While what they sell is lovely, the owner hardly ever opens for business. Which is very…read morefrustrating if you want to mooch and buy something. I've been by several times and I think the shop was only open twice in the spread of my visits across the year!

A gem of a card shop - everything you would hope to find. They make a real effort to get an unusual…read moreselection of cards. Friendly staff, and a smallish gift selection. Tiny shop - loads of choice. Massive sale of Christmas goods just after Christmas. Got all my special cards for next Xmas.

Have been using Greetings House as the supplier for my business for around a month now and I cannot…read morefault their services at all. The staff are so kind and helpful, the prices are fantastic and top of the market and products are always brilliant quality. I recently decided to switch helium suppliers and have decided to use Greetings house due to their unbeatable pricing. Penny was extremely helpful in finding me the canister that I required. She spent around an hour liaising with my local suppliers to arrange this for me. Checked that I had the correct nozzle attachment and placed the order for me. Cannot thank greetings house & Penny enough!!

Oh wow. I have found crafty heaven and it is a trade…read morewarehouse in the Midlands. This place has every arts supply and events decor piece your heart could possibly desire - sequinned ribbons to artificial peonies to bubble wrap to cards and invitations. Everything comes in 30 different colours and is bought wholesale, so you can buy in bulk if you so desire and also keeps it affordable. We raided it for supplies for my sister's wedding - high quality paper and card for the table plan (home-made by my own fair hand!), a box of 50 wedding confetti pouches (such good value), 15 pretty jars and a tonne of coloured beads for centrepieces, artificial cherry blossom branches (they just fitted the theme), and a lifetime's supply of blu-tack. And that was only the first of several (awesome) trips. Here's the big fat catch though - you can only get in if you're a business owner as it's officially aimed at trade buyers not amateur craft enthusiasts like me. In this case I had a useful aunt with a shop who registered for an account and brought us along. You still can't just wander in though - you need to show ID and leave any bags in lockers. And thus its existence has remained a closely guarded secret ;) Looking forward to any excuse to get to go back!

Cards and things is a really old shop the have been around for a really long time. They sell cards…read moreand little gifts. The lady that works there has worked there for over 10 years. She is really helpful. They have a really wide range and they are cheap. There is not much room to move in there and it is quite small. They do have an upstairs but it is not for customers it is for the staff who can go up and get cards down etc. They have a stock room and if you would like a card for example 21st card they will also go and get a selection from the stock room if you want them too. Really nice. You can also buy balloons from here. Every time I visit there is a little box which must have been there for alteast two years now with keyring in with names on number plates and pens with names on and they are only 99p. Recommend if your on the high street to have a look but no room for a pushchair etc.

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