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I've been shopping for garden and Christmas stuff at Greengate for years... actually, since Christmas 1998 - the first time I purchased a Christmas tree that I didn't cut out of the forest... years later I actually bough an artificial Christmas tree from Greengate... 2004... which we still have today and it still looks amazing...
Anyway...
Here's what I love about Greengate! It's a family owned business for who knows know how long... 14 years or so? The owners work there and they love what they do. The staff are great too - and I've noticed they're still around year after year ...low staff turnover means something doesn't it?
You know what I don't like? I don't like being lost, dazed and confused in isle 37.5 in one of them big box stores - I ask for help and they say, "oh, it's in isle 42, half way down, and look up 6 feet or so" ...and then they walk away.
"Um... pardon?" I'm not really much better off ...and who knew you had 4.5 more isles then the ones I thought you had?
Greengate staff take you right to the product you're looking for... huge time saver for me as I couldn't tell the difference from a pine tree and a weeping willow if you hit me over the head with either one of them.
By the way - did you know that just because something grows in one area of Calgary doesn't mean it will grow in another... unless it's a dandelion ;-)
Loads of parking, amazing selection, and free hot apple cider at Christmas :-)
Greengate gives back to the community. They sponsor community sports from junior athletics to amateur tournaments.
One of the biggest and be Stampede Breakfasts in the city! My daughter loves the beans and the face painting.
I guess what I really like about Greengate is that it's been 13 years and I still drive the 30 minutes one way to buy from them when there's a Lowes, Home Depot, Canadian Tire, SuperStore and Walmart a heck of a lot closer.
Walmart doesn't care if I shop in their stores. No one knows my name. No apple cider or a fresh cut on my Christmas tree...
But you know who does care? Greengate! They's "Top of the Crop!"
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