Paper Depot

I am so happy to discover Paper Depot because I was able to get everything I needed for my invitations in one location. The selection is amazing and I was so impressed with how helpful the staff was. I should not have wasted any time calling and going to other stores and searching online because the Paper Depot has it all.

In the process of planning my wedding. Went here bc my mom took my sister here for her DIY invitations. Nice store and great selection however the customer service ruins it completely. The woman was so rude to us and spoke to us as if we were invalids. I’m sorry but when I’m coming to your store and giving you business show some respect to those that are essentially contributing to the sum of your paycheck (besides the fact that you’re doing your JOB). Not only was the woman rude but there was a younger man that was doing nothing but eating candy and getting in people’s ways, salivating at women as they came into the store. We spent two hours in this store and quite honestly at times it was such a trippy experience I was waiting for the Zone of Twilight to come out of a curtain or Ashton Kutcher to yell that I’ve been punked. We won’t be going back here for this plain and simple reason. There are other paper surplus stores that we would rather give our business to that would potentially appreciate and assist their customers in making the already difficult experience of DIY wedding invitations a nice one.

I was very impressed with this place! My mom and I went on a weekday holiday to look at wedding invitations and we were glad we got there as close to the opening time as we did– the place was PACKED by 11am.
The staff was patient and helpful, despite the waiting customers. They had a good system in place for looking at examples of other peoples’ invitations, and then translating various designs into something custom made for you. They were not pushy and did not try to sell «upgrades». My mom and I are not very crafty people, and we left feeling confident about the design we chose and the amount of work we had left to do on our own time.
Total cost per invite/​rsvp/​envelope = $ 1.30 and I think that included the cost of some supplies we bought for assembly (2-​sided tape, dispensers, etc.).
I would recommend this place to anyone looking for a customized invitation on a budget (or not)! It is better than online (which is how I had planned on ordering) because you can see and feel the paper before you commit to purchasing. The free mock up is a nice touch that brings it all to life!

They certainly have good products, but if it’s customer service you are looking for, this is not the place. Communication is not a strong suit of the few employees I have worked with. I think the employees have dealt with one too many bride-​zillas, and assume all customers are on the brink of a melt down.

This place is amazing!
I pretty much just stumbled in here with my fiancé, planning on browsing for wedding invites. I didn’t plan on finding a cohesive idea, buying the supplies, and walking out spending only 55 cents an invite!
SO EXCITED. SO in love with this place. The staff was helpful, gave us a free mock-​up, and will let us use their supplies when the time comes to actually make the invites.
if you want to save money and don’t mind putting in the time to do the research and assembly, get your booty over here!

I’ve been back 4 times now in my ongoing attempts to make DIY invitations — the staff have been exceptionally friendly and patient every time, even though I keep changing my mind, trying different things and otherwise making a huge hassle.
They’re particularly good for people like me, who like to make pretty things, but dont have the vision to figure out what they want without seeing it live. They will make you one free mockup per event, and only 3.50 for more. Totally worth it.

Holy brides! I will say that if you happen to wander in here on a Saturday you may get overwhelmed by the number of brides here. They have some «inspirational» examples of wedding invites that are easy to look through and then you can also wait to have a staff member help you pick out your papers. I have always had good interactions with the staff here unlike some of the previous reviewers.
Ultimately this is a good place to go if you are either a bride looking for invite ideas or just someone who wants some fancy paper that’s a little less expensive than the Paper Source. I will also say that I love how the shop is organized and the overall selection. I usually get some great finds for my holiday cards!

I find myself at Paper Depot quite a bit. They have a great selection of papers (I go for the letterpress papers and Waste Not Paper envelopes), and tools.
It really is a good deal and their selection is pretty awesome.
I have a couple of qualms with the place:
1) you can expect to be snarled or scowled at by the staff.
2) you should go up to the cash register with an estimated total for your purchases in your head. twice I’ve been overcharged by $ 15 – 30 and didn’t realize until I got into my car in the parking lot and went «wait… what!!!». They were apologetic but it’s happened more than once.
Other than that, Paper Depot is the best destination I’ve found in the Twin Cities for paper craft supplies, hands down.

Attention brides to be looking to 1. personalize your wedding and 2. save some $$: Paper Depot is your savior. Never mind if you are Leonardo Davinci with a die cutter or have less creativity than they guy that does my parents’ taxes – Paper Depot will be there for you. I went in with zero idea of what I wanted my wedding invitation to look like. I was able to browse hundreds of ideas and work one-​on-​one with a designer to develop a classy, unique invite that fits within my budget. The designer created a mock up for me and priced everything out to the penny.
Previously I had been working with Paper Source. Paper Depot not only has WAY more options, but I am saving serious moo-​lah. Once you purchase your paper, you can also use all of their cutting supplies and work space at no additional cost.
Making invites yourself is certainly time consuming, but Paper Depot makes it both approachable and fun. I’ll be back when it comes time to create the wedding programs. Don’t forget to check their website for coupons too. I made that mistake the first go around.
Thank you Paper Depot!

This place has a great selection of stationary, paper, stamps, and anything you might need for a project that requires paper. I’m making invitations for my wedding, so I stopped in to check out the selection. (I should note that I am not particularly bridezilla-​ey or picky — as long as everyone gets an semi-​decent invitation, has a chair to sit on at the wedding, and food to eat, I’m good.)
One of their designers, Rachel, was SO helpful and nice on that first visit. She spent two hours with me making a (free!) sample invitation, and showing me how to put it together myself. She was funny and friendly and even showed me how to make text boxes on Microsoft Word (because I fail at Microsoft Office-​related tasks, it turns out).
However, on my second visit, when I came to pick up the paper, the woman who helped me was cold, irritable and rude. I was dumbfounded by it. It was one of those bizarre experiences that makes you go… ‘What the %&$#? Is it my sweatpants? Does she hate children? (My son was with me at the time) What did I do to make this woman be so rude to me?” She even snapped at my little son, who was literally standing motionless in place looking at stamps, doing nothing. Wow.
I don’t know her name, but per my receipt, her initials are AB. Medium height, blondish hair, acne. Weirdly, inexplicably, rude.
So check this place out, but avoid AB. If she had «helped me» the first time I came, there’s no way I would have come back.

Let me start out by saying: I grew up with an Elementary School teacher for a mother. Because of this, a deep and devoted love for anything sparkly, crafty, or with the words «permanent ink» in the title runs in my genes.
Cue the Paper Depot.
I stumbled across this tucked-​away gem on a whim, while searching for cardstock in an appropriate buttercream shade for crafts. Hidden over by the Minneapolis Downtown farmer’s market location, the deceptively-​small building opens up inside into rows and rows of paper, markers, glue, and more stamps than a post office. (ha…get it… stamps?)
By far my favorite area of the store is the die-​cut area, where immense tagboards on the wall display the myriad of shapes and patterns they can cut for you out of innocent paper, for a nominal fee. Be careful if you’re already married, because just looking at the amazing and jaw-​droppingly beautiful boxes they can create will make you want to throw a second bash.
The salespeople here range from slightly– to incredibly friendly, and they offer free consultation for any craft projects you happen to be working on. After bringing in my own craft project, the consultant suggested a different kind of paper with a pearly, iridescent hue, that produced an effect far beyond what I had expected. These people KNOW THEIR STUFF!
For parents with little children, there’s a fenced-​in «yard» indoor area for them to play in, while you go play in this wonderland of grownup craft goodies. The prices are moderate-​to-​pricey, but it’s definitely worth it for the services and quality of goods they offer.
Whether you’re a bride-​to-​be, scrapbooker, or just a curious crafter, I’d recommend making at least one stop at the Paper Depot. I promise, it won’t be your last!

I don’t really know the ins and outs of nice paper, to be quite frank. I assume you could scrapbook or make some really fancy (or simple) wedding invitations here, but I’ll have to update if and when that bridge is crossed.
A couple of weeks ago, on a non-​invitation errand, the Paper Depot came through for me. I stopped there because I was looking for origami paper (see: Hitchcock’s «The Birds» black crane décor for Unilocal’s Glam & Gore Elite Gala
). I called Litin’s down the street and they don’t sell it, but recommended trying Paper Depot. I called and made sure they had it in stock — they did.
So… during a blizzard, I picked a package of the origami paper up, and then got distracted by this small bin of scrap paper.
It was a basket that reminded me of Art Scraps in St. Paul (but with higher quality scraps). I was able to score some autumnal leaf decorations and a ton of paper for DIY Christmas cards for super cheap!

Paper Depot is a good place to go for Invitations/​paper stock/​stamps and some scrap-​booking stuff. I am in the middle of wedding planning and have been a few times, the first two times it was empty but just this weekend it was packed, beware the wedding season from mid January to basically mid summer. Saturdays can get pretty crowded but even though there was a ton of people, there was still a lot of staff there to help. I got a great staffer who answered my questions, she helped me create my idea and they build you one free invitation sample and will then tell you exactly how many of what pieces of paper to buy, how to cut it how much glue/​adhesive etc to buy as well and also price the entire thing out for you. They have free die-​cutting machines to use (on a first come first serve basis) and a work room and a children’s play area. This place is great even for non-​wedding planning; birthdays, open houses, etc. They have multiple die-​cutting templates you can use, and if you don’t know how to use the equipment they can help you out too. I was quoted the average price for invites is $ 1.80 each,
my invites are a bit above the average at about $ 2.35 each before taxes but I know exactly where that extra cost came from so it wasn’t too surprising.

This is a wonderful store! They have lots of fabulous papers– the Japanese papers are just amazing!- great trimmings, lots of stamps and a really nice staff. I loved browsing through the papers and I also found exactly the kind of ribbon i was looking for. The staff were really helpful and the pricing was excellent. Altogether, this is a great place to shop!

love, love, LOVE this place… it’s a paper heaven! the staff was super helpful, but only when you asked for help; definitely not overbearing or pushy at all. i went and got a ton of ideas for my wedding invites and after narrowing it down to the style and layout i wanted, i ended up only spending $ 200 for all the paper and envelopes!

The first time I went here, I loved the place. But I was just going to browse. When I went back with a purpose, I didn’t like it as much. The worker I managed to ask a question of was no help at all. The cardstock was 39 cents which is pretttty expensive. When I got my paper home, some had sploches or pencil/​pen marks on it. I do like that they have packaging for cards and things and that they are so into DIY wedding invites. Beware of the shoppers. Many are bridezillas making some ivory wedding invite.

I love this place! It’s one stop shopping for scrapbooking or making invitations. It’s in a random location in an ugly building, but inside you’ll find all kinds of paper, stickers, stamps, and other crafty accessories. They have books of sample invitations to help you get ideas and design people on staff to help you come up with something on your own and even to help you keep the invitation within your budget. Plus all the paper and envelopes are in bulk, so you buy what you need. You can also use their paper cutters to trim it down. It does get packed on weekends and it can take some time to actually meet with a design person, but other than that, can’t really complain about the Paper Depot.