The Occasional Florist is a small home-based floral studio at 9 Aranui Drive in Papamoa Beach, run by a fully qualified florist. Arrangements are made fresh each day, and the website offers a range of designs to order online for same-day delivery across Papamoa, Mount Maunganui, Bayfair, Omanu, Tauranga and Te Puke. Customers can also order online and collect, or visit the studio. For something outside the website designs, the florist asks people to call the studio. Orders can be placed by phone at (07) 575 8228, or by mobile on (021) 445 137.
Customers praise the bouquets for being stunning and exactly what they asked for. Several say the online ordering was easy and the flowers arrived on time. One customer, ordering for Mother's Day, found the bouquet beautifully wrapped with the stems in water. Others mention that the flowers last well. The studio opens on the Sunday of Mother's Day and on Valentine's Day when it falls on a Sunday. Hours are longer in summer, with Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 4pm and Saturday from 10am to noon. In winter the studio opens Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 3.30pm. It is closed on Sundays and public holidays, and after-hours collections must be arranged in advance.