ALABAMA. NOW DOSTORIA ONLY SEE NWVTM 13 WHEN A SMALL VESTAVIA HILLS BUSINESS WAS IN JEOPARDY OF DYING THE COMMUNITY SHED SOME LIGHT TO KEEP IT ALIVE A BIG BILL ALMOST CAUSED FLOWER BETTY TO SHUT ITS DOORS LAST WEEK, BUT NOW THE BUSINESS IS REALLY BLOOMING. I STOPPED BY EARLIER TODAY. DECIDED TO TAKE SOME TIME OUT OF OUR DAY TODAY TO STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES HERE AT FLOWER BETTY IN VESTAVIA HILLS, AREN’T THEY BEAUTIFUL? THE COMMUNITY AROUND HERE AGREES AND THEY REALLY WANT TO KEEP THE SMALL BUSINESS ALIVE AND GROWING. SO HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK BRADLEY GILBERT OWNER HERE POSTED SOMETHING ON FACEBOOK. THEY WERE ASKING FOR FLOWER ORDERS TO COME IN IN ORDER TO KEEP THIS SMALL BUSINESS AFLOAT. WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED HERE? WELL, WE TRIED TO DO OUR OWN ACCOUNTING AND BEFORE WE HAD AN ACCOUNTANT AND KIND OF MESSED THAT UP FOR TWO YEARS AND SO WE CALLED ON OUR NEIGHBORS IN VESTAVIA AND SAID HEY, WE’RE REALLY FLOWER ORDERS, IT’S THE SUMMERTIME. WE’RE USUALLY REALLY REALLY SLOW. SO OUR NEIGHBORS REALLY CAME THROUGH THE NEXT DAY. OUR PHONE’S RING FOR 10 HOURS STRAIGHT. WOW, AND WE TOOK HUNDREDS OF ORDERS FOR FLOWERS SO WE HAVE BEEN GOING DAY AND NIGHT SINCE THAT MUST MAKE YOU FEEL SO GOOD THOUGH THAT THE COMMUNITY LOVES YOU SO MUCH THEY WANT TO SUPPORT YOU DURING THIS TIME. BEST. DAVEY HILLS IS A GREAT COMMUNITY ANYTIME WE’VE EVER ASKED ANYTHING. YOU KNOW, THEY ALWAYS COME FOR US THEY NEED ANYTHING FOR MOST WE COME THROUGH FOR THEM AS WELL. AND IT’S JUST A BIG SMALL LARGE COMMUNITY. THAT’S TRUE. AND I KNOW FIRSTHAND THAT FLOWER BETTY AND AND ALL OF YOU IT’S GOES AROUND CIRCLE BECAUSE YOU DO SO MUCH TO HELP THE COMMUNITY TO SO IT REALLY IS A TEAM EFFORT HERE AND YOU WERE JUST HONORED WITH WITH THE RECOGNITION. YES, UM FOR OUR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, WE WON BEST OF VESTAVIA HILLS AND IN THE FLOWER SHOP CATEGORY, SO THAT JUST MADE US SUPER SPECIAL AND ALL OUR CUSTOMERS AND WE’RE JUST GLAD TO BE IN THIS COMMUNITY. WE APPRECIATE YOU HAVING US HERE TODAY. YEAH, THEY THOUGHT FOR SURE THEY’D HAVE TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS COMPLETELY CLOSE THEIR SHOP LAST WEEK. SO LITTLE PAYBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR TO KEEP THE SMALL BUSINESS OPEN. IT’S GETTING TOUGH TO KEEP THE DOORS OPEN FOR EVERYTHING GENERAL. YEAH FOR SURE. THEY SAID THEY WERE MENTIONING TO THE FLOWER PRICE
Vestavia Hills community comes through for local florist struggling to stay open
Updated: 9:47 PM CDT Jun 24, 2022
When a flower shop in Vestavia Hills, Alabama called Flower Betty was on the cusp of closing its doors for good, the community rallied to help keep the small business up and running. After a big bill nearly caused the florist on Rocky Ridge Road to wilt into closing, owner Bradley Gilbert turned to social media in search of potential customers. “The next day our phones rang for 10 hours straight and we took hundreds of orders for flowers, so we have been going day and night since,” Gilbert said.Gilbert said the “big, small, large community” answered the call just like it always does. And Gilbert said he won’t hesitate to return the favor.”This Vestavia Hills is a great community. Anytime we’ve ever asked anything, you know, they always come through for us,” he said.Another budding tidbit: For the second year in a row, Flower Betty was voted by the community as “Best Florist.” “That just made us feel super special, and we love all our customers and we’re just glad to be in this community,” Gilbert said.If you’re in the market for some beautiful, sweet-smelling flowers, you can give Flower Betty your business as well. Here’s how to find them:flowerbettybham.com205-694-92292531 Rocky Ridge Rd Ste 101, Vestavia Hills, AL 35243Flower Betty on Facebook
When a flower shop in Vestavia Hills, Alabama called Flower Betty was on the cusp of closing its doors for good, the community rallied to help keep the small business up and running. After a big bill nearly caused the florist on Rocky Ridge Road to wilt into closing, owner Bradley Gilbert turned to social media in search of potential customers.
“The next day our phones rang for 10 hours straight and we took hundreds of orders for flowers, so we have been going day and night since,” Gilbert said.
Gilbert said the “big, small, large community” answered the call just like it always does. And Gilbert said he won’t hesitate to return the favor.
“This Vestavia Hills is a great community. Anytime we’ve ever asked anything, you know, they always come through for us,” he said.
Another budding tidbit: For the second year in a row, Flower Betty was voted by the community as “Best Florist.”
“That just made us feel super special, and we love all our customers and we’re just glad to be in this community,” Gilbert said.
If you’re in the market for some beautiful, sweet-smelling flowers, you can give Flower Betty your business as well. Here’s how to find them:
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