In this heartfelt continuation, Linda Tang shares how she transformed personal hardship, including divorce, financial struggles, and raising three children alone, into Lunique Floral and Gifts, a personalized floristry business that rejects traditional retail formulas in favor of deeply customized experiences. She reveals the hidden secrets of the flower industry that most people don't know: how roses can be frozen for over a month before reaching Singapore, why flowers from regular shops are kept in fridges for seven days before being sold, and her unique approach of sourcing fresh flowers directly from suppliers the day before delivery to ensure maximum longevity. Linda explains her unconventional "Omar Khayyám of flowers" philosophy, asking clients intimate questions about recipients' personalities, careers, and lifestyles to create truly bespoke arrangements rather than counting stems by budget like traditional florists. She shares survival lessons from eight grueling years in corporate retail, including the critical habit of saving 70% of earnings that allowed her to weather divorce and fund three children's university education simultaneously. From collecting $50 cash monthly at a client's doorstep at midnight to prove her sincerity, to revealing how cut roses can actually be repotted and grown into living plants with proper TLC, Linda demonstrates that passion-driven entrepreneurship isn't about having a storefront, it's about creating art that makes both sender and recipient genuinely happy, one personalized arrangement at a time.
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