Searching for balcony flower boxes, envelopes and kodakshop

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Julienne

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Posted: Sep 10, 2007 - 04:42 PM
Post subject: Searching for balcony flower boxes, envelopes and kodakshop

Hi all,
I´m searching for several things.
First I would like to know, where I can find flower boxes and the holders for them, those ones you can hang on your balcony out of terracotta or wood.
Then I´m searching for 10*20 cm envelopes in a nice colour (creme). I need them very urgendly (arround 200 pieces)!
At least I want to find a Kodak Shop where I can print digital photographs in different sizes.

All this should be not to far away from the Dong Xiu Lu, I´m living next to the metrostation with the big fake market in it.

THx a lot!

Angie

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Posted: Sep 10, 2007 - 10:20 PM

flower boxes: at the Flower market in Hongjin Lu (close to Yan'An Elevated Road): it's a bit tricky to find if you don't know how to get there. If you arrive from the city centre go on the elevated road (Yan'An Xi Lu), exit Hongxu lu, then turn left into Hongjin Lu (it's close to the zoo). After approx 500m turn left.

envelopes: Fuzhou Lu. There are plenty of paper/office supply shops and they also have nice coloured paper and (hopefully) envelopes. If they don't have the envelopes then they will probably make them for you (for me they cut paper into certain dimensions). With 200 pieces you have a good bargaining position (that they do the envelopes for you)

Kodak shop: there are plently. Personally, I prefer the one at the Parkson in Zunyi Lu (that's Gubei, or close to Gubei). Normally for a larger job (and non-standard sizes) they require one working day.

All three locations are accessible by metro (plus taxi).
Hongjin Lu: next stop is Weining Lu, then take a taxi (3km?).
Fuzhou Lu: Nanjing Dong Lu, walk 5 min
Parkson Gubei: LoushanGuang Lu, walk 15 minutes or taxi (1.5 km).

sorry, just read your comment with DongXiu Lu (which I don't know).