We loved our first visit to Carmen's, which was prompted by a home delivery from their wonderful…read morestaffer, Mary. Upon arrival on a Saturday farmer's market, we met Christy and Morgan, who were fun and kind! The store has a terrific layout, including flowers, gift options, eyeglasses, notepads, children's items, and greeting cards. I love their flower arrangements, but they are so much more at solid pricing points.

I needed a gift for my friend who watches my cat while I was out of town. Carmen's flowers had a…read moregood selection of gifts to pick from. Beautiful flower arrangements to pick from also. Excellent customer service.

Chris took the time to listen to our requests and recommend the best flowers to fit our needs. 5…read moredays later the bouquets look as if they were just delivered. The service was outstanding, the quality was excellent and the care taken in making the arrangements amazing. I would highly recommend for any occasion.

I've used the Flower Bed in Nevada several times to pick up some quick gifts. It's always been on…read moreshort notice and The Flower Bed always pulls it off flawlessly with some real creativity in their arrangements. Quick, quality service and reasonable prices all from a small-town florist. Thumbs up.

This place is great‼ Service…read moreSelection Value People The surroundings and facilities are wonderful

The newly planted garden is in full bloom. The plants from Canoyer's are truly wonderful--see my…read moreresults

Thank you so much for the excellent service and a beautiful arrangement! You did not disappoint!…read moreThe phone service was great! Flowers/plant arrangement was made with love and the details - like the beautiful bird decoration was top-notch!!! It was absolutely beautiful! The cost was below what I even imagined for all the time, love, and care put into the arrangement. Thank you so much again!!! It was greatly appreciated!!

I call from out of state to place orders. They know exactly what they have on hand and work to give…read moreme ideas. Thank you so much!

Lucilles has lots and lots of varieties of plants and flowers. It's not the fanciest place, but…read morethey have a great selection of flowers and vegetables.

This is the cutest little Garden Center in Bondurant. There…read moreis so much character here, there's old gas pumps everywhere and cute little sheds set up. The plants are plentiful and they have SO many options. Sedums to lillies to roses and (my favorite) succulents. They have a medium section of herbs - pineapple mint, anyone??! Seriously, this place is worth the drive from Des Moines.

We were doing our every few weekends routine of running up to Affordables in Story City and the…read moreConsignment Gallery in Gilbert when I randomly did a search for antiques near Story City... the Tin Chandelier showed up in the search and we were just a couple of blocks from the store. The store is nicely laid out and has the feel of an old mercantile store v. a haphazardly thrown together antique store. I'm more of a digger and while there were items I was interested in here at this shop...it definitely appealed more to my gf overall. That's probably a good thing for most people. I just like to get dirty and dusty... I'm not everyone's cup of tea. Lol Staff was friendly and I enjoyed visiting with them while my gf continued to shop. the Tin Chandelier will be added to our list of stops when we are in the Story City area!

I LOvE this place! Eye candy everywhere. Twinkle lights galore. It's a very relaxing atmosphere…read more Staff is always very friendly. I never leave empty handed

This shop definitely makes the best bouquets. We currently live out of state but know anytime we…read moreneed a bouquet for any reason they'll give attention to details. The $5 Friday flowers are also so beautiful. We enjoy all the unique gifts in the shop too and have brought many home with us. This shop is a must visit if you're ever in the area.

This is one of my favorite places to buy gifts for my wife and is one of the strongest businesses…read moreon Ames' Main Street. Before there was a Wiliams Sonoma store in the state of Iowa Cooks Emporium has been selling high-quality cooking gear and offering classes in downtown Ames. While the location isn't huge you'll find the well-established brands (All-Clad, Le Creuset, Wusthof) that you trust right here. As someone who enjoys cooking, I can spend a lot of time browsing in here for kitchen gadgets. I do the majority of my business here around the holidays and they do a really nice job of wrapping gifts. They are very helpful in answering questions and guiding you toward the right purchase for your task or gift idea. As I write this review I can see many items that we've purchased from the Cooks Emporium. They are local, offer high-quality merchandise, and offer competitive prices on par with even online-retailers.

I love this store, but the employees are hit and miss…read more I am heavily tattooed (at least for Ames, Iowa) and sometimes there is a lady that is just rude and doesn't help me. I can tell it's because I'm young and tattooed by the look on the lady's face. Good thing she doesn't work on commission. If only she knew I graduated from culinary school four years ago and have been baking professionally since then, including wedding cakes. I'm not just some punk kid who can't afford your over-priced stuff. I usually buy my stuff on the internet - so much cheaper. But I love looking here and it's great for small buys (rubber scrapers) and "crap I need this right now and no one else in town is going to have it" impulse buys (mandoline). Great for seeing an item in person so you know what you want to order online.