SLC29-W1 | Urban Discovery Journey : Gift & Lifestyle Zone.

A year before last, I've been looking for a place to purchase gift boxes in my city to present to steemians during the meetup, but I couldn't find. I searched in supermarkets, big stores and the like, but still couldn't find. I didn't even know there is was a special gift store in Uyo until I met this challenge. I just thought of searching for Gift shops and boom, I saw Edima Gift Store on the Net.

There was contact information that helped me to reach out to the owner. She gave me directions and I was there 3 days later. **It was on a Monday and I decided to visit

The gift zone or shop I visited is located at No. 293 Nwaniba by Ibiaku offot Street. It's fancy enough to be noticed even though you've on fast track. The name of this gift shop is Edima Gift Shop. The owner named this after her name. It's the number one Gift shop in Uyo. If you're to search on Google, this place appears first with a lot of contact information to reach out anytime, anyday.

Edima gift shop has an outstanding social media handle where she promotes her products and make sales online based on orders. Edima gift shop is at your best service to make your surprises memorable. It's very easy to locate depending on where you coming from. If you're coming from Plaza, it's after the fountain. If you're coming from Uniuyo perms site axis, it's before the fountain. The number here will guide you.

This is a gift shop that not only sell gift items but also set up surprise packages for marriage proposals, love balloons, dates and the likes. If you check the motto of her shop, it states clearly that it's with the inscription; "Our boxes makes gift worth your love". If you're looking for a place to do flower or money for your babe on her sign out or on a date, they got you covered.

Edima Gift shop isn't just a shop for gift boxes and other items, it's also a shop that makes you comfortable and proud of using those gifts and surprises packages. I'll start with what this shop in Uyo offers that are gift related. Let start with gift boxes which is the prominent product of this place.

• Gift Boxes: Gift boxes are of different sizes and can contain whatever you want to put, even a cake. All you need to do is buy the size that is worth the size of your gift. Let's talk about the size for sneakers, wine and the likes that's long in length. This is the box that appears as Touch Edith ribbon design and the ones without ribbon, but still on this one range. Her products are very affordable. Do you know you can buy a gift box for just 2k. Don't worry, I'll spare the details.

Prizes are negotiable in some cases

• Small gift boxes and with and without ribbons: These are boxes for gift items that are just small as the box itself. Things like perfume, small cakes, underwears, love letters, chocolates and the likes. You can also package a power bank, phone or anything at all of this size. These small boxes are beautiful and classically expensive because they are special boxes.

• Foil Balloons: These foil balloons are of different colours with inscriptions in some cases. They have balloons with numbers, balloons with inscriptions like Happy Anniversary, Happy Birthday, Will you Marry Me** and the likes. These balloons have ropes you can attach to hold and still maintain its inscription, visibly. You know those balloon you see during dates, proposals and the likes? It's sold here. Any inscription you want is here. They also have balloons in packs of 100 pieces.

• Wrapping Papers and flower bouquet: Wrapping papers are used to wrap gifts that can't be contained in the gift boxes to make it attractive. They also have flower bouquet which can be used mostly for date purposes, love, appreciation and the likes. They do money bouquet depending on the one you want.

• Tumblers: These Tumblers are actually trending now and it depends on the sizes you want. They also have flask to contain hot and cold water which will still maintain the temperature.

• Gift bags, conffetti: Gift bags are available in sizes and you can choose from any of the size relatable to you. Confettis are sold here at an affordable rate. Can you imagine I went to a mall to purchase a confetti and it's sold at 4500 naira, whereas it's sold at 2k here.

They offer they best of services even in cases of emergencies and they are always active. I dropped a message and in few minutes, they replied to me which shows that they are in for business, full-time. When I visited them, they made me comfortable by telling me to sit on their couch. I was so shocked that they could be so hospitable. They even offered me fruits to keep myself going.

It's been long since I saw such hospitality in a business place. They help in installing balloons in packs and preparing places for dates in terms of decorations and marriage proposal. On several occasions, they've made grand entries to different business opening and they are given the best of reviews for this. This covers customer care as well. If I'm to be specific about their services;

• Money bouquet installation
• Business launch decor
• Marriage proposal decor
• Date decors
• Installation of Straw balloons
• Packaging
• Wholesale and retail delivery

There's a beautiful lady who owns and manages this place even though she has staff who help her run certain things. Being the owner and manager, she has proven to be a reliable entrepreneur. She ensures her products are updates when sales are made to avoid cases where customers would come and not seen what they are looking for.

The receptionist section attracts me the most. Though the shop is not that large, but it's small and comfortable. The receptionist area has some inscriptions on templates which makes me appreciate this place the more. If there's light, this place would reflect so beautifully. This is a message, a welcome message to customers and it's embedded on more than 4 templates .

Another section is the front of the shop. The place is just so neat and always kept that way. They have a trash can by the side of their shop and this trash can is beautifully made. There's a chair by the entrance for customers to sit.

The small gift boxes section with fans and bags is another section I admire so much. They way the boxes are arranged in a way that can attract customers to make purchases even when they didn't want to do so.

So special product from here are the money bouquet sticks, small gift boxes with ribbons, flower bouquet and foiled balloons. Most people may not know that these things are sold and done here because when they see gift shop, what comes to their minds are ceramics, wrapping papers, boxers and the likes. They may not be aware that these proposal balloons are sold here and also classified as gifts.

Those who wants to make their valentine special can do well to patronise Edima Gift Shop. Another item that's special is the AC fan that's rechargeable. You just have to fill it with water and it will give you AC people pay rooms to enjoy. It's portable and can be moved around.

Some special moments was a when I bought two numbered balloons here at an affordable price. I checked three big stores and malls and didn't see the numbers I was looking for. So unreliable, but Edima Gift card Shop can't tell you that a product has finished. You can't be disappointed.

I purchased two numbers from here and used it in snapping my clients on their 25th anniversary. These are some pictures

If you're living in Uyo and you've always wanted your small events to be colourful, you can patronise Edima Gift Shop. They got all you need to be covered without expending much. You've always wanted a gift to your loved ones and you don't know how to package it. Edima Gift shop has beautiful love cards that can make your fiancee say Yes without even waiting for your proposal.

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