Located in the underground Wynyard retail precinct, we have an extensive selection of cards for all…read moreoccasions, with some unique and different designs you may not find in your supermarkets or standard newsagencies. To be more specific: Seasonal cards, quirky humourous cards, offensive cards, spiritual cards, adorable cards (think lots of babies, puppies, kittens), naughty cards, artistic cards, cards with embellishments such as a glitter greeting. I'm sure there are more but you get the idea. Even when there's no special occasion looming, I sometimes buy some of these cards simply because they are so damn cool. You'll also find stationery sets, party ware, gift bags and packaging.

Lovely stationary store up the legal end of town. The paper in this store was astonishing, to the…read morepoint that it looked too delicate and ornamental to even be written upon. Each A4 sheet costing about $2 page they would make incredible invites and letters if you knew what you were doing. There was also a big range of highly desireable calendars and gifts. Like a wax sealing set - very ornate. There was pressure on you as you entered the store to not touch anything unless you were buying and fair enough. If you are a moleskin fan, there was plenty to choose from in the way of small books and diaries. There was also a select range of standard printed fine stationary. I used to love this when I was young, sending pretty letters to my friends and family. Now with the internet I tend to use email, but it was so tempting to buy some stationary just to own. Really took me back to the days of spritzing perfume over love letters before I popped them in the post

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Great gigantic stationary and book store. We don't have stores like this anymore in the US…read more Love this store. I could browse for hours inside a store such as Dymocks. There are many ways to find and search for any books that one is looking for. I personally just go section by section. If there's a book I cannot find, I go to their computers to search for it. Thanks to amzn (though I do love amzn. Been an amzn shareholder since I was a baby...thanks to mommy for buying those beautiful shares....haha and still am), we no longer have big beautiful books/gift stores like we use to in the ancient days. So if you want, you may have to travel to DOWN UNDER to get some old school R&R. I did, LOL!! You've gotta visit this place when you visit the land down under!! Highly recommend it!!

The smaller of the two I've been to it's still not that small given the multiple levels. Where you…read morehave me lost is that most of the ground floor is gifts souvenirs and trendy stuff/stationary. Normally I don't mind but I was surprised given the fact that everything upstairs seemed so condensed because of this like an aisle and that's it. Because of this I didn't get the type of time I wanted to have in what I was told was the biggest in Australia. Your mileage may vary on this obviously but for me that's a dealbreaker. On lighter notes staff were scarce and while nice didnt have what I was looking for. Books were in the best condition of the two and I was impressed by that as again I don't have that where I'm from. Despite that Sydney will eventually be my home I'll definitely be looking to shop in Melbourne more for the genres of my tastes.

I live for charming little bookstores like this one. In college I would spend hours in bookstores…read moreto study or just meditate and peruse through books. Sadly, more bookstores are being replaced by Kindle, but I still prefer the smell and feel of a paperback, and the comforting stillness of being surrounded by books. It's a shame there aren't many bookstores where I live in Honolulu, but I came across quite a few in Sydney, including Ariel Booksellers. Walking in here is simply a joy. Bookstores have now branched out to not only sell books but also the cutest knickknacks and items that anyone will love. Ariel sells calendars, postcards, greeting cards, even lamps like the cute bear lamp from the LINE friends collection as seen in one of the photographs below. Ariel was a lovely and relaxing stop during my busy day touring Sydney. I recommend this bookstore to tourists and locals alike who need a bit of respite from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Neck of the Woods sittings in the busy row of shops at the Southern end of Manly. It's a shop…read morefull of beautiful curiosities and giftware that is hard to go past without a browse or purchase. For the bicycle fashionista they stock beautiful Dutch vintage bicycles which have the quirky cane baskets. I imagine seeing myself riding one through cobbled streets in Europe. However my reality would be sweating and spluttering up Kurraba Road and being abused by city traffic who just want to get home. Neck of the Woods can order Papillionaire bikes to be customised and the colours you can select from are Ferst, Milk, Latte, Maya and Boston like a whole range of gelato. Other products they stock and I will rave about are the Muskhane felt cushions and oddities such as felt birdhouses. There is also ceramics, salt and pepper shakers, babushka dolls and quirky stationery. Neck of the Woods is a nice break from the 'daily grind' to shop, browse and admire. Take advantage of the sales in between seasons at this amazing little store.

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After I was done with having lunch at The Galeries, I went upstairs to floor 2 to check this place…read moreout. They're a Japanese chain bookstore. I've been to their locations in Los Angeles, CA and Seattle, WA. My goodness, they had quite the extensive manga selection! Of course all of the super popular ones were available. If I had one of these bookstores closer to where I live, I would be giving them a lot of my money! Everything was so well organized, so everything was very easy to locate.

Giftica is the place I go when I've left my chrissy shopping to the last minute or need a thank you…read morenecklace for my sister or a card for a wedding or gift for a new born. I like it because there are quality gifts that aren't outrageously priced (except perhaps the mini children's Xylophone... that was a bit overpriced at $60 for me to buy it though I would have loved to). They've got dress scarfs, journals, vases with sweet floral designs, wooden plates with a screen printed hummingbird, essential oil scented candles in glass jars, quality beads, bags, luxury soaps and Japanese tea pots. Some of the brands they stock are Aden + Anais, Ecoya, Nesti Dante, Jaye Neimi and Leslee. Definitely worth a squiz if your stuck for ideas on what to get that special sheila in your life. Complimentary gift wrapping available on request.