I've been using Capital Cartridges for several years now, and I've always been extremely satisfied…read morewith their services. The prices are fair, which is rare in times when everything is bought online. I truly hope this place never goes out of business because there are very few places left where you can actually walk in, talk to a real person, get advice, and leave feeling happy with your purchase. Capital Cartridges is a gem, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for quality products and exceptional customer service.

Over-priced & under-helpful. A definite whiff of rip-off…read more Refills look like decent value initially until you've experienced rotten quality & realised that their prices for original, manufacturers ink is grossly inflated. John Lewis have originals (HP ink) at nearly the same price as these guy's refills & roughly half the price of CC's genuine originals. In my experience, best avoided.

Lovey little family owned shop where they not only sold supplies but helped me out with laminating…read more They kept the cost down and were really quite wonderful to deal with. I'll be back.

I never knew there were so many different types of writing-related things you could buy until I…read morewalked into this little shop! To be honest, I doubt anyone really knows exactly what is stocked among all the floor-to-ceiling pens of various shapes and sizes, but I've always found what I needed when I've shopped here. But the best thing about this family-run place are all the little extras. Being family-run, the service is always friendly and attentive, and they're more than happy to go hunting high and low to find whatever it is you're after. But the best thing about it is that the mum of the family also offers a clothing alteration service too. Unfortunately for me, I'm not exactly a domestic goddess when it comes to sewing on buttons or fixing hems, so this place is an absolute gem in that respect.

The Write Stuff is a petite but very comprehensive stationary stockist. It sells a good number of…read morePost-It's, envelopes and small office equipment, but also has a number of pretty notebooks worth perusing. Card shop worthy, they would make nice little gifts for special occasions, or even sketch books! The shop assistants are very friendly and keen to help but being fairly small in size and self explanatory, you should be fine. With a bit more than what you get in local post offices, the Write Stuff will keep you sorted for emergency stationary situations.

The only reason I went into this shop was due to its slightly humorous name! Yes, it does not take…read morea lot for me to venture into any new shop! Inside, the shop is pretty small but very well stocked for all your stationary needs! I wasn't out to buy any pens but I somehow I ended up buying some, but they were not that expensive, actually they were on the cheap side. The staff were friendly and quite chatty which adds to what is already I think I pretty good stationary shop! This shop has everything you need to fill up your pencil case and you will then certainly be writing with the write stuff!

I'm downgrading Acanthus and am actually considering writing to the owner/manager because I think…read morethe staff may be really letting this place down. As I said previously, Acanthus is located next to my bus stop. As such, when I have a while to wait and especially when the weather is dire, I pop in for a browse. A gorgeous trinket caught my eye yesterday and, as I had almost 10 minutes to wait for my bus I decided to go in, browse and buy it. Another customer came in after me as something she had purchased there wasn't exactly what she had wanted. Both girls working at the time immediately hopped to, were very apologetic and helped her right away. As they *both* helped her, I took my item up to the till to pay for it, and waited. The two sales assistants and the one customer were stood right next to me, the three of them going over her purchase. As I stood there, waiting to pay. In this time, no one acknowledged me, no one said it would just be a minute, and there was no reason to have two members of staff helping one person. So I left. I wasn't going to miss my bus for an impulse buy in a store where the staff can't sort out how to best serve customers. When I left, one of the girls apologised to me but, really? Acanthus has some items that people will go there specifically to buy but quite a bit of what they sell is pretty little trinkets that people don't actually *need*. They have a market of people waiting for the bus next to the store who will impulse buy these trinkets and these people don't have the time to wait. It's not that I had waited an incredible amount of time, or that anyone was rude, it's the fact that I was ignored. I realise that not wanting to wait will make me sound like a high maintenance customer but I'm not , I just know bad customer service when I see it and I'm not willing to spend my money in a place where I've experienced it.

I have ventured into this lovely shop a number of times and have found the staff to be extremely…read morehelpful and pleasant. They are enthusiastic and seem to genuinely enjoy helping meet the needs of their customers. They have lovely items, some of which have made their way into my house. I love the variety of wallpapers they have on offer especially Zoffany's range. I will definitely be returning in the near future and would advise others to have a nosey.

this is a huge card shop situated in the howgate centre. it is one of two in the howgate but has a…read moremuch bigger selection by far. granted the cards are slightly more expensive but they look so much better and are excellent quality. this shop has many other items that you need for birthdays or any other special occasion, such as wrapping paper, gift bags, banners, mugs, teddies, badges, pens, stamps and much much more. the staff are very helpful in here and are glad to point you in the right direction of what you are looking for. the shop is always very busy but there is plenty of room between the aisles, so there is plenty of room for moving around with prams and such like.

this is a great big card shop in the middle of the mall, falkirk. it has a huge selection of cards,…read moregifts, balloons, banners, cuddly toys, pens and much more. it's the biggest in falkirk. it is part of a huge chain all over the country. the cards are great quality, but sometimes are a bit overpriced. it is a very busy shop and there always seems to be a long line at the till points. they have also now gotten in a large selection of calenders . the staff here are really nice and very helpful, they always are very polite when you ask them for any help. they have a machine in the shop where you can design your own card and print it right then and there.

Ryman Stationary only recently opened this branch in a very strategic place. Being so close to the…read moreUniversity as well as elementary schools, there is a constant demand for stationary at affordable prices. Ryman delivers just that. It's a rather large store so you get your choice of binders, shredders and pens as well. It becomes a bit of a zoo at the beginning of term mind you.The flashy banners in the windows advertise the latest deal.(that is if you are interested in stationary and office furniture deals) It doesn't have much character, but you aren't going to spend that much time in it anyway.

I love stationary. Nothing makes me happier than starting a new term of Uni armed with a brand new…read morepencil case full with highlighters, gel pens, scented gel pens, pencils, rulers, protractors, compasses and other stuff that I don't really need. At least I'm prepared. Ryman stationary stocks all your stationary needs for reasonable prices and on my last visit I stocked up on a few Pukka pads.

The bery last stop I made in Scotland. This store is at gate 3…read more The selection is nice and even at 5am, the place is fully stocked.

WH Smith is a very well known newsagents here in the uk - pretty much every train station has one…read moreand they're also in most major airports. Stocking newspapers, magazines, general stationery and more - they always sort you out of you need to pick up some light reading material for a journey. Their book selection is pretty decent if a little pricey and I do always find it funny how their travel section tends to have loads of books on random destinations and not the ones leaving from that airport. Most times they offer a free bottle of water when buying the telegraph - get on this deal! Refreshment and reading for the same price!

Very tight gift shop located on Canongate between the Museum of Edinburgh/Canongate Kirk and…read moreHolyrood Palace. Not a whole lot of room for browsing, but they do sell all of the stuff you would expect in a tourist/gift shop, including postcards, cups and glasses, CD's of bagpipers, t-shirts, Scottish flags and kilts. I was able to grab my handful of postcards and they also sell international stamps with no markup.

I spend a full day in Edinburgh on Sunday and the service in this shop was the best I received all…read moreday!! The young man behind the counter made our afternoon all the better because he cared about providing excellent service. Thank you!