Spoiled For Choice is the perfect girly shop. Any gifty things you might desire can be found in…read morehere. There is a nice selection of of silver jewellery in the £20 range. Handbags, photo frames, calendars, cards and other gifty things can be found in abundance here, but the best bit is the Belgian chocolates counter. Reasonably priced and totally delicious, I can't think of anyone who wouldn't appreciate these as a gift. In short, this is a great one-stop-shop for any birthday or other occasion, and I think you'd be bound to find something for everyone.

Situated in an area of Partick that's run down in part, Spoiled for Choice is a card and gift shop…read moreshimmering with elegant little gifts for the lady in your life (or indeed yourself!) With an impressive collection of bangles of various description, candles and the usual gift shop items, it's great for present ideas, but what really gives this shop a quirk compared to its surrounding counterparts is its mouthwatering selection of Belgian chocolates! With various selections at a well rounded price, how can you resist? Ideal if you're looking in vain for last minute birthday inspiration that makes it look like you've made a special effort. Alternatively, if you've had a hard day at work or with the kids and fancy pampering yourself, this place will kit you out with all the luxurious necessities of a great night in.

Hidden gem art shop in a quaint wee lane in Glasgow's West End. Went in for some notepads and…read morepencils to organize for school and got to meet the shop dog, Marcie. Staff is very helpful and knowledgeable. Has art supplies too!

You've got to love Papyrus really. Occupying a prime corner location near the top of Byres Road,…read moreit's always there when you need it for a last-minute gift or eccentric knick-knack when you can never think of anything suitable to buy for that special (or even not-so-special) person. Papyrus are past masters at this game; they've been at it for much longer than any of the younger upstarts on Byres Road, and deservedly so. You're practically guaranteed to fulfil all your gift needs in here, including a nice card. After a fruitless search in the city centre for a particular item, I eventually Googled it and Papyrus came up right away, which was both satisfying (that my search was over) and irritating (I could have saved myself the £2.70 return on the subway into town). Yay Papyrus! As it happens (so I was told), they have a sister store called Illuminati in Princes' Square in town, which I didn't know, and they also had the item in question in stock. Too bad they didn't come up in the Google search I did when I was in Buchanan Street then - maybe they need to work on their SEO a little, hmmm? The other great thing about Papyrus is their downstairs collection of kitchenware. Now I can't profess to know what's in there these days as I haven't felt the need to indulge my kitchenware fetish for quite some time, but if you're the sort of person who can't resist the next 'essential' kitchen gadget, you'll love it.

I cheekily headed out to the West End on my lunch break, I was dropping off some leaflets though so…read moreI did kinda have an excuse. I wanted to get a card that was a bit different but that's me though I'm always looking for something on the whimsical scale. Papyrus is guarenteed to give you that something a little characteristic, although a little bit dearer than a normal card shop it's definitely worth the few extra pennies. As my best friend's recently gave birth to the most adorable wee boy I wanted a card to reflect that. I found a beautiful card by Five Dollar Shake that said it all, 'Beautiful Baby Boy, Welcome to the World'. It explained on the back how every card's unique and I was just so inspired as her little baby is a wonderful unique little person. Awww! I know getting a bit soppy but it hit the right note. I knew I would find what I was looking for in Papyrus. They also sell kooky kinda gifts so I thought they might have something a little offbeat for a wee present. Nothing was jumping out at me at first but I came across a cracking wee book 'Your New Baby: An Owner's Manual' by Martin Baxendale. It's so funny I'm going to check out more of his books as it's hilarious. I thought this is ideal and would be appreciated by my friends. I just knew I would get what I needed from here. It's a wee shop that's bright, cheerful and colourful with unconventional funky goods. Well worth the look around.

This is a great branch of this well known store, absolutely full of large numbers of cut-price…read morebooks (probably the best value you'll find anywhere), greetings cards, stationery, toys, DVDs (including low-priced box sets) and so much more. It's also very good for craft-making things and art supplies. At the moment it's a good place to go for stocking-fillers and other Christmas gifts, plus wrapping paper, sellotape and other useful items. Found in the Piazza Shopping Mall which is under cover and easy to find, close to the centre of town.

I was sent out for a diary, I know we're (as in work, not me by the way) a little late in getting…read moreone but didn't realise we needed one until it came up. It's a long story. Anyway I had been in here before and bought some nice birthday cards. It's a long narrow shop so the cards take up just about the whole left hand side wall. I thought this would be the best shop to get a diary as they sell more than just cards. They sell craft produce for card making and knitting etc so hobbies a-go-go. They sell a whole mixture of stuff from children's toys to jewellery so I thought I'd find a diary in amongst their wide variety of choice. I was drawn in by the baby gifts they had as my friend's just had a baby last week but I wasn't too sure about them although they did have some nice things, like your usual baby albums and frames. I was looking for something that little bit different. Well asides from my little distraction I was able to get a 2011 diary for the office. Yay, go me! I might pop in when I have more time to look at what present ideas they have.

This wee shop, missing a T, does exactly what it says. It's pretty wee, but it does the job. A…read morefairly large selection of cards lines the left-hand wall, wth most occasions covered. I just nipped in here to get a pen while on my way past. I have a special ability to misplace as many pens as you can give me, so this is a regular errand! Paper, pens, staplers, tape ans other desk essentials, as well as some small gifts like teddies, along with the wrapping paper and gift bags can all be found here. The stock is fairly basic, though, so it's not a one-stop gift shop or anything, but when you know what you need, it does the job.

I'm just updating this review to reflect the fact that the cafe bit has long since left the…read morebuilding! Instead, the area to the left of the ramp now has lots of interesting stationery and other knick-knacks - notebooks, wrapping papers, local interest books, games and general 'stuff'. It's a good place to browse for that little stocking-filler present for somebody. The other side still carries a good selection of cards. Things have gotten busier now, and there's often a longer queue for the post office than there used to be. They do have a self-service machine, but I've always found it unreliable and seldom trust it to complete a transaction without something going wrong. It's worth keeping an eye on the shop counter while you're queuing for the post office, as they will often call you over if they're not too busy.

When I heard about Penny Black I knew I needed to visit. I tend to love anywhere that is…read moremultifunctional and that part of Great Western Road has needed something to break up the lines of hairdressers and children's fashion boutiques for a while now. The shop/post office/cafe was quite busy which is great a new business. The gift shop section is packed full of gems like Nikki McWilliams cushions (you know the ones, they're shaped like biscuits), posh salted caramel marshmallows, sewing kits, notepads - so many beautiful Glasgow gifts. The shop is also full of interesting non-generic greetings cards. I spotted about 5 which I am planning to buy for people's birthdays. The gift shop adds an extra place in the West end to shop local. The cafe section is small but an welcome addition. We opted for a chemex for 2 as well as a slice of jaffa cake cheesecake to share. They get their cheesecake from The Artisan Cheesecake company based in Bathgate, which a firm favourite with a work colleague. The cheesecake was well worth it and was beautiful. However I would recommend sharing as it is really sweet. The coffee was delicious and I was so happy with our chemex as it meant I had more coffee to look forward to. I think I will definitely be heading here again for their coffee/cheesecake/shop/post office.

After amassing some postcards over the first approximately fourteen days of my heritage travel trip…read moreto Scotland in July 2019, I was looking for a place to buy stamps so I could mail them before departing a few days later. The Sandyford Post Office was located a couple of blocks from where I was staying, the Argyll Hotel, so I stopped by on a walk. Sure enough they had stamps, and at a good rate. Other services were available including shipping and mailing, but I was waiting until my last full day to mail them - so I just went with the stamps. They were pretty in purples and blues and were enough to get the cards to their destination.

I went there today to print 15 pgs,one sided black and white and they wanted to charge me 22 pounds…read morefor it. That's a scam! After I questioned the price the guy told me that was the rate for all of the post offices in the area. Ended up charging me 10 pounds after pressuring me to pay by saying that he had already printed the pgs and I needed to pay. Anyways I checked the receipt and it only says 10 pounds withdrawal, and no mentioning about the services I got. I called the central office (customer service complaint) and they will be conducting an investigation in this location. Left a review on google and owner left a rude comment putting the blame on me for not checking the prices on the printer which by no chance it was visible and honestly this is not the rating for printing anywhere (it's usually a couple of cents). I spent hours with people on the phone today and theres no way that they could have charged me 22 pounds for basic printing services. Be careful out there everyone, even in difficult times like this there are people trying to scam. By no chance I thought this would have happened at the local post office.