I did some last minute shopping Fantastic selection and service. A fun place to shop. Stop by and check it out soon read more

The front part of the store is basically a tchotchke shop. It's fine if you need a last minute greeting card or small gag gift. If you're looking for actual good personal stationery (not invitations), forget it. The only notebooks in here are the same low-end rebranded Chinese stuff you find at big box stores like Barnes & Noble or overrated Moleskine crap that's everywhere. If you want "the good stuff" like Tomoe River, Rhodia, Midori, Mnemosyne, Clairefontaine, etc. paper and notebooks you'll have to just buy it online because they don't carry it. read more

This is one of my go-to small businesses I'll always stop in whenever I find myself in the downtown Royal Oak area. It's located just a block or two off to Main Street, on what I personally think is the superior Washington Street as so many of my favorite businesses are located on this street rather than on Main Street. Write Impressions is best described in my mind as a modern, up-to-date Hallmark kind of store. It's got a ton of wonderful little gifts - perfect for stocking stuffers - for all kinds of people in your family. Plus there's a whole section of stationary, wrapping paper, cards, etc. and the back third of the store is specific to sitting down to look through stationary if you wanted to put invitations together for an event. The prices are super reasonable here and the staff is so friendly and create beautiful displays throughout the store. My only observation of note is that the items in this store do not turnover super often. I can go a long time between visits to this store and know that the next time I come back, there'll still be a lot of the same items that I remember from the last few times I stopped in. It's worth a visit, nonetheless, but I typically keep it nowadays to one or two times a year. read more

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What looks like an ordinary card and stationary store, turns out to be a place full of laughs and at times very politically correct (or incorrect depending on who you voted for or against). While you will find uplifting quotes and things to celebrate life's milestones, you will also find quotes that any strong, sassy woman would love to have on her refrigerator or file cabinet. Thought I could just go in for a quick look, but like that time sucking machine that Spencer's was in the last century, you will lose track of time. Just too many things to look at. I didn't even get to enjoy the wall of cards. You can never have too cards to send your family or friends. I may be dating myself, but some of us still try to keep the post office in business. Some of the stuff I have never seen anywhere but Northern Sun catalog. Some of the rest was stuff that was such dry humor that EBS would have to have bought it to just give friends. Looking forward to going back with more time. read more

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This is a cute store for greeting cards galore, cool kids and adult toys, unique gifts for every occasion for your family and friends. This is a one stop gift and card shop. Hallmark has nothing on this place. It's special for sure. I do enjoy browsing and checking out their front window display on my nightly walks, they change periodically and it gives you a taste of what's inside too. read more

Write Impressions - Cards & Stationery Near Me - Royal Oak, Michigan

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I don't want to say this but for you to understand that I have too. This place is such a neat little shop that is in Royal Oak. I stopped across the street at Cafe Muse waiting for a friend of mine and it was right across the street. This place has the feel with a locally-owned business flare. This place is mostly known for their amazing wedding invitations that they make one that really caught my eye was the style I had for my wedding at the roostertail when it was a Detroit themed wedding. They really had my same idea which I thought was one of a kind...It was so neat on the wall they have examples of what they can create for you. And the one that really stood out for me was you open the envelope & on the inside of the envelope stood the Detroit City skyline and that was just the envelope!. I'm sure the invitation itself would have been a spectacular sight. Now those are just examples the design and invitation gallery are all the way in the back of the store but let us not forget the front. You walk into their and there are not just cards but special cards. Cards that are handmade cards that are local cards that you won't find anywhere else and if you even check the very bottom row you'll even find cards on sale :-) So back to where I was here. I had to pick my friend up a wedding gift for her daughter I originally went there just to get a card but they had such a neat Michigan themed items in a whole wall of clearance sale items that were right up my alley. For my friend's daughter my budget was around $50 and their younger couple I was able to get some hipster stuff for their new home and some adorable wedding accessories for their house. The bride and groom absolutely loved it. I was not walking in here expecting to walk out with a wedding gift. But I was so impressed that I found I found my card there. This literally was my One Stop Shop. I even had extra money left to buy a close friend of mine a beautiful bracelet and they were more than happy to gift wrap that for me as well... this place is an amazing business and should be a staple in Royal Oak I definitely support local small businesses and this place has five stars in my Yelp review :-) read more

Write Impressions - Cards & Stationery Near Me - Royal Oak, Michigan

Cute little spot in Royal Oak for any of your paper needs. I stumbled upon this place while walking to the Lost and Found with my sister. We walked in and found some pretty cute little knick knacks to bring back home to San Diego. One of my favorites was their Michigan section. That's where I found my coaster that says "It's called Pop, not Soda" ....duh!! read more

One of my fav places to pick up my holiday cards every year as well as some great small gifts and stocking stuffers for folks for Christmas. They have great sections for nearly everyone on your list (well, not much for the men folk but everyone else!)--fun toys, games, puzzles for kiddos; baby clothes and toys for the littlest of elves; kitchen gadgets, jewelry and paper for ladies; and so much much more! Cute paper stuff as well, although I've certainly found fancier stuff at other shops but for basic stuff like note pads, greeting cards, etc they have some really cute stuff. I bought a lot of my gifts there this year and I could have bought way more (including loads for myself!) but I cut myself off because I was going a little spend crazy! If you need custom invitations I think they can take care of that for you as well. Prices are decent for a store of this kind and I don't usually have a problem with the staff. Not overly doting but plenty pleasant when I've gone up to check out. Now if only they would write out my Christmas cards for me too! read more

Write Impressions is a trendy little boutique located in Royal Oak on Washington Street. It's a cute little store that sells paper and stationary. I don't normally need things printed, but if I did I would come here. There seems to be a lot of cute invitations, cards and such. Like when I was here near Halloween there were some really cool invitations to halloween parties. For the most part the cards and such are custom made. You go in and order special cards and stuff for weddings and the like. There are many unique greeting cards and thank you notes available in the front of the store. If you're looking for something other than the generic American Greetings card, check this place out. It's not just paper though. There are a lot of cute gifts and similar items. A lot of the items I have seen in other little boutiques but others are really original and really cute. They have hand painted martini glasses, toys and educational products, journals, notepads, and much much more. I always like to go in here to browse and I've found some interesting stuff. No one approached me and asked me if I needed help. I heard someone ask my friends who were on the other side of a wall. This store is only open until 6pm on most days, so it may be difficult to get to after work. read more

Really cute little card and knickknack store. The staff was friendly and welcoming and directed me to their humorous card sections - yes, more than 1. We actually chuckled a few times, so that's a good point in their favor. Good little find in downtown Royal Oak. I walked out with 2 great cards for 2 special people I try really hard to find just the right humorous cards for every year. The gals in this store had a good sense of humor, too. read more

We had such a great experience working with Write impressions for our wedding!! Everyone on staff is so kind and helpful! They helped me create beautiful invitations/programs/welcome cards etc. and went above and beyond to make them perfect! Would definitely recommend and use them for another event! read more

If you're sick and tired of buying the same old card for birthdays or weddings take a trip to Royal Oak's Write Impressions. This charming card store offers patrons unique options when having to find that perfect card to go with a baby gift or just a card that let's that special someone know you care. Write impressions is essentially a cooler, hipper Hallmark. They offer cards that I guarantee you won't find cluttering the racks at Hallmark. In addition, to the darling, funny, and artsy paper crafts, Write Impression offers great gifts for kids, brides-to-be, or co-workers. They sell a variety of fancy ball point pens, books, and unique jewelry. Oh, they also do special order invitations, check out their website for more info. read more

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I am a total paper nerd. Example: I actually hand-printed my undergrad thesis using a letterpress and linocuts. I collect ridiculous amounts of cute Japanese stationary that I'll never fully use. I have vellum in multiple shapes, sizes and colors. Oh, and I am very picky about what pens I use for letter writing. So, it only made sense that I might get sucked in to check out a store that seemed to be primarily a stationary shop. I had a bit of extra time while I was in Royal Oak the other day, and I had never really noticed this store before. Despite the punn-y name (or maybe because of it?), this was really a great find. Not only did they have a plethora of cards and holiday paper goods to make me almost drool, but they had a surprising array of cool gifts (for your loved ones or.... you know... yourself). There were some great cute-but-functional items -- matrushka key fobs, Pac-Mac potholders -- for the kitchen, the office, you name it. There were also a lot of baby goods (with only a few more formulaic slogans). I'm honestly planning another visit once I assess my budget for Christmas -- I'm sure that I can find some small but fun items here that will make fun stocking stuffers or just solid stand-alone gifts! read more

I'd seen Write Impressions featured on a Wedding blog that I am subscribed to. I thought that the invitations pictured were absolutely beautiful and I made a mental note myself to look up the company when I got a free moment. As usual, time flew by and I literally had forgotten about Write Impressions. I looked at websites like Minted, Zola and Shutterfly, but I didn't see anything along the lines of what I was looking for. Well, yesterday I was visiting my all-time favorite store in Royal Oak called Blu Jean Blues on Washington Avenue and across the street I saw Write Impressions! It was about 6:30 pm and the street was pretty busy, but I thought why not go in a just peek around. When I walked in I was immediately greeted by a sales associate named Courtney. She explained that she had an appointment that was scheduled at 6:30, but she would definitely help me until they arrived. She pulled out several large books full of invitations for me to take a look at and she handed me bookmarks to place in any page of invites that particularly caught my eye. At around 6:45, she realized that her 6:30 appointment was a no-show and she delved in to really help me sift through invitation styles and identify which ones were speaking to me. Now, my wedding isn't until October 2020, but I thoroughly believe in scoping out the scene to get a feel for the cost of items. Weddings are not cheap and I want to be as informed as possible about what my options are within the budget set by my fiancé and I. Even though she knew that I would not be purchasing invitations in the immediate future, she still gave me her undivided attention and put together a quote for two invitations that really caught my eye. I had never seen these types of invitation on any of the wedding sites that I looked at, so I'm very excited that I'm going to have a very uniquely designed wedding invitation suite. While putting together the quote she explained to me that some of the companies require you to assemble your own wedding invitations. Who would've thought! I had no idea that some invitations did not come already assembled. She explained that they could put them together for you and charge around 300+ dollars or they could show you how to do it your self and you could save a few coins. I am the least artistic person on this side of the Mississippi River, so I will definitely leave the invitation assembly to the professionals! Over all, I had a very great experience at Write Impressions and I will definitely be using their services when the time comes to select my final choice. P.S As I was flipping through the books Courtney thanked me for being gentle with the pages. I was shocked that she would even have to thank me and I asked her if people were rough with the books, to my surprise she said yes! To anyone reading this review, please make sure that you take care when handling the invitation books! I don't understand why people go into establishments and mishandle items! Have some respect! read more

In the digital age, I am a throwback devotee to the feel of fine paper under my hands and a good pen cradled between my forefinger and thumb. I take a quiet satisfaction from the art of letter-writing, or any form of writing for that matter, and how better to improve the experience than by gifting myself with luxurious tools of the craft? I went to Write Impressions first and foremost to see whether they had anything to further my feverish writing jags -- a pretty journal or the like. I found a cute boutique brimming with stationery, cards, a few writing supplies, and plenty of amusements. If you ever wondered where your hip aunt found those great birthday presents for you as a kid, it's likely at a shop such as this. In between the Quotable Cards and seasonal paraphernalia, calendars and a fully stocked kids' section make for nice, but not inexpensive gift options for things you never knew you (or your loved ones) needed and wanted. They provide custom printing for invitations, weddings and special occasions, and cards, something I wouldn't take advantage of likely. They carry Papyrus cards -- a brand starting to make in-roads to malls and Target -- in addition to other tasty, innovative lines that will ensure your recipient isn't seeing the same stock everyone else looked at. You'll pay for the privilege of uniqueness, but not outrageously so. What else would make your gift complete except finger tentacles? You'll find them near the register. read more

Similar to Papyrus with a twist of Royal Oak, Write Impressions has a lot of cool merch from wax sticks that add a classy personalized seal to cards and letters, to an assortment of toys for kids and interesting favors for your cocktail parties. They've got all kinds of invitations for weddings etc. and a lot more writing and stationary specific merch including creative greeting cards worth checking out. read more

A solid selection of cards including a ton of Michigan Made items. The staff is very friendly. I have yet to purchase anything but cards however they seem to have a diverse selection of gift items. I like this place. If they sold pizza I would never leave. read more

Write Impressions - Cards & Stationery Near Me - Royal Oak, Michigan

I was in Write Impressions on Saturday evening before Christmas at approximately 6:37 p.m. I was very excited to finally get a chance to come to the store and look around as I have seen it several times on my way to Gayle's chocolate and it looks so quaint and cute but every time I have been in the area they were getting ready to close. I lived downtown Detroit for 16 years but my family lives in Ohio and I recently moved to Nashville in the last year so I went well out of my way to come to the store and purchase Christmas gifts for my friends and employees in Nashville. To my surprise I was followed by a lady with shoulder length brown hair all around the store from the receipt it looks like her name was Sofia. I thought to myself hmmmm let me walk around some more to make sure what I thought was happening was really happening. So, I went to the back of the store there she was I went to the front of the store in one direction there she was so I went into the other direction and there she was again always acting like she was straightening up something right exactly where I was browsing. So after I picked up my $65 worth of trinkets I went to the counter to check out and I said to her "I wasn't planning on stealing anything out of your store there was no need to follow me" and she said "oh no I was just straightening up the Christmas cards and trying to get a final count on them." Which I knew was a bunch of bull because there were no Christmas cards in the back of the store nor were there Christmas cards on the other side of the store. I am African-American and I've always loved Royal Oak it was one of the main places I used to hang out when I lived there it always felt fair and diverse bit not this place. I noticed there were several other people in the store that were Caucasian that I took note were not being followed just me and I was terribly insulted and angered by this and then for her to lie when I confronted her was just astonishing, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised no one wants to admit they profile based on race. Just a side note, I had on a 32 Degree thin coat and a very small over-the-shoulder bag there was nowhere for me to even put items that I could have stolen. I started not to purchase the items because of how poorly I was treated but I purchased them just to prove a point to the young lady that not all African Americans steal. I hope the next African American that comes into your store does not receive the same treatment. I will not be coming back to this store as I will walk by it on my way to Gayle's chocolate where I have always been treated with dignity and respect. Furthermore, I will let all my friends know in the Metro Detroit area to not come to your store as well. Shame on you. read more

Cute shop, but extremely poor customer service I should have listened to the people the google reviews. I visited right after xmas and unfortunately no one ever helped me, or even said hello. It was only me and another lady in the shop lol. What's sad is the worker was only feet from me; So I asked if she worked here..to help her "break the ice". Then of course she let me know they did custom printing etc. read more

I have to give this place a perfect score. They were very helpful in helping us design, word and exicute our wedding invitations, table numbers, name tags, signs, etc. They offered great suggestions and advice without being high pressure. Their turnaround time and prices were great too! I highly recommend this place for creating invites for your event. Do make an appointment though... I remember many very demanding customers interrupting my session. read more

Went in last week to order thank you cards. I was so happy with the service. The salesperson made wonderful suggestions. I almost had bought thank you notes online and I was so happy that I went here instead. The price and service were both great. At a bonus, there was a cute gift I spotted for a party I was going to that night. I will definitely shop here in the future. read more

I was very excited to check out Write Impressions when I started shopping for my wedding invitations. I had been by the store several times and it looked super cute inside. When I arrived to the store I was not greeted by a sales associate and after looking around the shop found my way back to were the invitation books are located. Again it took several minutes of standing around before the sales associates could break away from their personal conversations to assist me. The sales person that finally assisted me was not friendly or helpful at all. She pretty much asked my what type of invitations I was looking for and my price range. This was the first time I had actually looked through books of sample invitations, although I had looked at several sites online. She didn't explain the process or the fact that some of the invitations only come in particular colors, etc. After I spent time looking at the books that were selected for me based on my budget and style, we looked back through my selections. It was then that I was told about the various colors available, etc., so as a result several I was interested in would not even be viable options. When I asked the sales associate if she could write up multiple (three) quotes on various designs I had selected she asked like this was a huge inconvenience. She did a agree to write up two quotes. Needless to say I did not leave have happy, like I should have after looking at potential wedding invitations. I have since ordered my wedding invitations from another vendor and am very satisfied with my selection. I did give Write Impressions another shot. I was in their store yesterday afternoon looking for a gift. Again, I was not even greeted or spoken too by a sales associate. I will take my business and money elsewhere. read more

i stopped by the store yesterday to buy a small housewarming gift. I chose an etched glass double photo frame for $38. I did mention to her that it was a gift. I had to ask for a box. The salesclerk handed me the bag and I asked for a piece of colored tissue to have sticking out of the bag so that it would look nice. She acted like I was asking for something extra. There were stacks of colored tissue in many colors at the cash register. When I got home to wrap the gift, I discovered that the box she had given me to put this beautiful and fragile item in was covered in magic marker with a price on it and a sticker from another item. I would never buy another gift from a store that cares so little about the presentation. Very unfortunate because the store itself is wonderful and filled with great gift items. read more

This place was wonderful! My partner and I went here to get our wedding invitations done using envelopments paper. The whole process took multiple visits. And we worked with many different people on staff. Everyone was super nice and helpful. They advised us on ways to keep the costs down and helped us with picking colors and matters of etiquette. My sister designed the invitations but the staff at Write Impressions made sure the design worked with the paper we got and helped us alter it as needed. Our invitations are adorable and we can't wait to send them out! read more

Cute store and a great option for a last-minute overpriced gift, but the workers are less than enthusiastic. Beware of chick with the short-ish reddish hair. She's super sassy -- no "thank you", no "have a good day", no nothing. Not much of a gift selection, but their paper and cards are top-notch if you don't mind spending the extra bucks. read more

If you are going to Write Impressions to have custom invitations, announcements, or cards printed call and make an appointment with Nika. She is very knowledgeable about the products and makes really good suggestions. Other employees seem to always need to find someone else to find answers. read more

Nice store, with lots of cute gifts and cards. Be ready to "help yourself". Customer service was poor. One lady tried to help while the other staff had just talked and laughed amongst themselves. I soon lost my helper and left the store. My visit was in October of this year. read more

Very cute store for gifts and gadgets. I'm on a search for a few weddings gifts, and definitely saw some great options in here the other day. Great frames, writing pads, cute and funky magnets, notebooks, cards, and even accessories. They also had a baby/child department for stuffed animals and games for kids to play with. The store is pretty large and you will always find something in here for a reasonable price. In fact, I'm definitely going back here within the next week to finalize my gift purchases :-) read more

Write Impressions - Cards & Stationery Near Me - Royal Oak, Michigan

I went in looking for something a little more on the trendy side, and came up shorthanded. I was looking for stationary cards with a clean design, something letter pressed and could only find a cheesy version of that. I'm a designer myself, so I know I'm picky but I really was expecting to find unique goods in this store. read more

Write Impressions did my Holiday cards this year and I absolutely loved them! Great service and very affordable! I'd go back for all my card and invitation needs! read more

Write Impressions - Cards & Stationery Near Me - Royal Oak, Michigan

Semi cute stuff but rude staff turned me off to the point that I walked right out even though I had driven to Royal Oak specifically for the purpose of coming to this store to find some cute gifts needed for the next day. I'm going to Paper Source on Birmingham instead. They understand customer service much better. read more

I'm a graphic designer and I was hoping to get supplies here to create invitations. The inventory is very limited, EXTREMELY overpriced and the customer service is just plain awful. I was there for 15 minutes and really needed help but not one person asked if I needed any, or bothered to ask any other person in the store waiting for help either. The staff was too busy bickering with one another and they were only tending to the one person who needed invites designed (the seated area). The store is tiny, it's not as if you can miss the customers - this business needs to seriously consider training in customer service or they'll be out of business quick. I won't be back. If you can't get good personal service, why go here if you can get everything they offer online or at a craft store at a fraction of the price? read more

I love this store. I've been shopping there for years, even before they moved on Washington. I love their large selection of greeting cards, and papers. read more

Nice selection of invites and stationary, but a little pricey. Most disappointing of all is that the employees there are sooo unfriendly, unhelpful, and don't make you feel comfortable. I have been in this store several times to buy cards or stationary, but am always disappointed in the friendliness of the staff. read more

A cute little store in downtown RO. My mom and I wandered in here on Mother's Day after attending drag queen bingo down the street. It has a similar vibe to other "paper-centric" stores like it...lots of very cool looking invitations, stationery, greeting cards, journals, etc. with an eclectic variety of other gifty-type stuff. Some of the other reviewers complained about poor service--I would say more like understaffed or not-well trained staff. I had an employee open up the jewelry case and she went back to the register to help someone who was waiting. I was ok with this, but then she helped 2 more people who had not been in line before coming back to me--even though I was directly in her line of vision. I did end up buying a necklace, but I would have appreciated slightly more attentive service, given its price (not outrageous, but not cheap either). There are also plenty of other stores like this around, so I would probably only go back if I were already right in the area. read more

cute store, great gifts, amazing customer service, best cards ever!

This place is the worst. The people that work there are just RUDE! We ordered wedding invitations from there and they could not get them right. Colors were wrong - missing items - wrong number of reply cards. Absolutely the worst. DO NOT get your wedding invites from here unless you want to send your invites out after your wedding because getting anything done with this place is impossible. This place made the invitations the worst part of planning a wedding. Every single interaction with this place was just horrific. I do not understand how this place is still in business. They are over-priced and just horrible to deal with. read more

These ppl are life savers! I was extremely behind on sending out my wedding invitations and they came to the rescue. I stopped by the store frantic and was immediately assisted by Sandy who took my order and placed a rush on the printing. Shortly after I left the shop, I received an email from Shannon, their print expert to confirm the proof. Within 5 hours of placing the order, I had my wedding invites in my hand and ready to ship out! I can't begin to explain how helpful, courteous and professional this team is! Thank you all for the amazing work and for completing this so quickly for me. You guys are my go to shop for all my printing needs moving forward ;-) #bestinthebusiness read more

Wonderful gift and invitation store! Cards, gifts, wrap, they have it all. They have new things all the time and knowledgeable staff. Love this place! read more