Flower delivery no-go for Mother’s Day

Retailers including Tesco Direct and Waitrose Florist have refused to deliver Mothers Day bouquets to homes in the Highlands, an MSP has revealed.

The firms are unable to deliver to some rural communities on the mainland in Scotland, according to an investigation by Richard Lochead, who has pioneered the Fair Delivery Charges campaign to expose the unfair fees levied on shoppers in rural Scotland.

Mr Lochhead said: “This is just the latest ridiculous snub for shoppers in the Highlands, who are once again told they don’t live on the mainland. Rural consumers are often more dependent on online shopping, but are constantly faced by hidden fees and extortionate surcharges.”

A Waitrose spokeswoman said: “Unfortunately we are not able to deliver flowers to everywhere we’d like because the time they’d need to spend in transit would compromise their quality.

“We apologise for any disappointment.” caused on this occasion.”

Tesco has not yet responded to requests for comment.