Moments at Market: We Had Fun BUT Worked Hard

Middle photo: Me (Trisha/Main Buyer/Partner) La Von (My Sister/Head Visual Display/Partner) & Kim (Our Floor Manager & Annie Sloan Instructor) in a Seahawks moment at market. They were playing only a few blocks away. We got razzed when they lost :(

Hello Everyone!

Just wanted to pop in here to show you what we've been up to at

Atlanta Market.

Let me fill you in on what Atlanta Market is:

 

1. HUGE! 3 buildings roughly 50-60 floors combined.

2. OVERWHELMING! Each floor has either multiple large showrooms or numerous booths.

3. OVERSTIMULATING! Each showroom decks itself out with a huge amount of product.

4. EXHAUSTING! You are on your feet for 12 hours at least 3 of the 7 days without sitting down,

& on them for 9 hours the other 4....no sitting!

5. CONFUSING! Are you in building 1 floor 3 or building 2 floor 3 or building 3 floor 1???

6. CALENDAR INAPPROPRIATE! Isn't Christmas over? Yes... 2012's Christmas is....

but everywhere you are ordering for Christmas 2013!!

7. POCKET BOOK SHOCKING! Always make sure you have wandered into the

moderately priced showrooms...Bill Gates does not shop at Grandiflora.

(At least we don't think so anyway ;)

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Last but not least....

8. AWE INSPIRING!!

We enjoyed all the lovely displays we saw at market

(SOOOOO many more than what you see here,

as we were not allowed to take photos of certain showrooms....and didn't want to spoil

our buying surprises for you anyway!)

It is hard to walk away from market uninspired.

We came away from this market with SOOOOO many ideas

it is making my head spin to think about making them all happen!

The best part is....we are on fire for Grandiflora this year....

we are going to light a fire under ourselves and our customers this year.

It's time to celebrate this awesome shop we've all come to love and appreciate.

May Grandiflora see it's best year yet!

Not really talking financially....although that would be nice....

wink, wink.

LOL!

NO...no....no.....

I'm talking about finding the niche that we were all meant to find in

Grandiflora.

Now....

wouldn't that be nice!

We were flitting from booth to booth, showroom to showroom finding all sorts of great things with the power of caffeine! We were also really excited to meet Jo Packham of Where Women Create & Where Women Cook where she was signing books and magazines. What a great lady....and what an honor!

 

Well, it was a trip to remember & a trip to inspire.
As I said before we are on fire for what comes next....
THE BOXES OF PRODUCT!
Be visiting often for all the lovely items that will start arriving in a few weeks all the way through the end of the year.
It takes 7 days (72 hours of straight ordering) just to hit the tip of the iceberg in ordering.
I can honestly say this:
WE DID OUR BEST BUYING THIS YEAR!
You know what that equals?
YOU WILL HAVE THE BEST SHOPPING AT GRANDIFLORA THIS YEAR.
Happy US + Happy YOU!
Here's to Grandiflora & the fun she brings us all!
Cheers!
La Von, Kim & I