The Lasting Impressions Story
In Sept 2006, Gina Petrocco purchased
the Lasting Impressions business from the retiring c ouple.
The store was a dream Gina had for a number of years. Gina
has a broad background in business, leading a number of
facility management groups for large corporations like
Sperry and Microsoft. She left the business world to raise
her son Alexander, the youngest of four children, in his
early years. In 2001, as Alex began early school programs
Gina found an interest in creating permanent floral
arrangements. Initially starting with her own arrangements
for her home, the demand grew and developed into a small
home based business. As Gina found a real passion for
arrangements she was drawn to the the festive Christmas
season. She created a Christmas season home show which grew
in popularity expanding to a seasonal retail location in the
holiday season in 2005. Gina realized she has a knack for
great customer service. At this point Gina made the decision
to look at expanding into a broader retail presence where
her great customer service approach would flourish. This was
the preliminary step to finding the opportunity to acquire
Lasting Impressions. At the time of purchase Lasting
Impressions was ready for an influx of new ideas and energy.
Gina has put her stamp on the look and feel of the store.
Lasting Impressions now provides a WOW factor to every
visitor to the store.
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Local and Canadian Made Products
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Looking Globally For Great Gift
Ideas
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We pride ourselves on finding great local and Canadian Made
prodcucts and often bring the creators into the shop to meet and talk
to our customers about their product.
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We continue to strive to find unique products for our customers
that will make fantastic gifts.
Our trip to Italy was terrific! We saw some fabulous products that
we are looking to bring in and great sites .
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About Us
Lasting Impressions is a gift shop located in the historical
village of Manotick. Here, you’ll find a variety of unique gifts for
all occasions including jewellery, home accessories, gourmet foods,
gift baskets, candles, baby trimmings, and home spa. We take pride
in searching extensively to find unique, quality products for our
customers with an emphasis on local and Canadian made. Our
friendly, knowledgeable staff make shopping a personal experience
that keep our customers coming back.