EXHIBIT 99.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO,
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In  connection  with  the  Quarterly  Report  of  1-800-FLOWERS.COM,  Inc.  (the
"Company")  on Form 10-Q for the  quarterly  period  ended  December 29, 2002 as
filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date  herof  (the
"Report"), I, William E. Shea, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of the Company,  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  1350,  as adopted  pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The  information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Dated:  February 12, 2003                    /s/      William E. Shea
                                                      William E. Shea
                                                      Senior Vice President and
                                                      Chief Financial Officer