I'm a huge fan of this small store for one reason in particular -- I love notepads, pends, papers and organizational office supplies.
I always visit this store whenever I make a trip to the Mission Valley Mall. Sometimes I can refrain from buying gear; but at other times, not ... especially if there are some good things on sale.
I definitely make sure to check out the sale section, which can sometimes be on the left side of the store (I found a box of miscellaneous items once; the box was just labeled "ON SALE" so I just sifted through that). On my most recent trip, the spirals were on sale, and they were located on a large table toward the middle of the store. This was one of the best Typo sales ever - either three large or three small spirals were on sale, and there were different designs of each. I ended up getting three large spirals and kept it as that ... I was tempted to get three more but had to tell myself that I didn't need SIX spiral notebooks, regardless of how cute the designs were.
Some of my favorite featured designs from this store so far have been the foodie-themed ones (sometimes there aren't many of these, but my planner has donuts all across it, which is really cute) and some of the other girly prints (Hello Kitty, etc.). Sometimes, though, I end up buying gifts for people from here, just because some of the prints with sarcastic sayings are downright funny!
The pens here seem to be really popular; there's a great assortment and I always see customers buying pens, but I haven't bought any yet. I tend to veer toward the notepads and organizational tools - I got my planner for the year from here, as well as several notebooks and cards. When cards are on sale, that's a huge bonus as well. I know when I went to this store on New Year's Day, there were a bunch of Christmas cards on sale for $1 each. Let's just say I stocked up on some so I'll be ready when Christmas rolls around this year.
It's always so fun to shop at Typo because I never know what I'm going to find. The themes and featured prints keep changing, so I never really see the same stuff (except for some of the pens, desk décor, etc.). If you're visiting this store for the first time, I would just recommend taking in all the details - the prints are really cute, but sometimes you'll have to do some digging to find a specific one. But, most importantly, keep your eyes peeled for sale items, because you might end up scoring some really sweet deals! read more