How to screw up a business in a short amount of time. Was a great business but one man managed to…read moremurder a long standing business within a year, didn't listen to the staff and bought in crap and sold it st stupid prices.....

I love stationery - ergo I love stationery shops. Shopping for a new notebook or decent pen makes…read moreme happy. Osborne's for me then, is a real treat - encompassing a wide range of notebooks and pens as well as diaries, address books, (do people still use these? I hope so) notelets, paper by the sheet, stickers, rulers, pencil cases, plastic folder things, index cards, hole punches and card. There's a photocopying service that always seems very much in demand and a comprehensive crafting range where you can buy paper flowers and best of all GLITTER and they stock a nice range of cards and non-fiction books - the latter best described as 'stocking fillers'. At Christmas I also like perusing their calendars which seem to consist almost entirely of cute kittens or scenic shots of the canal network (but never both at the same time sadly). It's the place to go for reams of paper and printer cartridges and situated by the 22/23 bus-stops is the ideal place to waste a few minutes before your bus is due.

Ethos has to be my FAVOURITE florist in the whole of Birmingham!…read more The uplifting smell of fragrance from the fresh cut flowers in here, when you walk in is soo pleasant and makes you smile. The florist offers gifts, greeting cards, sweets, flowers for business events & parties, candles, bunches of the finest bouquets, pots, balloons, cuff-links, vases, mugs, photo frames, clocks and even soap! There is something here for everyone. Only the flowers are available online however. And Gift vouchers are ONLY available through Facebook. I would certainly and quite highly recommend this to anyone, regardless of who your shopping for as the variety of diverse gifts available, as mentioned above, is quite astonishing. You may find you spend a little fortune in here, but well worth every penny!!!

I love this shop and not just for the gorgeous flowers but the plentiful greeting cards it stocks…read more There's always a warm welcome too and they don't seem to mind if you just browse for cards and gifts. After all, we're not exactly spoilt for choice for shops in Brindleyplace! However, the flowers are stunning and they offer some amazing arrangements. I've noticed, Ethos have started an on-line service now too so you can order gifts that they will send for you. I especially love the flowers in a teacup and saucer which is unique in an arena where it must be so hard to come up with new ways of arranging flowers. Ethos are clearly very adept at organising arrangements for events too and furthermore it's great to see a business thrive after ten years!

Good range of cards and gifts including bears, balloons and keyrings. Good staff who are very…read morewelcoming

Was in need of some flowers at very shirt notice and approached buttercups and without hesitation…read morethey helped me out the flowers were perfectly put together and my Mrs absolutely loved them . So thank you so much and I will defo be back when it's valentines day

Based on Weoley Castle Square, Buttercups and Daisies is a nice flower shop that sells a range of…read morebedding plants as well as cut flowers - a decent range of both can be found outside the shop. Inside there's more cut flowers to be found as well as a pretty impressive display of ribbons and cards - they are able to make up bouquets, wreaths etc and the prices are pretty cheap - certainly compared to some similar shops just down the road in Harborne. The lady who runs it is nice and wears a dazzling tabbard and the mixed bunch of flowers I brought just under a week ago is still going strong so all in all pretty encouraging stuff.