The most wonderful vibes, all smiles and great service. Chis was kind enough to use is his magic…read moretouch to gift wrap a present for me. I'm useless with these things. Greatly appreciate this!!!!

Another place in London that I miss that I'm afraid I will never find an equivalent to here in the…read moreUS! I couldn't go a week without popping into this store to get something, a card, bookmarks, a trinket, something. I made Easter baskets for my friends all with items from this store. And Welcome to London sets from this store as well. There is a style of something for any one that you are looking to give to and the prices are really reasonable. Best of all, you can send a one-of-a-kind greeting that looks good and didn't bust the bank.

The thing with Oliver Bonas is that you can't stop loving their stuff as the variety of products…read morethey sell is amazing. You can find everything you need for a present (or yourself) from baby clothes to books, jewellery, sleepwear or furniture! I usually like to wander inside the shops, looking at the displays and every now and them, indulging myself with a guilty pleasure, so when I visited this branch with my family, I was expecting more of the same: lovely things and attentive customer service. The thing with this one Oliver Bonas in particular is the customer service. When I have visited some of the other shops, everyone seems happy to help, but not here! There were 3 members of staff in sight, two chatting behind the till in another language and one running around counting the displays. No greetings, no acknowledge of us or the other customer, who seemed very interested in the jewellery cabinet and was trying to gain their attention. We didn't really need anything, we were merely browsing, killing time, but we left very disappointed with the staff. A simple hello would have been nice!

How cute is Oliver Bonas?! Clearly I'm late to the party but I was in love once I finally…read morediscovered this shop/chain. I browsed for a good 20mins while waiting for a friend, and could easily have bought half the shop! I restrained myself though, and bought just a pair of oversize black butterfly earrings. They are easily my favourite bit of junk jewellery I've bought all year! :D Must not come back for a while - but if I win the lottery.... ;)

Although Artbox was adorable, I wouldn't say it's a close representation to what's available at a…read moreSanrio store in Japan and has a smaller selection than you'd expect. The items also felt slightly dated and tended to lean towards certain characters like cinnamoroll with very little selection of black hello kitty or my melody. I half expected that Artbox would have a similar check out process to Japan, in which you received a small hello kitty bag tag on your bag and was disappointed when there wasn't. All in all, the items I purchased were adorable but the selection is small so if you drop in I'd recommend keeping expectations low.

11.1o.19 Cute stuffs…read moreoverload. I don't get anything but my gf did. I am not into these cutesy things anymore, sadly, too old for them. There were some items I've never seen in LA or maybe I don't shop for these little things so I wouldn't know. Honestly, everything was on the pricy side. That was kind of expected. But a piece of KitKat for 1gpb20? Uh...no, I'll pass. Thank you though. It was still nice to look at it. :)

This was a nice little shop for souvenirs and pretty cool Knick knacks…read more There was a decent amount of stuff for the Queens Jubilee celebration (silver). The shop was a bit over hyped. Plenty of merchandise with the Queens dogs. They also seemed to really cash in on her passing with stuff with her birth and passing date, which we found a bit creepy. A lot of the stuff was a bit over priced. Ordinary items with the queen's name or face on it to mark up the price. The staff here were kind though. Pretty cool and gave off a royal and regal air. Great for window shopping! Not worth buying anything though.

I loved this insanely expensive tourist trap I spent 500£…read moreshopping in here! I bought the embroidered towel sets, 3 navy gold umbrellas, chocolate, Queen earrings, books, and they shipped it to my home in Las Vegas. By the time I got home, it arrived. This is an upscale quality shop. Looks small outside. Shop is outside, separate from the Palace.

The Orange Tree is a small shop filled to bursting with stuff. Not a chain store, it's one of those…read moreplaces you will find that gift fir the awkward aunt or favourite friend. Definitely one to look in if you are in the area.

I like this place a lot! It is like a wonderland, even if I don't need to buy anything I like to…read morepop in and see what's there:) And it's not a chain, which means that a lot of things are unique and I don't have to wonder whether I'm bringing the same birthday gift as the person next to me!

My family has been coming here for years! Well before I was born. We're not local-we're Americans,…read moreand on every visit this was a must stop. There are many antiques from Alfies in my home that we inherited from my mother and smaller special keepsakes from my time living in London in my 20s. My husband & I spent part of our honeymoon in London, and it was his first time in the city (September/October 2024) and this was a nonnegotiable stop for me. Plan to spend a few hours wandering around and exploring-it's humongous! Also, generally speaking not on the inexpensive side but you can always find some gem's. I can remember on one visit when I was 19, we stumbled on a vendor that didn't realize what he had, it was a 20 year old authentic bubblegum pink Kelly (Hermes) and he had it priced under $1000. I still to this day regret not buying it for resale alone (bubblegum pink is not for me lol)

It would be an understatement to say that I am besotted with antiques. I love them. Can't get…read moreenough of them. Know London's antique and vintage purveyors like the back of my proverbial hand. And Alfie's is one of my favourites, a veritable antique market located in trendy Marylebone. With dealers selling clothes, fine and costume jewellery, furniture, textiles and collectibles, Alfie's should satisfy the needs of even the most ardent collector. And with a surprisingly accessible atmosphere at odds with the sometimes rarefied world of antiques and vintage, Alfie's is perfect for a browse for the expert and neophyte alike. I visited Alfie's just before Christmas last year and spotted cute as a button Mark Owen from Take That looking incredibly dapper. This is the place for vintage/antique fans to find unique Christmas presents without recourse to the high street.

I was nervous since this is the first time going to a place because of Yelp. Got to say I'm happy…read morethat the trip was welcoming, especially since I got some more wool for my late-at-night TV binges. Great shop and great service. You can find anything for aspiring artists or knitters alike and still more to see. I might be overselling it but I think it's a great hobby shop that's around the corner.

If you're anything like me, you cannot be bothered with stopping by endless small specialty shops…read morethat never have what you're looking for... and if you're American, you're probably thinking "GEEZ why isn't there a Michaels????" In my search for halloween costume creations, I decided to just bring out the big guns and find the largest crafty store possible, and this is what I came up with. It's a haul from central, but they had everything I was looking for (except for the size in one thing), but I got all my crafting done in one place and that was well worth the trip. My fellow yelper wasn't so lucky, as she seems to be looking for some items that just don't prevail anywhere in the UK, but if you need a crafting mecca, I suggest you pick up a crossword puzzle and take the tube ride out. It's just a short 5-10 min walk from the tube station too!

This Paperchase store is a really large store and is one of three of the brand's flagship stores,…read morealongside my local store in Manchester and a branch in Glasgow. The location of this store is decent, it is on Tottenham Court Road and is basically right next to Argos, and opposite Superdrug and Natwest (or at least a few minutes walk away on the other side of the road) This store is quite large, but the selection of stock is merely average for a store of its size, even compared to other Paperchase stores, I didn't notice a lot of cool items which they didn't sell in other stores, for example in terms of lever arch folders, they all seemed the same with nothing new compared to other flagship stores such as Manchester, and more smaller stores such as Newcastle or Liverpool. The store is over three floors, there is a bookshop and Tinderbox Coffee Shop on the first floor and a Crafts / Magazine floor on the Second. The staff around the store didn't seem too friendly either. This store overall was quite impressive in terms of size but for everything else, it was just average. I'm struggling here, although the size of the store is impressive I can't help but feel some aspects with the feel of the store, the service not being great, the level of products not being as good as one would expect from the size of the store, and the unwelcoming nature as you enter the store, I sadly feel it deserves just two-stars.

As a stationery (come on guys you have to spell it right) addict, I have to limit the number of…read morePaperchase stores I enter for fear of finding another great note pad & hence forgetting where my important lists are ( you know the pad with the hearts on, the pink hearts, when my poor OH holds up my array of pads trying to find the one I've 'lost') So highlights of this store! 3 levels and a coffee shop Offers craft classes The hidden discount section, back corner of top floor Personalisation of note pads etc Friendly lovely staff And it stocks the full range & more! Any craft items that you may need or never realised you d need you ll find it here. Don't forget to also get a treat me card, so many discounts such as 15% off emailed occasionally, discounts on personalising pads and money off craft classes too.