Shouldn't be a problem as we've sent orders to the only shop in town a number of times before.
The town is too small for the florist to be a member of FTD, Teleflora, or 1-800 flowers as there simply isn't the volume of orders to make it worthwhile.
But as a service to our customers, we end up putting these orders on our business credit card. We don't get any commission on these orders...it's simply a service we're providing.
So we start calling at noon yesterday. Once an hour until closing. Hmmm...no answer...so we start again at 9:00 this morning with the same result.
No answer...no voice mail....is the shop out of business?
So now I put on my detective's cap.
The order was going to a nursing home, so I tried phoning there.
"Yes, the shop that you've always used in the past is now closed. There's a new place that opened two weeks ago. Sweet Somethingorother. Nope...sorry...don't know the phone number."
Not exactly the answer I was looking for, but it was a start.
So we tried a Google search...no luck. Probably too new for a website.
Sat back & thought for a minute as to where else in Princeton might receive a lot of flowers. The hospital!!!
Did a Google search & called, but the operator had no answer...BUT...the hairdresser might know!
So she gives me the number for the hair salon and I call over there.
"YES...there is a shop that just opened a few doors down. Hold on a second, and I'll walk over there with the phone...Hi, it's Ron speaking...sure we'll take your order".
Long story short, we placed the order over the phone.
Gotta' love small towns.
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