Large card shop in the centre of Northwich. A lot of the cards are quite expensive I paid £6 for an…read moreanniversary card. However they do now have a cheaper just clinton range which start around 70p. They do have gift cards for high street stores which I have used when I have needed a gift in a hurry. They do Next, debenhams etc.

Hillary's Cards inside Birkenehead Market offers a great variety of greeting cards at terrific…read morediscounted prices. You can get a lot of cards for 29 pence each, or four for £1.00. This is a great place to stock up so that you have cards on hand the next time an occasion sneaks up on you and you've forgotten to buy one. They also sell a few gift items, and a variety of gift wrap. The only down side to this shop is that they only accept cash, so you'll need to remember to cash out before heading into the market. (But I guess that's good sense anyway, if you're shopping in a market.)

Card Outlet is yet another one of those excellent places where you can visit, to buy the perfect…read morecard or small gift. This store in Richmond Street offers a decent variety to choose from, whether it is a cuddly toy, a fancy name tag or a birthday balloon. The majority of items, including cards are quite affordable and not the expensive type that card shops such as Clinton offer. However, cards are still of good quality and contain a charming verse or two that never fails to cheer up someone's day. Next time you're in search of a special card or cute little gift, make sure you check out Card Outlet.

Love this place…read more Stephanie's is great; my family and I have been coming here for years. It is one of the few decent card and occasions shops locally and it sells so much fantastic stuff; it's high quality and quite unique so, while you can pick up the very nice, but fast becoming, generic 'Me to You' items and merchandise from the 'Forever Friends' range fr example, you can discover a really original little gift, a genuinely different card or fancy gift wrap and bags to make an occassion and your wishes really meaningful.

The lady there is a fraudster! She made me pay for a printed mug before it was done and when it was…read moreit appeared to be absolutly awful! The black colour was brown, coulors at the top were lighter than at other places, all pictures looked foggy. I said that I don`t want to pay before I see the mug and the picture on it but she insisted! I`m very upset about that! Then I did the same picture in city centre, it cost the same money and the quality was perfect!

I just adore the Card Factory because of its great variety of cards for every occasion. Their…read moreprices are affordable and they boast a wide range of small gifts and calendars too. Every card I have bought from there does not have that cheap feel about it and I always know the person receiving the card will realise the quality, as well as the imaginative message inside. If there is a particular card you seek, chances are that there will be that ideal one. Staff will be able to kindly assist even when they may appear busy. This particular branch in Bold Street is smaller than the one in St. John's Precinct yet it still sells most items but in less quantity as one would expect. It gets crammed when there are a lot of customers present; every time I walk past this shop, it always seems to be packed with a big queue. Sometimes it does get a bit frustrating when there is only one person at the till serving. The store is also very warm which does feel agitating. Due to these reasons, the other branch would be a better alternative and it's a lot more spacious. Above all, the Card Factory is definitely my usual place to purchase cards.

Very, very cheap, well maintaned and very clean. Wide selection to choose from , very freindly…read morestaff. With parking available outside premises.

What an amazing shop. It's in a none descript row in what looks like a rough area but they sell…read moreeverything!!!!!!!!! It's family run and they are all very friendly even at 6 am. Another thing the female staff are gorgeous. Oops sorry to the lady Qypers. Oh and sorry to all you guys cos they are married. Ha ha. But still they are all wonderful and friendly.

WHSmith is one of the most famous bookshops in the world (they're mentioned in Monty Python's 'Book…read moreShop Sketch' for crying out loud!) so it's a bit disappointing when you find out just what tat is on the shelves here. Maybe tat is the wrong word. All the books here are of a very high quality. The covers are pristine, the photography is excellent and the general feel of each book is akin to lifting the Holy Grail. It's just a shame the actual content is terrible. It's a basic fact that 904% of all books published today have their origins in television. They're all either companion guides to the latest reality cack, cookery books from smarmy TV chefs or turgid autobiographies from washed-up soapstars. The stationery is still great though. I could buy it all day before realising nothing I do in life necessitates the purchasing of stationery, sadly.

Sure Smiths is good for books, but they only have a limited selection and a lot of these are either…read moreTV, cookery or chick lit based. With the occasional crime section spliced in! But what Smith's are really good at is stocking magazines on every subject available to humanity. 'Treasures of the Earth'. 'Surf UK', 'Gun Collector', 'True Crime', 'the Beano', 'TV Weekly'. These are just some of the titles that litter the shelves in most Smith's outlets. They also sell a range of confectionary, sometimes including 'Toblerone', which one would normally associate with airports or shit holidays! I'm surpised this shop is still going after Woolworths went down the Swanny! However, fair play to them as they seemed to have affiliated with the Post Office now, meaning you can get your 'True Crime' mag, your Toblerone and your travel insurance all under one roof!

clintons is really good if you want to buy sombody something unusual or different for a gift. They…read morehave a greta selection of novelty items such as cups and magnets with names on and birthday cards with celebrity voices! There prices are a little bit high but you would only really go in here if it is someones birthday so you don't really mind spending a little bit extra. I must say that they do a lovely selection of gift bags. Sometimes a christmas they do little tiny fruit cakes which make really good stocking fillers and they really are mouth watering goodness! :)