Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
and 1999 Stock  Incentive  Plan of our report  dated August 16, 2000 (except for
Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies-Online  Marketing Agreements, as to which
the date is  September  1, 2000),  with  respect to the  consolidated  financial
statements and schedule of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. included in its Annual Report
(Form  10-K) for the year  ended July 2, 2000,  filed  with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission.

                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Melville, New York
January 30, 2001