Card

This lovely little shop is yet another gem in the crown of Horsforth. The sign says «Card» the shop window says «gifts» and the open door leads one to a «chocolatiers». It may or it may not be confusing, but does any of that matter, since the effect is that you simply must venture inside. And you won’t regret having done so, either, oh no.
The instant that I wandered in my eyes were drawn to the stacks of old school sweeties and goodies that were piled upon the sweet laden shelving to the left of the entrance. Blackberries and rasberries (the little chewy ones), jazzies, jelly buttons, pink and white mice, black jacks, cola pips, lemon bon bons, jelly babies — and more than I could possibly list. Heavenly. And if that wasn’t enough, they sell belgian chocolates too, as the lovely assistant was pleased to inform me!
The chocolates come in a number of pre-​packed varieties, from specially selected packs and best seller trays. Alternatively you can pick your own — 100g for £3.95 (I think) which amounts to about 7. 9 for £4.95 and there were also 12 and 24 selections, though I’ve forgotten how much those came to! I went for 9, I couldn’t not buy some, and they were delicious. My favourites were the white chocolate pistachio ones and the little noisette. Yum!
As for the cards selection, they have them all nicely arranged so that it’s easy to find what you want, and they’ve a really nice set to choose from. The gifts are varied and thoughtful too, ranging from some deliciously scented fragrance candles, bath sets, quirky lamps, a range of really cool wine and beer glasses (decorated in glass paints with various phrases and such) and my favourite, the quirky mugs with curious sayings such as «Camp Coffee! Daddy likes it full.» This strange mug had a picture of a little girl carrying an overfull mug of coffee, presumably for her father. I did not understand the joke, but it was certainly amusing!
With clearly passionate owners, a fantastically tempting range of stock, and helpful friendly assistants you can’t go wrong for gifts in this lovely store. I highly recommend!

Again the name of this shop is slightly misleading because this shop is an absolute hotchpotch of novelty gifts. If you are lacking inspiration for a gift then this shop should help you out loads.
Immaculately ordered and neat shelves house large T-​Rex size egg lamps, decorated martini glasses, bath bomb gift boxes, varied and interesting jewellery, pots by Terramund for storing and containing various things and somewhere inside are some cards.