.
American Airlines AAdvantage eShopping
The American Airlines AAdvantage eShopping portal lets you earn American Airlines miles on select purchases. Here are some flower merchants you can earn with you click through the AAdvantage eShopping portal:
- Florists.com
- Flowers by UrbanStems
- FromYouFlowers.com
- FTD.com
- 1800flowers.com
- ProFlowers
- Sendflowers.com
- Teleflora Flowers
- The Bouqs
When I wrote this article, the highest-earning flower merchant I found when clicking through the AAdvantage eShopping portal was Florists.com, at 20 miles per dollar spent.
If you like earning American miles on your purchases, be sure to also check SimplyMiles for offers. You may be able to stack your flower purchase so that you earn through SimplyMiles, an online shopping portal and a rewards card.
Related: AAdvantage eShopping: Earn miles and Loyalty Points with the American Airlines shopping portal
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Shopping
The Alaska Mileage Plan Shopping portal lets you earn Alaska miles on select purchases. Here are some flower merchants you can earn with when you click through the Alaska Mileage Plan Shopping portal:
- Florists.com
- Flowers by UrbanStems
- FromYouFlowers.com
- FTD.com
- 1800flowers.com
- ProFlowers
- Sendflowers.com
- Teleflora Flowers
- The Bouqs
When I wrote this article, the highest-earning flower merchant I found when clicking through the Alaska Mileage Plan Shopping portal was Florists.com, at 15 miles per dollar spent.
Related: Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Shopping portal: Earn miles on your online purchases
Shop Through Chase
You can earn Ultimate Rewards points when you click through to an eligible merchant with Shop Through Chase. These are some of the flower merchants you can earn with when you click through Shop Through Chase:
- Florists.com
- Flowers by UrbanStems
- FromYouFlowers.com
- FTD.com
- ProFlowers
- Teleflora Flowers
When I wrote this article, the highest-earning flower merchant I found on Shop Through Chase was Florists.com, at 20 points per dollar spent.
Related: How (and why) to combine your Chase Ultimate Rewards points into a single account
Delta Air Lines SkyMiles Shopping
The Delta SkyMiles Shopping portal lets you earn Delta miles on select purchases. Here are some flower merchants you can earn with when clicking through the Delta SkyMiles Shopping portal:
- Florists.com
- Flowers by UrbanStems
- FromYouFlowers.com
- FTD.com
- 1800flowers.com
- ProFlowers
- Sendflowers.com
- Teleflora Flowers
- The Bouqs
When I wrote this article, the highest-earning flower merchant I found when clicking through the Delta SkyMiles Shopping portal was Florists.com, at 15 miles per dollar spent.
Related: Use Delta SkyMiles Shopping to earn bonus miles on online purchases
Rakuten
With Rakuten, you can earn cash-back rewards or American Express Membership Rewards points. Here are some flower merchants you can earn with when you click through Rakuten:
- BloomNation
- BloomsyBox
- Florists.com
- Flowers by UrbanStems
- Flowers Fast
- FromYouFlowers.com
- FTD.com
- 1800flowers.com
- ProFlowers
- Sendflowers.com
- Teleflora Flowers
- The Bouqs
- The Million Roses
When I wrote this article, the highest-earning flower merchant I found through the Rakuten portal was Florists.com, at 20% cash back or 20 Membership Rewards points per dollar spent.
Related: How to earn bonus cash back or Amex points on your online shopping purchases with Rakuten
United Airlines MileagePlus Shopping
The United MileagePlus Shopping portal lets you earn United miles on select purchases. Here are some of the flower merchants you can earn with when clicking through the United MileagePlus Shopping portal:
- Florists.com
- Flowers by UrbanStems
- FromYouFlowers.com
- FTD.com
- 1800flowers.com
- ProFlowers
- Sendflowers.com
- Teleflora Flowers
- The Bouqs
When I wrote this article, the highest-earning flower merchant I found when clicking through the United MileagePlus Shopping portal was FTD.com, at 15 miles per dollar spent.
Related: The ultimate guide to earning miles with the United MileagePlus Shopping portal
Wyndham Rewards Shopping
The Wyndham Rewards Shopping portal lets you earn Wyndham points on select purchases. Here are some flower merchants you can shop with when clicking through the Wyndham Rewards Shopping portal:
- Flower.com
- FromYouFlowers.com
- FTD.com
- 1-800-florals
- ProFlowers
- Sendflowers.com
- Teleflora Flowers
When I wrote this article, the highest-earning flower merchant I found when clicking through the Wyndham Rewards Shopping portal was FromYouFlowers.com, at 18 points per dollar spent.
Related: Wyndham Rewards: Guide to earning, redeeming and elite status
Current credit card merchant offers
Another way to save money or earn extra rewards is credit card merchant offers, including Chase Offers, Amex Offers and Citi Merchant Offers. Here are some offers I found on my cards while writing this story.
- Amex Offers: 20% back on an eligible 1800flowers.com purchase, a $15 statement credit on an eligible Teleflora purchase of $15 or more (up to 10 times), a $25 statement credit on eligible SimplyBlooms purchases totaling $50 or more, and a $15 statement credit after eligible 1800flowers.com purchases totaling $55 or more (limit of four statement credits)
- Chase Offers: 10% back on a 1800flowers.com purchase ($12 cash back maximum) and 10% back on a The Bouqs purchase ($6 cash back maximum)
- Citi Merchant Offers: 15% back on up to three 1800flowers.com purchases of $50 or more ($10 cash back maximum)
Before deciding on a flower merchant, check your cards for offers. You may be able to stack an offer with shopping portal earnings and credit card rewards to boost the return you get on your purchase. However, you usually can’t stack Citi Merchant Offers with SimplyMiles offers.
Related: The secret to getting more (and sometimes better) Amex Offers on your card
Best cards for flowers
If you are using a credit card merchant offer, you’ll need to use the card the offer is tied to when purchasing. However, if you have multiple cards with the same offer or aren’t using a merchant offer, you should consider which card will offer the most value.
Flower purchases won’t fall into bonus categories on most rewards credit cards. In turn, you’ll usually earn the most rewards by purchasing your flowers with one of the best cards for everyday spending since these cards provide more than 1 point per dollar spent on all purchases.
However, you could also consider paying with a card for which you’re working toward minimum spending requirements for a welcome bonus. Or, if you’re working toward a spending threshold on one of your cards to earn elite status or other perks, that card could be a good choice.
Related: The best credit cards for online shopping
Bottom line
Online shopping portals can be incredibly lucrative when purchasing products like flowers. And especially around holidays, it’s worth checking whether any credit card merchant offers are available on your credit cards if you don’t have a florist in mind.
