Before you buy

Shopping with Papier

Choosing between diaries and notebooks

If you need a planner, Papier's 2027 range includes weekly and daily diaries, and the notebook section offers lined, plain and dotted pages. Match the page to how you write: lined suits structured notes, dotted suits sketching and bullet journalling, and plain gives the most freedom. Hardback covers suit a desk that stays put, while softback spiral options are easier to carry about.

Personalising a gift

Several pieces can be personalised with a name, favourite quote or motto on the cover. Because personalised products are produced on a made-to-order basis, they are not typically returnable. If you are not fully happy with an order, the brand asks you to get in touch within 30 days of the order date, so confirm the wording and spelling before you check out.

Delivery timing

Personalised items are printed and dispatched before they reach you, so allow for production as well as delivery. Standard personalised delivery arrives two business days after dispatch, and express arrives one business day after dispatch. Greetings cards ordered before 3pm on a weekday are dispatched the same day. Unpersonalised next-day delivery has a 4pm cut-off, Monday to Saturday.

Other useful categories

For occasion stationery, the range covers save the dates, invitations, guest books and thank you card sets. Photo books and framed prints suit memory-keeping, while desk accessories and pencil cases work well as smaller presents. For larger or branded orders, the business section is the route to use.