Very reasonably priced card shop, which is becomming a bit of a rarity these days. A large range of…read morecards is available for all occasions as well as presents, wrapping paper, mugs, balloons and all manner of other accessories to make your birthday or special occasion special.

Eldon Square seems to have gained a reputation for having many larger stores, larger than the…read moreaverage store of a typical chain and one of the places that lives us to that is this branch of Ryman, located in the High Friars area of the shopping centre. It is quite a large Ryman store and is probably one of the better Ryman stores I have visited, for overall feel it reaches a level which is on par with Oldham, yet for customer service, it is much better after I was basically banned from their Oldham store for product returns. This store had a decent selection of items including printers, some even were at decent prices too, envelopes and filing equipment. A member of staff greeted me and asked if everything was okay, so overall service was good and above average. As a Ryman store, this store is above average for most factors and it is above average for a store of its kind, to improve maybe looking at the pricing on envelopes and work on some sort of purchasing economy of scale for customers (bulk buying discount) similar to what one would get online for example, as currently, the envelopes are too much per unit for me, but still as one of the better Ryman branches I think this store at least deserves three stars.

Gaf is like no shop you have ever been in, it has everything you want but can never find a real fun…read moreAladdin's cave, it is primarily stocked with fun unusual items from clothes to wizard of oz lunch boxes, all brand new stuff no old tat here. You will find crazy day to day items you never knew you needed, situated in gosforth high street shopping mall, it is convenient and handy for people looking for that gift or item that is just a little unusual, a fine selection of greetings cards most you will not find in the normal selection of the same old boring stuff other shops have, a real treat and a surprise every time you go in , I dare anybody who goes in not to find at least one thing you wouldn't want to buy.

I haven't found a shop as cool as this is anywhere else. Places like Maverick and other dinky gift…read moreshops come close but this place offers the quirkiest items and fab gift ideas at affordable prices. From colourful finger monsters to superhero tin lunch boxes, there are plenty of silly things ideal for stocking fillers. It's the small things in life that often amuse us and there are plenty of them here. The boxing grannys will put a smile on anyones face. Hilarious cards are sold too. There is also a selection of men and women's fashion from bags and scarfs to cool t-shirts and jewellery. Something cool for everyone - even grandad.