Inside a card store with colourful birthday cards on white shelves on the left and on display racks to the right, decorated with birthday banners hanging from the ceiling.

earlybird

cards & gifts

your local card shop

Welcome to Earlybird

An independent card and gift shop in Stoke Newington, London, opened in 2003

We sell contemporary cards, gifts and party supplies, all lovingly hand-picked just for you

Our shop is wheelchair and buggy accessible and all dogs are welcome - Come and visit us!

Storefront of a card shop called Earlybird Cards & Gifts, with a blue sign displaying the shop name and contact information. The window display features colourful greeting cards and gift wrap.

opening hours

Monday - Saturday 

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sundays

11:00 am - 5:00 pm​

Multiple shelves filled with colourful birthday greeting cards, organized in rows with various designs, illustrations, and messages.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • No, sorry - At the moment we only sell in store

    The previous owners, Heidi & Dom do sell online though! Head to Earlybird Designs to check out all their products

  • Yes!

    Our shop is both wheelchair and buggy accessible

    You can find us at Number 3 on Church Street (the High Street end)

    Note: larger, double-buggies often don’t fit through the door

  • Yes, we do!

    We have a large selection of foil balloons to offer - large numbers (Gold, Silver, Rainbow and Rose Gold), small shapes, large shapes & various Birthday/Occasion balloons. Prices generally between £5.99-£11.99

    What we can do :

    • We can inflate balloons bought elsewhere, the prices based on our stock of the same size. As we can’t guarantee the quality of these balloons we cannot offer refunds for any faulty balloons if already inflated

    • Pre-orders - give us a call or pop in store to organise. We have to take payment ahead of inflation

    • Walk ins - you can turn up on the day, but may have to wait a little if we are particularly busy

    What we cannot do:

    • We do not inflate latex balloons

    • We do not sell helium canisters

    Come by the shop to see what we have in at the moment

  • Yes!

    You can drop your old foil balloons (and ribbon) off in store and we’ll get them recycled with Terracycle

    We also work with local artist, Hannah Wild, who up-cycles foil balloons into bunting and other products. We offer rental service for the recycled bunting

  • We are a small shop and currently have a long list of fantastic suppliers that we order from, so space is quite limited, but we are always open to submissions and on the look out for new things

    Please feel free to get in touch with us through the contact page. I try to respond to everyone, but as a one woman team please don’t take it personally if you don’t hear back!

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