A-Z Office Centre

Where can you find an independent stationery shop in London? Where I ask? Exactly! I don’t think I could find one, until I met the A-​Z Office Centre and it’s wonderful staff, who do cross-​stitch behind the counter.
I love stationery. A new notebook holds so much potential I get so excited a little bit of pee escapes me. I think this a fair assessment of my excitement over stationery in general. Laura N will confirm I am a pen thief. This shop is a fantastic cave of envelopes, tape, notepads, pens, markers, staples… oh the joy, the joy!

Need replacement printer ink? Visit A-​Z.
Need an external mouse, wired or wireless? Visit A-​Z.
Need steno notebooks? Visit A-​Z.
Need a giant cellotape holder? Visit A-​Z.
Are you seeing a pattern here?
I liken A-​Z to an Asian grocery store. The kind that’s way too small to fit all the absurdly massive variety of products it carries, so it seems a little haphazard, but still has virtually everything you’re looking for.
In my case, I went in specifically looking for printer cartridges for our inkjet (fondly named LeelooDallas, if you must know) and unfortunately they weren’t in stock. Nae worries, the order went in on a Friday afternoon and they promptly arrived the following Monday. Brilliant.
What it comes down to is that I’d rather spend money here over Ryman any day. And so I will. Nyah!

Tiny little local stationer, but they have all the basics and if you’re on your way to the nearby City University, it’s the only one on the way from Farringdon. They have a student discount (that isn’t good for printer ink! grr!!), so remember to take your ID card with if you’ve got one. You won’t be terribly blown away by the range, but hey, if you’re just after some envelopes and some pens… it sure beats the haul to the nearest Rymans (upper street or holborn!!).