Found in Princes Square is another of these trendy little gift shops in the same vein as Papyrus…read moreand now newly-opened Scribbler although perhaps aimed at a slightly older market as well as the young glam one. Full of fairly unusual and sweet presents for most occasions - such as special birthdays, weddings and new babies - it can be great to pick up that special gift although occassionally the stock disappoints me. What I love the most is the card selection - perfect when searching for a slightly more unusual card. Also be prepared to pay for its location - as you'd imagine in Princes Square it can be pretty expensive.

As a testosterone-fuelled alpha male, I'm unlikely to get too excited about the fashionable girly…read moreornaments in here, it does work excellently as a sort of one stop gift shop if you're looking to buy a gift for a female recipient with a minimuim of fuss / imagination. It's all quite quirky and stylish, and they do loads cards (including obscurities such as "happy rainy day") and wrapping paper as well. They'll even do the wrapping for you. Can't grumble with that.

Hidden gem art shop in a quaint wee lane in Glasgow's West End. Went in for some notepads and…read morepencils to organize for school and got to meet the shop dog, Marcie. Staff is very helpful and knowledgeable. Has art supplies too!

Spoiled For Choice is the perfect girly shop. Any gifty things you might desire can be found in…read morehere. There is a nice selection of of silver jewellery in the £20 range. Handbags, photo frames, calendars, cards and other gifty things can be found in abundance here, but the best bit is the Belgian chocolates counter. Reasonably priced and totally delicious, I can't think of anyone who wouldn't appreciate these as a gift. In short, this is a great one-stop-shop for any birthday or other occasion, and I think you'd be bound to find something for everyone.

Situated in an area of Partick that's run down in part, Spoiled for Choice is a card and gift shop…read moreshimmering with elegant little gifts for the lady in your life (or indeed yourself!) With an impressive collection of bangles of various description, candles and the usual gift shop items, it's great for present ideas, but what really gives this shop a quirk compared to its surrounding counterparts is its mouthwatering selection of Belgian chocolates! With various selections at a well rounded price, how can you resist? Ideal if you're looking in vain for last minute birthday inspiration that makes it look like you've made a special effort. Alternatively, if you've had a hard day at work or with the kids and fancy pampering yourself, this place will kit you out with all the luxurious necessities of a great night in.

You've got to love Papyrus really. Occupying a prime corner location near the top of Byres Road,…read moreit's always there when you need it for a last-minute gift or eccentric knick-knack when you can never think of anything suitable to buy for that special (or even not-so-special) person. Papyrus are past masters at this game; they've been at it for much longer than any of the younger upstarts on Byres Road, and deservedly so. You're practically guaranteed to fulfil all your gift needs in here, including a nice card. After a fruitless search in the city centre for a particular item, I eventually Googled it and Papyrus came up right away, which was both satisfying (that my search was over) and irritating (I could have saved myself the £2.70 return on the subway into town). Yay Papyrus! As it happens (so I was told), they have a sister store called Illuminati in Princes' Square in town, which I didn't know, and they also had the item in question in stock. Too bad they didn't come up in the Google search I did when I was in Buchanan Street then - maybe they need to work on their SEO a little, hmmm? The other great thing about Papyrus is their downstairs collection of kitchenware. Now I can't profess to know what's in there these days as I haven't felt the need to indulge my kitchenware fetish for quite some time, but if you're the sort of person who can't resist the next 'essential' kitchen gadget, you'll love it.

I cheekily headed out to the West End on my lunch break, I was dropping off some leaflets though so…read moreI did kinda have an excuse. I wanted to get a card that was a bit different but that's me though I'm always looking for something on the whimsical scale. Papyrus is guarenteed to give you that something a little characteristic, although a little bit dearer than a normal card shop it's definitely worth the few extra pennies. As my best friend's recently gave birth to the most adorable wee boy I wanted a card to reflect that. I found a beautiful card by Five Dollar Shake that said it all, 'Beautiful Baby Boy, Welcome to the World'. It explained on the back how every card's unique and I was just so inspired as her little baby is a wonderful unique little person. Awww! I know getting a bit soppy but it hit the right note. I knew I would find what I was looking for in Papyrus. They also sell kooky kinda gifts so I thought they might have something a little offbeat for a wee present. Nothing was jumping out at me at first but I came across a cracking wee book 'Your New Baby: An Owner's Manual' by Martin Baxendale. It's so funny I'm going to check out more of his books as it's hilarious. I thought this is ideal and would be appreciated by my friends. I just knew I would get what I needed from here. It's a wee shop that's bright, cheerful and colourful with unconventional funky goods. Well worth the look around.

Skiving Street is a bit of a south side gem, and seems to contain nearly all the best shops in the…read morearea. Paper Plane is one of them, especially if you're looking for a gift (for yourself, or someone else). There's nice crafting kits, as well as lots of things for kids. A nice range of mugs, jewellery, wedding stationery, books, artwork, candles - typical gift shop supplies. There isn't much that falls into the realm of "tat" which is always a good sign. They had on display a Lisa Donati (formerly Psychopants) tea towel - "You will always find me in the kitchen at parties" which always makes me giggle, so obviously they're stocking local artists which is great to see. I'd recommend you spend a day of your weekend heading to check out some of the delights of Skirving Street and make sure that you leave plenty of time for a nosey around here! As Jennie H mentioned, it probably is on the pricier side but it's worth a look all the same.

A nice wee card and gift shop with a wide range of things - mugs, soap, candles, jewellery, toys -…read morea real mix of stuff. A lot of it is a wee bit expensive for me I have bought a few unusual presents for people here. They also do a good range of cards and I use it a lot for that. They stock some nice local things - I have a Shawlands mug I bought here and one year they did Xmas cards by a local artist showing people shopping on Skirving Street in the snow. It's one of the shops that helps make Skirving Street such an interesting place to shop.

I heard about this shop when it opened, and finally managed to go in for a look the other day. I am…read morequite the stationery fiend so I was really excited to see what I'd find here. The shop is bright and appealing, and has heaps of vibrant stock to lure you in. Once I was in, I was a little confused. Where was everything good? The stock seemed to be a lot of stuff aimed at young kid - rubbers, puzzle balls, some crafty stuff, pens/pencils and brightly coloured paperclips. I just couldn't really see anything that useful that I thought "I need this!' To be honest, I found this store disappointing as it seemed to be a big store initially, but then the actual stock was just a lot of the same stuff. I think to be a really good stationery store you need to carry a much bigger range - notepads, cards to start, possibly diaries, wrapping paper as well. To top off the experience, the shop assistant was actually sitting at the til with her head in her hands, and wasn't greeting customers. She looked how I felt after 3 minutes in here. All in all, a pretty depressing experience for what could have been a great shop.

The name is somewhat misleading. Yes, this is a gift shop, and a nice one at that. Although, I…read morewould be severely struggling to describe the merchandise in here as 'unique'. The gift range includes fairly bog standard teddy bears, helium balloons and cards. These are nice, not badly priced and will probably be suitable for any birthday token gift. Meanwhile, there are some more unusual gifts that cannot be purchased elsewhere locally such as silver photography frames, figurines and - my favourite - brightly painted money pot banks. Superb. Thus, this is a sweet little shop ideal for small gifts at decent prices. However, don't let the name fool you into thinking this is some little boutique like shops.

I adore stationary stores. There's just something about a store where you can pick up greeting…read morecards, or pens or .. everything to do with writing the niceitys of life. Paperchase was a delightful store, filled with interesting things, from a collection of mini erasers, shaped in so many different styles. Pens of every color and style, pencils with crowns at the tops, and of course the greeting card collections. You could pick up moleskien note books if that's your personal fetish (I know a few who love them) And apparently there's an upstairs that I didn't get a chance to visit, but next time, and there will be a next time.

I am a self confessed stationery hoarder. I have no need for more papery based goodies. So why am I…read moreunable to leave Paperchase without a a haul? Could it be the two floors of choice. The exceptionally helpful and engaging staff. The best range of greeting cards I've ever had to choose from - seriously g's birthday card buying took hours. The amazing selection of everything, I didn't even know I needed a panda rubber (eraser) until I brought him home. Or could it be the amazing multicoloured disco floor that makes me want to don a white suit and channel John Travolta - I'm going to be John Travolta partially because I can't remember the female characters name but more because I hated her dress and would look way better in a white flared suit! I loved Paperchase when it was a wee section of Borders bookshop. I mourned for its loss when Borders disappeared from Buchanan Street and Glasgow Fort. But there are not enough words for me to convey the strength of my passion for this muckle shine to all that is stationery. Oh and the fact that buying stationery is never going to make me regret eating cake with mean and nasty changing room mirrors is purely coincidental.

I was sent out for a diary, I know we're (as in work, not me by the way) a little late in getting…read moreone but didn't realise we needed one until it came up. It's a long story. Anyway I had been in here before and bought some nice birthday cards. It's a long narrow shop so the cards take up just about the whole left hand side wall. I thought this would be the best shop to get a diary as they sell more than just cards. They sell craft produce for card making and knitting etc so hobbies a-go-go. They sell a whole mixture of stuff from children's toys to jewellery so I thought I'd find a diary in amongst their wide variety of choice. I was drawn in by the baby gifts they had as my friend's just had a baby last week but I wasn't too sure about them although they did have some nice things, like your usual baby albums and frames. I was looking for something that little bit different. Well asides from my little distraction I was able to get a 2011 diary for the office. Yay, go me! I might pop in when I have more time to look at what present ideas they have.

This wee shop, missing a T, does exactly what it says. It's pretty wee, but it does the job. A…read morefairly large selection of cards lines the left-hand wall, wth most occasions covered. I just nipped in here to get a pen while on my way past. I have a special ability to misplace as many pens as you can give me, so this is a regular errand! Paper, pens, staplers, tape ans other desk essentials, as well as some small gifts like teddies, along with the wrapping paper and gift bags can all be found here. The stock is fairly basic, though, so it's not a one-stop gift shop or anything, but when you know what you need, it does the job.