Palmerston North Shopping Help
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Topic: Palmerston North Shopping Help
Posted By: surfergirl
Subject: Palmerston North Shopping Help
Date Posted: 08 September 2008 at 5:01pm
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Hi Ladies,
Hope some of you Palmy ladies can help me... I'm coming up to PN for business on Thursday and wonder what the best 'gift' shops in PN are. I'm after fairly trendy/high turnover sort of places. I'm selling our http://www.bloomsberry.com/ - chocolates , which are currently in places like Living and Giving and other gift-y places - you might have seen the "Emergency Chocolate" and "Bochox" bars. Also looking for any high turnover tourist shops for our tourist range of chocs. Anywhere in PN spring to mind? Really appreciate your help! Hope this is allowed - not self promoting honest!   ------------- http://www.alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 08 September 2008 at 5:06pm
| I don't know, see there is a place on broadway that specialises in selling choc and fudge and other goodies like that which are very very yummy. All the gift type places I can think of don't have eatibles in their range |
Posted By: surfergirl
Date Posted: 08 September 2008 at 5:10pm
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It doesn't matter if they don't have other 'eating' stuff. Our choc is primarily classed as 'impluse' for buyers, we try to keep out of the confectionary game as we can't complete on price...
We try for that section of the market that is looking for a 'top-up' for an exisiting girt, or for people who are looking for a quick gift to go with a card, but not spend too much... Hope that makes sense! 
I'll def. go to the Broadway place...can you give me an idea what it's close to? ------------- http://www.alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 08 September 2008 at 6:04pm
| close to the regent and called "munchkins". there are some souviner shops on broadway (near the library) and in downtown. |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 08 September 2008 at 6:15pm
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Sadly we don't have living in giving.
Try Wildly Gifted in George St, in fact any of the shops on George St would be an ok place. They've got alternative fashion stores etc. Also on Victoria st is a shop called 'Something Different' they're a gift shop and might be interested. Will you be coming to Feilding? As there is a new kitchen ware shop just opened which might be a place to go, also the cinema, or even Poppy's book store. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 08 September 2008 at 6:47pm
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What about Street's Ahead on Church Street??? that is next to TnT and just down from Pumpkin Patch. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 08 September 2008 at 7:14pm
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What about some of the nice florists? The ladies who run the one in the Plaza shopping centre are lovely, and there is a nice (quite big) one up in the Terrace End shops.
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 08 September 2008 at 7:23pm
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There isn't a florist in the Plaza at the moment. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 08 September 2008 at 7:52pm
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There is a florist in Downtown though, and that's not too far from Munchkins.
Munchkins also came to mind for me first-off. But I think there is also a gift shop (sort of a bulk gift shop for companies to staff or something I think????) near the corner of Queen and Rangitikei Streets, on Queen Street. I have forgotten the name of it but they have gold writing on the window. -------------  |
Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 08 September 2008 at 9:13pm
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Is that because of the renovations Becks? Wonder where they are now - I use them a lot for sending flowers to family down there!
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Posted By: DJ
Date Posted: 08 September 2008 at 9:26pm
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Street's ahead would be perfect. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 08 September 2008 at 9:28pm
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It hasn't been in there for years as I far as I can remember Sam. It was a nice florist thou. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 08 September 2008 at 9:31pm
Ummm maybe we are thinking of different ones Becks...I have been to it / used them in the last few years....used to be near the front door near Starbucks was called Asphodels years ago....hmmm...now I am all confused as to where I have been ordering flowers from?!?!?! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 08 September 2008 at 9:33pm
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Was it actually in the Plaza?? Cos there used to be one there when you walked in from Church Street. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 08 September 2008 at 9:44pm
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Yeah thats the one.....(sorry for the complet thread hijack surfergirl!!)
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Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 09 September 2008 at 12:42am
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Theres that kitcheny-type gift shop in the plaza next to the food court. I can't for the life of me think of the name though! Is that still there?
I'd second Streets Ahead, thats where I'd go for that type of gift. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 09 September 2008 at 7:31am
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T_Rex you're thinking of Stevens, they are still there. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: surfergirl
Date Posted: 09 September 2008 at 8:42am
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Thanks Guys! You've been a great help! ------------- http://www.alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 09 September 2008 at 7:31pm
SimSam, yep it was asphodels and opposite Muffin Break. I got my wedding flowers done there  ------------- |