:smile:Ohhh Belinda my little ducky,,I was once in your position,,about 15 years ago now actually,,I used to go in the same shop and talk to the girls and the owner and generally bug them and then the owner was my tutor during my 2nd year at college and I begged and begged her to let me sweep the floor,,she gave in eventuallly!! We are a funny breed you know us florists,,its really just a case of being the right person in the right place at the right time! But yes I agree with whoever said it,,go into your locals,,mention casually that you are student,,sweet-talk them,,you can do it,,they will start to remember you and you never know when opportunities arise in our shops,,they come up quite suddenly sometimes.

Take me for example,,I ring my 2 local colleges around now to see if there any students who want some shop experience in the run up to xmas,,if they do and they are any good and we like them then we have them back for valentines and m-day,, I have already got a nice lady lined up for this year,I can't be the only one that does this.

If people send me letters and cv's etc,,yes they usually end up in my pile of stuff on the end of my desk,,lost forever in the chaos !!

I have to say as well that you have to be the right person for that shop,,we work very closely together in stressful situations and you have to really really get on together!! Something will turn up,,it will ,,it always does. You might stand more chance in a bigger shop,,they could usually use an extra pair of hands at peaks etc,,you need to start now so they get used to your face!!

very best of luck!