Floating Dessert Shoppe http://www.floatingdessertshoppe.com Not your average dessert shoppe, we Float! Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:01:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Floating Dessert Shoppe Now Closed http://www.floatingdessertshoppe.com/2011/12/floating-dessert-shoppe-now-closed/ http://www.floatingdessertshoppe.com/2011/12/floating-dessert-shoppe-now-closed/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:57:44 +0000 admin http://www.floatingdessertshoppe.com/?p=157 The shop has been sold and life has moved on to bigger and better things. A big thank you for all of the wonderful customers that came by the shop.

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If you’ve visited our shop, please take a moment to go to their site and let them know what you thought of our coffee and desserts!

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Yesterday we were getting phone calls and e-mails from people saying they’ve seen our shop being promoted in various newspapers and websites! A quick search on Google shows tons of places now mentioning our coffees and desserts at our new floating dessert shoppe!

Thanks everyone for spreading the word! See you on the wharf soon!

Link: Good Life Vancouver – Victoria’s FLOATING DESSERT SHOPPE

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The numbers aren’t huge, yet, but look at the climb in that graph!

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If you are curious to see what the page looks like, you can see the content here. The style and the menu can only be seen on a smart phone:

Link: Content for Mobile Home Page

Wow, you can check up on us whenever you want now! :)

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Urbanspoon is the world’s leading provider of time-critical dining data, they help people find good restaurants in their area. Make sure you visit their site and let them know what you think of our place!

Also adding the following link to the main page to make it easier for you to vote for us!

]]> http://www.floatingdessertshoppe.com/2010/10/now-listed-on-urban-spoon/feed/ 0 Trick-or-Treat at Float Homes – Yes we have treats! http://www.floatingdessertshoppe.com/2010/10/trick-or-treat-at-float-homes-yes-we-have-treats/ http://www.floatingdessertshoppe.com/2010/10/trick-or-treat-at-float-homes-yes-we-have-treats/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 01:45:49 +0000 admin http://www.floatingdessertshoppe.com/?p=69 Come on down to Fisherman’s Wharf and do your trick-or-treating here!! Between 6pm-8pm!

Trick-or-Treat at Float Homes

Trick-or-Treat

]]> http://www.floatingdessertshoppe.com/2010/10/trick-or-treat-at-float-homes-yes-we-have-treats/feed/ 0 Gay Vancouver and Gay Canada Guide Adds Us http://www.floatingdessertshoppe.com/2010/10/gay-vancouver-and-gay-canada-guide-adds-us/ http://www.floatingdessertshoppe.com/2010/10/gay-vancouver-and-gay-canada-guide-adds-us/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 01:25:05 +0000 admin http://www.floatingdessertshoppe.com/?p=74 Everyone is writing about us now! We’ve just been highlighted in their What’s New in Victoria section.

Link: Gay Vancouver and Gay Canada Guide – What’s New in Victoria

]]> http://www.floatingdessertshoppe.com/2010/10/gay-vancouver-and-gay-canada-guide-adds-us/feed/ 0 The Vancouver Sun Suggests That You Visit Us http://www.floatingdessertshoppe.com/2010/10/the-vancouver-sun-suggests-that-you-visit-us/ http://www.floatingdessertshoppe.com/2010/10/the-vancouver-sun-suggests-that-you-visit-us/#comments Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:12:44 +0000 admin http://www.floatingdessertshoppe.com/?p=50 One of our customers mentioned that we were included in an article in the Vancouver Sun! And see the link below, we are not making this up! It says that Fisherman’s wharf is boasting about us! Wow, we feel so famous now!

It also says that we serve the best coffee and desserts in Victoria! It’s true! OK… they didn’t really say that, but the coffee and desserts are really good!

So remember to visit us next time you are in the area and stop by and say hi. If you’re nice we may even sign some autographs! :)

Link: Vancouver Sun Article: Plan your holiday adventure

]]> http://www.floatingdessertshoppe.com/2010/10/the-vancouver-sun-suggests-that-you-visit-us/feed/ 0 Our first review, and it rocks! (like our boat) http://www.floatingdessertshoppe.com/2010/09/our-first-review-and-it-rocks-like-our-boat/ http://www.floatingdessertshoppe.com/2010/09/our-first-review-and-it-rocks-like-our-boat/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 02:21:10 +0000 admin http://www.floatingdessertshoppe.com/?p=44 After being open for a few days, we are visited by Lucas Gaudette, an artist and a blogger. He was soo impressed with our shop he wrote about us in his blog!

“…two lovely ladies selling coffee and cupcakes made from local ingredients. I can personally vouch for both the quality of these women and the tasty snacks they make. Wow, those cupcakes are good.”

You can read the rest of Lucas’ review in his blog below.

Link: lucasgaudette.com/seaplane-flight-to-victoria

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