It has now become my mission in life to see out unusual post offices... I didn't even know there…read morewas such a thing until recently but now that I know what to look for I am finding them everywhere. Here in Deans grange is a card & gift shop with a post office right in the middle of it... which makes sense when you need to send something to a loved one but have left it till last post the day before the special occasion .... There's a whole wife and anniversary joke here somewhere but damned if I can put it together. The shop is hallmark so funnily enough there are lost of 'cutesy' cards and cuddly toys and also a stationary section. The staff are friendly which you'd expect in a hallmark shop!

The best place for picking up something quirky and cute for a birthday/Christmas present for…read moresomeone (or yourself). Full of absolutely gorgeous and usual bits, from office equipment to ornaments to lunch boxes to bags, it's a must! It can sometimes get a little bit messy but you can generally find what you might be looking for. Allocate time for yourself to look through and explore everything in here!

I'm such a big fan of Paperchase and I just love their shop in Arnotts in the Jervis Shopping…read moreCentre. Anyone who gets excited about stationery will want to spend a lot of time and money here. There's so many practical buys like the birthday book where you can keep record of everyone's special day or the blank recipe book where you can list everyone's famous dishes. There are racks and racks of cards for every occasion like the one that congratulates you for turning 25. Who thought 25 was such a milestone? There's also school supplies such as notebooks, pens, markers, post-its and agendas. The shop also sells the Filofax brand which is considered to be the creme de la creme of personal organizers. The best thing about Paperchase is that it makes all these day-to-day items exciting, colourful and fun.

I definitely met Bridget's "woman of a certain age," but forewarned is forearmed, and I didn't take…read moreoffense at her abrasiveness. I think that is just her manner and isn't reflective of her opinion of the customers. Pretty sure. I managed to get a smile out of her, but she reverted to that same roughness almost immediately. Anyway, nice shop. I didn't look much at the pens (I have a nice one and don't have the resources to upgrade... yet) but I did spend some time downstairs with the paper. Lovely stuff. It almost feels wrong to sully it with my drivel.

When it comes to my writing I've got plain tastes -spiral bound note books and ball point bics,…read morethanks. But when I take that short stair case down to the stationary room at Pen Corner I lose all sense of reason. Despite a less than helpful staff (blonde saleswoman of a certain age, I'm looking at you) the store continues to draw loyal customers new and old thanks to the very best selection of beautiful pens and paper products. The array of note books and journals, greeting cards and sheaf paper plus boxed and single cards is a thing of beauty. Pen Corner has made great strides to incorporate beautifully designed stock that can become your signature without a single pen stroke. I attribute this shop with my ongoing obsession of collecting interesting boxed card sets -shame I don't know enough people to use them all up. There was a bit of a scuffle with that less than friendly saleswoman over an injured pen in need of service, but otherwise I urge you to go... go now! And send me a lovely card!

This shop is primarily a newsagents and card shop but they also sell quite a lot of toys and some…read morehousehold goods. One thing I would say you will always find in Tuthills is value. This is certainly the cheapest place for cards that I can find at the moment. You can quite often get cards there for 2 or 3 euro, as well as wrapping paper and gift bags which are also reasonably priced. They have quite a selection of cards and usually have one to meet any various card-buying needs I have. Their toy selection is always great value, although I wouldn't go there looking for something specific, rather if you're looking for a little gift on the cheap you'd certainly find something serviceable here. The also stock a mishmash of household goods like glasses, frames and cleaning products which are usually exceptionally cheap, although there is no consistency of what they have in stock. Good for a rummage though!

I love Moss cottage. It has lot of great little gift ideas which I admit, I usually buy for myself!…read moreFrom lovely ribbon, to a doggie draft excluder, this quaint little shop on the Main Street of Dundrum has a variety of great gifts. I'm partial to the scented candles and notebooks too. There's lots of unusual wedding bits and signs too if your looking for something different. So if you're in the area looking to gift shop, but maybe don't have time or energy to run around Dundrum shopping centre, I'd say try Moss cottage!

Little shop that sells all sorts of really cool things for your house. They have a great web site…read moremoss.ie but its always nice to see the stuff with your own eyes. They have lovely stationary and notebooks that I really like and really funny cards. The Christmas stuff as you will see from my photos is amazing and probably the best I've seen in Ireland. Everything is very different and I think unique to this shop. It's certainly not cheap but the stuff is very good quality so I think it's worth it. Its owned by an Irish girl called jenny and she seems very passionate about everything that she stocks. They just celebrated their third birthday this week. The shop is on the main street close to the shopping center in a beautiful little red brick building

Great printers! No hassle, can-do attitude and quick…read moreprinting! Such a relief after dealing with Reads!

As a promoter constantly working with bands and needing printing done to get the word out, these…read moreguys saved my life. Now I come here for everything from business cards to flyers to A3 gig posters, and they're doing my custom Christmas cards this year. The printing is great and they can get it done fast. WIN!

Very small selection and expensive. It's nothing like the stores in Japan. You would be better…read moreoff ordering online for more selection. The staff are nice.

This shop was originally known as Mujirushi Ryohin, this is japanese for, "no label quality goods"…read more. the name was abreviated to Muji so that us Irish folk dont trip over our tongues trying to say it I imagine! this is a shop that i totally love! unfortunately the stock is always the same, it never changes. but i love the simplicity of it all, i love how plain most of the stuff looks. sometimes plain stuff is the nicest stuff in my opinion and if you don't like it too much you should think of it as a blank canvas ready for you to make something unique out of it! this shop is great for storage solutions and good quality paper and the range of colored pens is just so cool!

Ummm wow! What have I been up to, trekking all the way into town, trundling round Easons and the…read morelikes when there's been such a little wonderland of everythingness right on my doorstep. Yes. Evans Art Supplies is everything and has everything. Evansthing? EVerything? It's nestled away just off Capel St and when you walk in, looks like it's just grown and grown over the years, with rooms opening up onto rooms which open up to even more rooms. They've got an incredible selection of paper, paint, drawing equipment, canvases, and anything else you could think of. At really reasonable prices. And the icing on the top? Incredibly friendly staff, extremely knowledgable and great at giving arty advice. It really is a pleasure to shop here! #dublinshopslocal

This is a brilliant Arts and Crafts Supply Shop situated right beside St.Mary's Abbey, just off…read moreCapel Street. I can't believe I've lived in Dublin all my life and have only just discovered this shop! Excellent value too as supplies are sold at wholesale prices. They have some nice Indian papers for scrapbooking and card-making.

Hughes & Hughes now run this card shop just inside the Stephens Green SC front door, according to…read morethe receipt anyway. I found the person at the till to be very pleasant. This is a huge improvement on the last company who ran this little card selling space. I did find the prices a bit high, espcially the novelty cards (ones with a bit more card board 8 EUR or ones that play music 12 EUR, if memory serves). But the regular sized card I went for wasn't too bad at 3.20 EUR

My sister lives in Dublin and was recovering from a surgery. I called from NYC to place and order,…read moreand a beautiful bouquet was delivered less than two hours later. It really cheered her up and I was so grateful for the beautiful flowers and quick delivery.

I love the classic cafe-elegance of Blooming Amazing's Dawson St shop…read more The blooms are not cheap, but when you're in the market for something special that gives an occaision (or an apology) that little extra glam, this is the florist that helps make that happen. Stop in to pick up a few winter plantings or stems for the kitchen, or put in an order for your grande ballroom or corporate foyer, all of the above is their speciality.