Exhibit 23.1

                          CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-84281) pertaining to the 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. 1999 Stock
Incentive Plan and the 1997 Stock Option Plan of our report dated August 20,
1999, except for the last paragraph of Note 11, Commitments and
Contingencies-Leases as to which the date is September 1, 1999, with respect to
the consolidated financial statements of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. included in the
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended June 27, 1999.


                                               /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Melville, New York
September 24, 1999