A bit out of the way from the Canary Wharf station, this Paperchase is positioned on the far end of…read morethe Jubilee Place adjacent to Waterstones and en route to Obika. Not a fan of sending greeting cards myself (that's so 90's, honestly), I was drawn in by their antique-looking Coca Cola and Bunny Suicide calendars. So clever.

News On The Wharf has a few units around Canary Wharf's shopping centres, pretty much an average…read morenewsagents in terms of what it sells and the prices, the selection is okay with prices slightly higher than typical chain stores some of which are nearby. The store here at Jubilee Place is slightly small but it is ample within the mall, especially considering there are other locations nearby. A small selection of drinks, newspapers etc. There is a bottle deposit scheme, the first of which in the UK within Canada/Jubilee/Cabot Place in Canary Wharf, where you can get a voucher to get money off within this store which is pretty cool, something which is so common around Europe sadly hasn't taken off here yet. A-OK. Small store, but does the job even with slightly higher pricing in comparison to the chains with staff failing to give all-round good service. 3*

Rymans (and its staff member) was a lifesaver last weekend! We needed raffle tickets, LOTS of…read moreraffle tickets, 3000 raffle tickets if we're being precise! And it was Rymans to the rescue! I arrived at the store at 10am just as they opened. In my 'oh my god, do they have them' panic I ran over the the desk and pretty much shouted in the cashiers face. Luckily for me he was very calm and said, of course! Andddddd breathe! He kindly walked me over to an aisle and looked in a draw underneath, he then checked the back room for additional colours so I could choose the best option for the event we were running. We continued chatting throughout the transaction and then I left the store successful and happy! Thank you to the kind man for your help, I know where to come the next time I need raffle tickets! :D To note: the store was clean, tidy and very well organised.

Being a Wharfie (aka, someone who works on Canary Wharf), Scribbler is my local card shop, and so…read moreif I need to pick up a card for whatever reason, a stop in here after work is often in my plans. They have a very wide range of cards, from the classical to the not-so-classic, and from the utterly banal to the unique -- and so far I've not had trouble finding a card for anyone or any occasion -- although often helped by many of the cards being occasion agnostic. Friendly shop staff as well makes this a good choice. Ok -- so it's a card shop. But what a card shop...

Scribbler provides the best card selection in the Wharf. Whether you are looking for a card for a…read moreBirthday, Wedding, Valentine's Day or other occasion, Scribbler will have something that fits the bill. The shop is tiny so you may need to fight your way around on popular card giving dates (like today, 14 Feb) but there is always a card which is just right if you look for long enough. The cards tend towards the brash, humorous end of the spectrum, although there are a fair few which are just simple wordplay which I always find inexplicably amusing. In addition to cards there are also a few small novelty gifts - however, this is not the reason to come here - its all about the cards cards cards!

This branch of Paperchase is located in the Icon Outlet above The O2 arena in the Greenwich area of…read moreLondon. The store is probably one of the most poorly-decorated and hideous Paperchase stores I've visited - being in an Outlet mall the store is pretty small but one thing which caused bother to my eyes was the disgusting yellow back-wall which didn't fit in with the rest of the store - I admit at the checkout it stood out and looked okay but the fact it continued past the checkout onto the back wall made it worse - it wasn't even fully painted and it looked like a building sight in process where they were taking all the shelves out of the store, ready to re-decorate which obviously wasn't the case. Like many branches of the chain, they had multiple tables showcasing some items - but the store already was pretty narrow, especially around the compact checkout which made it worse. The store selection was pretty poor and mainly sold overpriced gifts and greetings cards compared to stationary and filing which this brand is probably more well-known for that selection lacked which is a shame and even being an Outlet store has no excuse, I feel it is compromising the integrity and principals of the Paperchase brand. 1*

This is probably one of the largest art store in London. It doesn't look great, it's a non…read morewelcoming basement that is a bit difficult to find but not impossible thanks to many signs. Prices are better than in some of the other shops: you can get a lot of deals, student discounts if you have the card to prove it. They have a large range of paper in big & smaller sizes, every type of paint (watercolor, oil, acrylic, handprint, screen print,...). Everything you need to work from pencils to large canvas, brushes to tools to sculpt or make book binding.

Received my paper order today and I'm so impressed with the packaging! It was packed perfectly, not…read morea dent or dog ear in sight. I've ordered paper from other shops, and it's usually always a bit damaged. Jacksons had to re-send my order 4 times before it arrived in adequate condition. Fabulous service from Atlantis!