Paper Root Studio

An eclectic shop with offbeat stationery & organization widgets, novelty gifts, and lots of cards. Of particular note is that this store easily has the largest selection of humorous (including off-​color and female BFF) cards in the city. There is a permanent 3-​for-​4 sale on cards too, in case you’re super sociable.

Paper Root Studio is a nice little paper and journal shop within the Eau Claire Market. This place has been around awhile and I manage to stop in whenever I’m in Town. I’ll buy a thoughtful card, a journal, or may a small tchotchke gift for a friend. I also love the name as I used to have 2 Paper Routes for the Estherville Daily News and Des Moines Register back in Iowa.

This weekend was a bit of a strange weekend. I was feeling really anxious and unsettled so I took a long walk around downtown Calgary.
I made a pit-​stop at Eau Claire Market and couldn’t help but peek my head into Paper Root Studios.
I have a bit of a stationary fetish — I know, strange right? — and the racks of cards and paper goods beckoned my name.
What I love about Paper Root Studios is that they have a bit of everything. Magnets, check. Greeting cards, check. Wrapping paper, check. Snarky little booklets you’d only give to your BFF, check.
The staff didn’t pay any attention to me, which was alright on this particular Monday causeI wasn’t my normal chatty self. They seemed nice enough, so I’m sure had I put my guard down a bit, they would have been more than welcoming.
Great merchandise, decent pricing, fantastic locale.
This girl’s a fan.