I wanted to send some thank you notes to friends who had been totally accommodating during a short visit to my hometown of Atlanta during the Thanksgiving holidays. And I wanted to send a thank you note to my boyfriend's mother who dog and cat sat for his pets while we were out of town AND fixed an amazing holiday meal for us and was just fabulous. I also wanted to grab a card to send a friend who had been having some tough times lately.
I'm possibly one of 20 people left on earth who love love love sending (and receiving) mail. Like mail with a stamp. I love cards and stationery and cute paper and pens and clever cards and all of that. LOVE IT! I'm a sassy girl and love some humor and wit on any of the afore mentioned products. And really, any sort of cuteness is appreciated by me.
This shop has a lot of paper products which might be great for people who need to send out some kind of printed something or another. Like announcements or invites and all of that. I overheard a couple of people getting wedding consultations and the woman meeting with them sounded like the perfect sort of person you'd want to help you with that.
I think that I was hoping to find something a little more edgy than they offered and so I didn't have the best selections from which to choose. That was a little disappointing. I think I'm kind of a weirdo though when it comes to paper goods because I do love them so much- I'm something of a self proclaimed aficionado when it comes to indie arty clever witty unique paper and cards. I'll make a trip across town for a good selection of that sort of thing.
Paper Trails has a ton of paper and for certain, basic needs I'll probably go back. I think that when it comes to my non-traditional stationery needs. Boxes of Christmas cards or holiday cards, maybe. But for other stuff- nah.
They had a rack of cards that were, "Snarky," and I didn't really find them to be such. They were what I'd call humorous? It's a nice store and the people are great. The prices are what you usually find, too. They have a huge selection of paper. It just didn't meet my snobbish needs.