Client can't figure out color on business card

Hi
I have a client who is getting business cards printed. We sat down together and designed it on my laptop, and now she doesnt like the background color.
I'm no expert, but I know that each screen she sees it on will be different. My laptop screen is not calibrated. I designed it in cmyk, so I got that down.
Surely a pms book would be the best bet, but I don't have one of those.
She also mentioned that she would be using a printing business that is in another state, just fyi.
What is the best way to go about getting her the color she wants?
Thanks!
windows 7, ai cs5

Ok so she is saying that it looks like the same "peach" on all the screens at her house.
I guess I'll have to go back to her house and adjust the color on my laptop until it looks good on her screens?
That seems a little ridiculous, but not sure what else to do. What do you think?
I instructed her to go get a paint chip that she likes from the hardware store and I can bring it into the office and match it to the pms book there (I don't have my own) so I can give her printer the code at least.
Thank you, I'm such a noob!

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You have way too much garbage in your move method... all those extra variables are what confused you.

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