Intuitive Blooms

As of November 1st, 2010 I am adding an additional rental contract for brides looking to rent out glassware, vase fillers and other decorative accents from Intuitive Blooms. As the original contract states, rental items need to come back in pristine conditions. I have not seen this happen as often as I should with my rental items, in specific glassware and river rocks.
This new contract will include a detailed list of items rented, as well as a tiered pricing system for rentals. The pricing system will be based upon the quantity of vases rented and any vase fillers (river rock, crystals, water pearls, Etc). A separate damage deposit check will now be needed to rent these items. If all items return to me in clean, like new condition, your damage deposit will be returned to you or shredded (your preference). This will not be an astronomical amount (expect on average about $2.00 per vase), just enough to cover my time if I need to be staning over my sink washing vases. As always, if a vase breaks, you will be responsible to pay full cost of the vase.
I will be posting on the website both contracts available for download this weekend.
Vase washing is just like any other dish washing experience. If the vases are small enough, you can run them through your dish washer. This goes the same with river rock or crystals. If that is not an option, a good quality dish washing soap and a sponge or clean toilet scubber (for tall vases) is suitable. I like using the blue colored Dawn dish soap, because it rinses well and doesn't leave water spotting. Don't worry about drying the vases with a cloth, air drying is the best to avoid lint fuzzies or streaks. River rock can be wiped with a sponge or cloth, rinsing doesn't work the greatest. You wouldn't believe how slimy they can get when mixed with flowers! Use more caution when washing crystals. I do not use the glass water pearls, but use a high quality crushed recycled glass that looks like raw diamond. Because it is made of recycled glass, the edges can be sharp. I have never cut myself, but want to warn you about them! If there are any questions about vase rentals or care of vases, please email or call me.