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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1




               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent certified public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation of our reports dated November 3, 1999, with respect to the Gerald
Stevens, Inc. consolidated financial statements as of August 31, 1999 and 1998
and for the years then ended, included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended August 31, 1999, and to all references to our Firm included in or
made a part of this Registration Statement.




ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Miami, Florida,
March 29, 2000.