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My girlfriend was coming in to Calgary for business and I wanted to give her a little surprise. It had been a long trip for her, she was in the final leg of it and I knew she was getting worn down. Knowing her hotel and talking with the front desk I felt a little floral arrangement would perk her spirits up a little, they gave me all the information I needed, except one thing.
Where do I get the flowers from!?
I partook of Yelp, Canadian style of course, and spied the barren reviews. Until I saw Carrie P's talk of " "funkiest" floral arrangements". The thing is, all these other flower shops web sites, were... well bland. Boring. Cookie cutter. Nothing brought my attention and made me want to say, "Yes! Yes! I want to go here!" Well... guess what?
Purple Orchid's website blew me away. So unique, so different, so perfect. I knew I had found the one. I called up the store the day before my girlfriend was to arrive at the hotel, hoping they could do something. The woman couldn't have been nicer. Trying to get an idea of exactly what I wanted: colors, flowers, any specifics I wanted and she could think of, I was excited, but what would the recipient think of them?
I eagerly awaited a phone call the next day, a text, email... anything! At one point I just needed a nap. I curled up and when I woke up forty minutes later, I had my answer. A very happy and surprised voice on my voicemail confirmed my suspicion. Purple Orchid had sent a very unique, very lovely and happy inspiring bouquet and made two people very happy.
The sad thing is Purple Orchid isn't here in Chicago, however that is a great thing for anyone looking for some great arrangements in Calgary.
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