T. Bears Florist & Chocolatier

When Columbus shoppers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode about candles, none of the 30 answers names T. Bears Florist & Chocolatier. #27 of 48 local candle shops; AI names Penn & Beech Candle Co. in 21.

AI answers that name it0 of 30
  • ChatGPT0 of 10
  • Perplexity0 of 10
  • Google AI Mode0 of 10

Leader: Penn & Beech Candle Co., 21 of 30

Asked on 30 October 2026

T. Bears Florist & Chocolatier

  • 2.1 · 76 Google reviews
  • 237 S 3rd St, Columbus, OH 43215
  • Candles
  • tbearflowers.com

More Google reviews than 53% of the candle shops in Columbus. Yet AI names 16 other candle shops here, Penn & Beech Candle Co. first, with 260 reviews.

What AI answers instead

A shopper asks Perplexity: “best candle shop in Columbus”. The answer names:

  1. Penn & Beech Candle Co.
  2. Worthington Candle Works
  3. Yankee Candle

T. Bears Florist & Chocolatier is not in it, or in any of the other 29 answers.

The 10 questions we asked

Each asked in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode. A tick: at least one answer to it names T. Bears Florist & Chocolatier or links its site.

  1. best candle shop in Columbus
  2. where to buy handmade candles in Columbus
  3. local candle makers in Columbus
  4. soy candles made in Columbus
  5. candle store in Columbus with online ordering
  6. best place to buy candle gifts in Columbus
  7. luxury candles in Columbus
  8. natural candle shop in Columbus
  9. custom scented candles in Columbus
  10. which local candle shop in Columbus do people recommend

What AI finds on tbearflowers.com

A free check of the store's home page, robots.txt and llms.txt, on 3 November 2026. These are the signals AI assistants read first.

  • Store details in structured dataName, address and hours in a form AI reads directly.
  • Products in structured dataNo Product data on the home page: AI cannot see what the store sells or for how much.
  • Ratings in structured dataNo rating or review data: AI leans on other sites to judge the store.
  • Open to AI assistantsrobots.txt lets the AI crawlers in.
  • llms.txtNo llms.txt: no short summary written for AI assistants.
  • Secure site (HTTPS)Opens over HTTPS.

Stores like it that AI names

Close in Google rating and reviews.

Nearby, in 43215

Other candle shops with the same ZIP code.

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