Burnells Card Shop, Sandbach

Although this lovely shop is listed as a Gift & Greeting card shop, it always feels so much more than this. Originally a Freezer shop (Freezerworld in the days before Iceland came to town), the family who owned it converted it into a Gift store with an aladdin’s cave feel of quality gifts (including Crabtree & Evelyn toiletries which unless you were going to John Lewis in Handforth Dean you’d probably not be able to get this range anywhere near Sandbach), homeware and a good quality range of greeting cards, but without the need to rummage - everything is smartly and neatly displayed which makes everything accessible and easy to peruse.

It’s always a pleasure to visit Burnell’s to have a browse or to buy a specific present or treat for yourself. Burnell’s is friendly without being overly attentive and unlike a lot of smaller shops in Sandbach, you don’t feel “obliged” to buy something on every trip. I think this savvy family have enough confidence in the quality and price of the products that if people don’t buy on one visit, they will indeed see at least one thing they’d like to buy in the future ( A LOT of smaller shops in small towns could learn from this approach!)

A great shop which is in-keeping and attractive for this historic, little market town. Well done to Burnell’s. May you live long and flourish!