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Would anyone know whether there's any florist that is opened for business now? It seems like they are still not allowed to open shop yet? Or would the big supermarkets sell flowers? Preferably in the Northeast area, if there is any... Thanks.

SINGAPORE - A florist here said her online shop set up on the popular e-commerce platform Shopify was hacked in May, resulting in a loss of $24,000. Checks by The Straits Times showed dozens of other merchants around the world have had their accounts hacked as well. They posted their experience on online forums. The Canadian e-commerce firm has more than 500,000 merchants that use the platform to set up online shops for which the business owners pay a fee for services provided by Shopify. Transactions are made through Shopify, with merchants holding accounts with the company. Shopify then transfers the proceeds to the merchants' bank accounts. Florist Wendy Han, 32, said when she was settling bills on June 12, she logged into her account only to discover that her business had zero proceeds for the month. She said the shop's revenue on average per month is between $70,000 and $90,000. Ms Han, who set up the online flower shop Floristique in 2018 with her husband Shaun Chuan, said hackers had entered the shop's Shopify account and changed the company's bank account to the hackers'. As a result, sales proceeds went directly to the hackers' account instead. "We got the shock of our lives when we realised that we might have been hacked," said Mr Chuan, 33. The couple made a police report here and also alerted their bank. A police spokesman said investigations are ongoing. The couple also contacted Shopify, which investigated and informed them that their account had been compromised on May 28. Losses they suffered were from that day. According to Ms Han, the company claimed to have notified the owners about this via e-mail, but the couple denied receiving any notification. Shopify had also clarified with them that it was "not liable for any damages or losses incurred as it is the merchants' responsibility to keep all username and password information secure and confidential". The e-commerce platform has since temporarily stopped transferring the company's earnings to all bank accounts, to prevent further losses. Mr Chuan said the company should have asked for verification before changing the bank account details. "It's a feature they should implement," said Mr Chuan. Ms Han posted her experience on Floristique's Facebook page on Friday (June 14), warning other business owners to protect their hard-earned money by changing their passwords often and to set up two-step verification for their accounts. "As a florist business, we don't earn a lot. This loss has made quite an impact on us," said Ms Han. "I never expected that this would happen to us. I hope that people will be more vigilant as there are more of such online scams," she added. The Straits Times has contacted Shopify for a response.

saw this on my friend's FB. really sibei funny.

24Hrs City Florist 24Hrs City Florist is the only florist in Singapore that operates every day throughout the year, even on Sundays and public holidays. The location of 24Hrs City Florist on Lavender Street also means that customers can drive by the store with their orders hand-delivered via its unique ‘Drive-By’ service. Established in 2004, 24Hrs City Florist is a Singapore-based international florist providing flower delivery anywhere in Singapore and around the world. Over the years, 24Hrs City Florist has been increasing its variety of products and services to our better serve its customers, allowing the florist to receive many praises for its wide variety of fresh floral designs, creative gift ideas, good customer service and its coveted 24-hour reliable delivery service. 24Hrs City Florist was presented the top 10 Online Performance Award between 2009 & 2010 from Hitwise, a global online competitive intelligence service and have been awarded with the Singapore Quality Brand award 2013. A good way to express your heart and soul to a loved one is through a bouquet of flowers The intrinsic, exquisite beauty and fragrance of flowers trigger happiness and heighten feelings of satisfaction, which are difficult to convey in words and other gifts. Constantly infusing fresh ideas into its floral designs, 24Hrs City Florist gives its customers an experience reflecting the sense of care, good taste and thoughtfulness. 24Hrs City Florist provides fresh floral gifts for any occasion including birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, grand openings, wreaths and many more. Floral and gift hampers for special events such as Valentine’s Day, Chinese New Year, Mother’s Day, Hari Raya, Deepavali and Christmas are also available. If there is a need for something extra special, 24Hrs City Florist also offers hand-designed and uniquely crafted character flower arrangements such as Hello Kitty bouquets, Smiley bouquets, Angry Bird bouquets, etc. More importantly, 24Hrs City Florist has a team of professionally trained florists to ensure that flowers are arranged with the highest standards and appeal. The physical shop is open from 9:00am to 6:00am every day. Flower delivery service operates 24 hours a day and there is also same-day delivery for orders as late as 8:00pm. 24Hrs City Florist is located at 161 Lavender Street #01-05 Singapore 338750. For more information, please call 6396 4222 or visit http://www.24hrscityflorist.com.

Anyone ....??

Dear all, Anyone can intro a good florist that has delivery service, planning to send a bouquet of flower to friends ROM however not in sg at that period. Welcome PM. Thank

in the west or central region. So far i've been looking at online florists like www.fareastflora.com and wonderfulflora. Looking for a rose bouqet, any recommendations from previous satisfied customers? Not much experience with this