Giving away my secrets (part one)

August 12, 2015

Until recently I was in a permanent state of disgust over a) the price of greetings cards here and b) the quality of greetings cards here. It’s pretty tiring being in a permanent state of disgust.

Then Typo opened at BOXPARK. This Aussie stationery/gift/homewares shop didn’t open with much fanfare but hardcore lovers of all things cutesy and well-priced soon found it. Then kept it quiet. Sorry.

You’ll find notebooks, phone cases, pens, decorations and cushions galore, but the highlight is the card wall, where three cards – that don’t make you sick in your mouth – cost a mere Dhs29. Some of them EVEN are a bit sweary. Shhh…

Just don’t buy them all please.

Find Typo about halfway down BOXPARK, close to the valet parking. And here is a map to BOXPARK: http://boxpark.ae/ContactUs

ABOUT ME

I’m Helen Farmer, an editor and journalist, mum to 4-year-old Phoebe and 2-year-old Tabitha, wife to Nick and a mummy blogger in Dubai (even though I don’t really identify as one, but I blog, and I’m a mum, so there you go). I’ve been living in the Middle East for the last 10 years, working in books, magazines and broadcasting, shedding some light on the good and bad of life, work and motherhood in the UAE.

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