There are Card Factory stores opening all over the country, so they are becoming increasingly local to everyone. There are several Card Factory stores close to me, and they are all very similar in appearance. They sell cheap, non-branded cards and gifts and they also sell helium balloons, candles, banners and other party accessories. The cards are incredibly cheap, but they are also not great quality. I have rarely bought a card and been able to stick the envelope shut using the gum on the envelope. It never works. I either just use tape or tuck the top into the rest of the envelope. Often I have also found the cards to not have been folded straight. ...  Read the complete review

The Card Factory is a greeting card and gift retailer which sells products at an unbeatable price. They have lots of stores all over the UK and we have one in my local town which has been opened about a year now. The store always seems to be quite busy when I go in here, which is probably due to the low prices of the products in here. ~ WHAT THEY SELL ~ Card Factory sell a range of greeting cards. Some of these are for special people or occasions such as Mum, Dad, Sister, Brother, Wedding Day, etc. They don't have a huge range of these cards though so only expect a small selection when you go into one of these stores. They also sell plain greeting cards ...  Read the complete review

Coming from a large family I am constantly in need of cards and small gifts for birthdays and holidays. When I was younger my Mum would shop in Clintons which was ok back then but now that money is tighter its no longer possible for me to do. So when a birthday rolls round, which typically for me is 2 times per month I pop down to my local Card Factory store in my town centre and have a look around. The shop always very aesthetically pleasing and depending on the time of year and which popular occasion is coming up it is decorated according. For example, the last time I visited it was full of roses and pinks and reds for the sake of Mother's day. The front of ...  Read the complete review

I usually go to Clintons for all my greetings cards, but as I'm trying to stick to a budget now I thought I'd better start shopping around a bit more so on the last few occasions I've needed a card I've ended up in Card Factory. The main reason I've never shopped in Card Factory before is that just looking in the windows you can see it looks really cramped and I hate shopping in those kind of conditions. Admittedly I've only been to 2 different card factory stores but they've both been the same, small and cramped with too many displays squashed into too small a space. There's not enough aisle space between the displays so if there's someone else in an aisle ...  Read the complete review

The price of cards seems to have increased over the years, but not at Card Factory! Since discovering this store I try to stock up whenever I visit, as their cards are simply such good value. Card Factory is a card shop that caters for all occasions from births, marriages, engagements, birthdays and specific birthday ages, through to Christmas and other specific celebrations throughout the year. They also sell a wide range of gifts including mugs, coasters and glasses with specific birthday ages, gifts for weddings and engagements as well as calendars, diaries and cuddly toys. They really do cater for most celebrations! The shop is easily recognisable on ...  Read the complete review