Typo is a homewares, stationery and gift store at 19 Girven Road in Mount Maunganui, Tauranga. It sells novelty homewares, stationery, gifts and tech accessories, and it offers free shipping on orders over $50. The range includes pens, notebooks, sketch books, washi tape, bags, phone cases, travel items, candles, planters and gift wrap, with gift ideas sorted by price. Typo is part of the Cotton On group, and its website describes a loyalty programme, Cotton On and Co Perks, where members earn rewards. The website also lists a buy-two-get-the-third-free offer on cards and wrap.
Customers say the store is funny and fun, with patterns and quotes on the products that teenagers enjoy. One says the stationery is cute and that they wanted to buy everything. Another, who was new to the Cotton On group, found the loyalty scheme gives a $10 discount for every $100 spent. One parent praised a member of staff at the Bayfair store for being kind and patient with their daughters. The store is listed with two other gift shops within one kilometre, and none of the three nearby shops with ten or more reviews rates higher than this one. Paddington Store at Bayfair is the nearest, at the same spot. For someone in Mount Maunganui looking for stationery, gifts or phone accessories, the store has a wide range under one roof.