Curated stationery · Metro Detroit

Good paper, chosen with care.

Journals, Japanese stationery, and paper goods from independent artists, all chosen by hand. We're just getting started. Sign up to hear about new finds and our first Detroit pop-ups.

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A little about us

The Paper Snail is a tiny, independent stationery shop run by two people who kept buying too many notebooks. If it hasn't earned a spot on our own desk, it doesn't make the shelf.

Come for the notebook. Stay for the odd little things.

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