My son wants to share: This was a very nice experience. When he came in to look at toys while I was…read moreat the restaurant next door, the shop owner shared a story about how a child who was lost came to one of his stores and read the books. Top 10 shops to visit if you are in London.They have cute plushies like the ones in the pictures. Have a nice day!

I love this store. It's full of pretty cards and creative stationary. I have a terrible habit of…read morebuying cards for people many months in advance and forgetting to give it to them. This store is dangerous - I went a little crazy with my credit card at this store.

This is a good upper market card shop. The prices are high…read morecompared to some other card shops but they have a good variety and they are not flimsy and dont fall down when you try to stand them up. They have a very good selection of wrapping paper and matching gift tags and also a good range of gift bags/ There are lots of cuddly toys with special messages on - me to you bears are my favourite. This is a good sized shop and well laid out.

This card shop located in Wolsey Place, and is in a prime location for acquiring cards quickly on a…read moreshopping trip. The cards and other gifts are a lot cheaper here than in other card shops, and there are often bundle offers that make buying bulk cards even cheaper. They also stock wrapping paper, mugs, balloons, keychains, photo frames, birthday candles and some small soft toys. The store does suffer however from being rather stifling, often too hot and quite cramped. There are often quite long queues whenever I have been in here.

Card shop located in Wolsey Walk. Great selection of cards for every occasion. Also do wrapping…read morepaper, party bits n bobs (banners, balloons etc) and a small selection of gifts (cuddly toys, photo frames etc) By far the best priced card shop in Woking, I would always recommend looking here first!

This Clinton Cards store is reasonably sized and situated within the Peacocks shopping centre in…read morethe town which makes it very easy to locate. It stocks a range of cards, toys, wrapping paper and small gifts which vary in price from quite cheap to expensive. The stock range varies according to season, so it is sometimes quite difficult to find a good card for an occasion that is not the major holiday (i.e. in the Christmas or Easter period). The staff are polite and helpful on most occasions.

Nice shop to buy quality card and wrapping papaer. There is…read morea good choice of cards but some can be expensive but they are quality cards and better than most shops. They have a nice range of gifts for adults and children. This is a good size shop and well stocked with lots of choice.

I like quirky cards and get creeped out by old granny style traditional cards so it was great to go…read moreto a shop that just had quirky cards and an assistant who was dancing to the disco classic playing in the background. minor annoyance they don't take credit/debit cards for transactions under five pounds, which is a bit weird considering most of what they sell falls into that category

The only place you should buy your cards in Hammersmith…read more From the cute and artsy to the down right crude, this conveniently placed shop has saved me many a time when I've forgotten a birthday or anniversary. Packed with quirky gifts, Scribbler is a saviour for any forgotten occasion.

Basically this was like the Holy Grail for me. I loved the Paperchase items at Borders Books. When…read morethey closed, my fix for Paperchase was nullified and my dreams of kitschy fun items dashed. I really didn't have any set souvenirs in mind on our trip to the UK (well except a Saltire - never found the size I wanted), but when I saw my first Paperchase in Edinburgh, Scotland I knew my budget would likely go there. I waited until we got to London and though not a shopper, I was gladly partaking of the shopping in Covent Garden. An awesome employee saw my minor joyful spazz out. I explained that we can no longer get Paperchase items at home and I have abstained from the website due to $$$ shipping rates from the UK. He clued me in and now I consider him my "dealer" because evidently Paperchase launched a US website with pretty decent shipping rates of which he was kind enough to inform me. Wahey! I guess I didn't need to go on that bender and rearrange my suitcase a billion times to fit it all in, but no matter! I never got his name, but he asked what part of the US - California and where in California since it's a bit big so I said "In the Bay Area near Oakland" to which he gave a polite grimace. His only impression of Oakland was of the Raiders and likely whatever murder story shows up on the news. Thanks news - NOT! I told him about all of the great food to be found in Oakland and the lovely hiking spots! I hope he reads this - remember Homeroom 510 for Mac n Cheese in Oakland, mate! :) Bottom line - Paperchase, lovely staff, lovely selections. I will find you again!

A lovely stationery and novelty shop just off the beaten path…read more The shop was full of gifts, goods, and goodies for the office/home office, for school, for brides-to-be and bridesmaids, and anyone else on the list. The shop had a large stock of journals and notebooks with all sorts of funny and inspirational messages scrolled on the front. Naturally, there were also lots and lots of pens and coloured pencils, from sleek and sophisticated to sparkly and silly. There were tons of greeting cards for just about every occasion, as well as a beautiful display of both loose and rolled gift wrapping paper. I came here looking for heavy, high quality stationery and found some beautiful ivory linen paper with matching envelopes. It was a delightfully pleasant weight and otherwise lovely to touch, although the ink did not adhere firmly to the paper. I had to print a few copies before I was able to produce an acceptable copy with minimal fading and smudging.

This sweet little shop in Stoke Newington has a great selection of gift idea's, ribbon's and…read morewrapping paper. Almost everything has been designed by the shop owner's themselves so you can expect to find a lot of original and unique item's. Personally my favourite item has to be the mugs printed with 'I LOVE STOKEY' which I think would make a great present for anyone in the who lives in the area. It's important to point out that this shop isn't all about novelty and stocking fillers. Most the cards and wrapping paper are stylishly understated and there is a large selection of posh toiletries and candles too. Though it might be a bit expensive for me to buy my wrapping paper from Early Bird every time there is a birthday on the horizon, I would definitely recommend it for the occasional special gift.

It wasn't until I went on their website that I realised that the people behind Earlybird not only…read moresell their wares, but also design all those wares themselves. (well, not everything, but a lot of the bits in the shop) They sell their own designs- brightly-coloured illustrations and repeated patterns of butterflies, birds, dinosaurs and animals- on occasion cards, blank cards and wrapping paper. There are a number of fun gifts such as 'I love Stokey Mugs' and novelty moustaches as well as more sensible presents such as moleskin notebooks. The two men who work there are lovely and very funny- they spent the half an hour I was in there arguing about Doctor John and who should do the washing up that had been there for three days. Far nicer than Paperchase.

I love this paperchase as it is a decent size one with many products to choose from. You can get…read morepens, folders, frames, cards, etc from all paperchases but this one holds a much bigger selection. Staff are very friendly in there too. Love.