Every once in a while, my dearest and I need to print something on A4 paper, which, surprisingly enough, isn't as easy to find in San Francisco as it would be in practically any other place that isn't in America.
Our usual options are:
1. modify the print size to fit American-sized paper. Bleh.
2. get our prints at the local copy shop (after checking that they have A4 paper in stock) and pay a premium for prints and quite possibly the use of some antiquated computer
3. pay $20 for a ream of A4 paper from some shop online to be delivered so that we don't have to do #1 and #2 all the time
Luckily, we were in town for a completely different matter when we mentioned our predicament. While I was perfectly fine picking out whatever ream they would have available at Woolworths, I was told there was an office supply store that I had to check out.
It was heaven. (I love stationery, btw) A4 paper in cases or reams, in colors, or white. If you like office supplies like I do, you'd understand why my this made my heart sing.
Our time here was cut short due to the proximity of the cash register. The paper was immediately on the left and the register was right there, in front of the door.
Since I was there with my non-dawdling other half, I was denied the opportunity to wander and marvel at all the other office supplies in the rest of the store. I could have come home with an array of pens, sticky notes, notebooks, or other office thingies. Perhaps taken a turn on a swivel chair. But no. I'll only have this ream of slightly thick A4 paper with which to remember our time together, Office Choice. It was short, but very good time.
If you like getting your office supplies and just going about your business, Office Choice is a great place to do that. If, however, you prefer to wander around and look at stationery and office supplies, then do it and let me live vicariously through you.
Plenty of parking out front. read more
