Cadeaux

Awh I like Cadeaux, I even like that Cadeaux is french for gift or present, I don’t actually find it corny or naff. Even from the outside, without stepping foot into the store it’s hard not to find this place charming and lovely and awh-​inducing.
Tis the season to be schmoltzy, it being Valentines and all, and Cadeaux is appropriately dressed for the occasion, with a plethora of red things and things containing almost barfish sentiments about love «without you life was good, with you it’s excellent» (sick bag anyone?), I actually do find it endearing. There are currently lots of love heart shaped things, be they silver with diamonds, or in oil format on the artwork, I like the sense of imagination that goes into the creation of the goods that reside here. Be they simply unusual shapes or textures or a combination of the two, in whatever festivity is looming.
Homewears stuff is a bit on the expensive side, randomly so, it almost doesn’t match up with what it is, £45 for a standard size glass photo frame. Doesn’t seem right somehow. The brand Alessi seems rather prominent in this section, but I’ve never heard of it, and no matter how much I find you charming Cadeaux, £65 for two cups and two saucers is plain crazy.
I was on the hunt for a luxury Scrabble set and was pointed in Cadeaux’s direction, and whilst I didn’t find my Scrabble I did spot a rather decadently priced chess set, that I’m still contemplating despite the ridiculous price tag.
I’ve got a few friends getting married in the next year or so, so naturally I stumbled across the wedding gifts with a semi interest, to which I was asked if the bride or groom (pardon, didn’t tell them I had betrothed’s in my collective) were registered. Registered for what? Penny dropped, wedding list. No they weren’t and aren’t, but I was told that if I liked what I saw I could view more of their wedding gift ideas on the website, hmmm interesting, always food for thought.
So some stuff is a bit barf bag, and some more of the stuff is expensive for what it is, it’s something a little bit different, and fairly unique, I won’t say totally unique, in case it’s a case of, haven’t seen you before, but yes you do reside in another Leeds shop. I like it. It’s alright by me it is.

I’m really not keen on most of the gifts in Cadeaux. They are just SO ‘gifty’! There is a wide range of gifty paraphernalia but most has this peculiar style in which I have never seen so many items in one place! Quirky… yet unattractive (to my tastes). Their paintings, for example, are mainly reasonably pleasant, but I simply can’t get shake the image of them gracing the walls of coffee shop or pizza chains.
‘m sorry Cadeaux… I feel bad slating an independent shop. Cadeaux certainly has its own character, and due to the huge range of potential gifts on offer it’s likely most people would find at least something to their taste. I’m afraid I just can’t imagine I would ever consider Cadeaux on the hunt for a gift.

Cadeux is a unique gift shop that caters for both men and women. I can usually get quite excited about gift shops, and Cadeux is not exception!
Usually when I think of gift shops, I get the image of stuffy little card shops with a small arrangement of ‘dated’ gifts that seem to follow the same trend everywhere. Cadeux is a very stylish shop full of unusual and quirky gifts. They even offer a wedding list service so you know the choice must be extensive!
They offer delivery on their goods and also an online shopping service.
I’m a big fan of the artwork they stock too, from Rolf Harris, Csilla Orban & Nemo to James Blinkhorn, Doug Hyde & Fabian Perez.
If you need an unusual gift idea, have a look at their collections.