Vendor Rave-Florist
We went to Dennis Rigas Florist in Richmond Hill, Queens. Dennis is a recommended vendor for Ariana Waterfall. The intention was to look and get prices and to see a sample of the CPs that they supply for Ariana which is included in my package.
Well - the location is horrible, right next to an elevated subway line, located smack dab in the middle of an extremely busy and congested shopping area (Liberty Ave for those who are familiar with Queens), no parking anywhere which made us 15 minutes late for our appointment (we live in Bayside which is a more residential area in Queens) and to top it off there is another Rigas Florist 4 blocks before him! We went in there first, where the proprietor laughed and told us that we would be welcome to come back if we didn't like Dennis! We walk the extra blocks to get to Dennis (didn't want to lose that parking spot!) and the place was a madhouse! Dennis was busy with another bride so we were asked to wait. Well, out from the back comes Maria who starts chatting with us about our wedding and gives us some ideas and advice on flowers. She was just great, knew exactly what I wanted, spent a half an hour with us, showing us different boks, how they make them special, etc. All the while, she also answered the phone when it rang, there was a delivery snafu that she promptly fixed and she waited on customers that came in, never missing a beat with us! She was great! Without ever meeting with Dennis, we ordered our wedding flowers right then and there! The prices can't be beat either!!
Well - the location is horrible, right next to an elevated subway line, located smack dab in the middle of an extremely busy and congested shopping area (Liberty Ave for those who are familiar with Queens), no parking anywhere which made us 15 minutes late for our appointment (we live in Bayside which is a more residential area in Queens) and to top it off there is another Rigas Florist 4 blocks before him! We went in there first, where the proprietor laughed and told us that we would be welcome to come back if we didn't like Dennis! We walk the extra blocks to get to Dennis (didn't want to lose that parking spot!) and the place was a madhouse! Dennis was busy with another bride so we were asked to wait. Well, out from the back comes Maria who starts chatting with us about our wedding and gives us some ideas and advice on flowers. She was just great, knew exactly what I wanted, spent a half an hour with us, showing us different boks, how they make them special, etc. All the while, she also answered the phone when it rang, there was a delivery snafu that she promptly fixed and she waited on customers that came in, never missing a beat with us! She was great! Without ever meeting with Dennis, we ordered our wedding flowers right then and there! The prices can't be beat either!!
