Most supermarkets carry an ample supply of greeting cards, wrapping paper and stationery.However, there is a number of speciality stores amid the wearing and winding corridors of dubai's streats and malls. Its i here that you will find the best variety in dubai, especially for the cards, where they offer everything from christmas and Easter to Mother's Day and Eid cards.

However, if you are usally found in the naughty cards section, you will be disappointed. Themore daring cards do not slip through dubai's censorship, although if you look hard enough the odd one may be found. Failing that you will just have to stock up next time you are away from the UAE.

While postcards are a bargain, greeting cards tend to be expensive, especially those celbrating special occasions or hoildays. Locally product cards are much cheaper, more original, and often better quality--they can be foundin the most cards shops and usually feature local artist work. Wrapping paper?the one(home furnishing) and Bayti in woolworths have some of the most unigue and certainly the most reasonable. Similarly,IKEA sells gift wrapping paraphernalia at a fractio of te price of the more established cards and gift wrap stores.