The original Factory Shop sell a varieyt of good from good quality clothes, children's toys,…read morebedding to pet stuff and excellent electrical goods. My one piece of advice would be, if you see a bargin, grab it while you can as it may not be there next time you go. The staff are friendly and helpful but don't know themselves what is going to be on the next delivery. There is a small car park attached to store but this is often full, there is a council pay and display carpark just across the road. A shop well worth popping into regularly to spot a bargin or two.

Yet another great example of planning to fit into the local community. This was pretty much a…read morederelict site that was used for timber storage. Now, it serves the local community with an abundance of bargains, inexpensive food/drink and an everchanging display of houshold items. These are on display in the main aisles, which are wide and afford you plenty of room for your trolley. Other Chains should take note! Can recommend the selection, and prices of the liqueurs. very good. Excellent parking, but take your own shopping bags/boxes.

The stuff in Factory Outlet is so cheap, I felt a lot of pressure to buy things I don't need (and…read morehave no room for) just because they were SO CHEAP. Do I really need a full length mirror? No, but it's only £8! What about a cool black and white print of John Lennon? No, but it's only £8! Not everything was £8, but it was all cheap. Incense - 99p per pack. Cushions (nice ones!) £3 - £7, depending on size. Furniture included kitchen table and chair sets, night stands, foot stools, comfy chairs and couches, and I don't think anything was over 500. Near the back were tonnes of rugs in various sizes and for various rooms. Smaller items like dishware (a full set for £8! ... Maybe they did a study and 8 is the price that sounds like a really good deal to most people), jewellery boxes and clocks were also cheap. The key is that nothing really looks like it's from a bargain bin - or, won't once you take it out of the shop. I say, check it out.

Costco has almost everything your could ever want and stuff you didn't know you needed! If there is…read morea Costco close, there is a good chance my family will visit it. This Costco is quite nice. The food court has good food at decent prices, and there is good selection throughout the store. Five stars because as an American, the chocolate and tea aisles are amazing! The US needs real Cadbury's.

This type of shop is unfortunately perfectly at home in London Road. The 99p store joins the ever…read moregrowing population of discount stores in the area that also includes the likes of 'Poundsense' and 'Poundstretcher'. I'm not a huge fan of this place, especially as it comes at the cost of local business. If you are a regular user of stores like 'Poundland' then this shop is right up your alley; they have a very similar product range, stocking everything from perfume to breakfast cereal. I mainly come here for the energy drinks (4 for 99p). I would say that if you're looking for bargains, 99p store has a few, although so do all of the other nearby stores and so too does Sainsbury with the basics range of products.

What do you expect for a pound? Well, I didn't expect 9 bags of McCoys crisps for a pound, and…read morestill with a good couple of weeks left before the expiration of the sell by date. But when you think about how far expiry dates are set into the future, how long have these crisps been around for? Cleaning products, tacky Christmas decorations and afore mentioned snacks are all you can get away with buying from here. Anything else will most likely dissolve in your hands before you get them home.

This shop is amazing, It's a Aladdin cave of treasure…read more.... If you haven't master the skills of this shop yet!! soooooo...! i am going to tell you a few of my skills.. just a few!! 1.) when you go in get a basket or trolley (it always best to put everything you find in there) 2.) Get there early!! (You are more likely to get a few treasure.) You find every thing you want here top designer range of scented candles, details cushions, luggage, tops and dresses, retro furniture and more.. Don't be to scary and confused it's not so bad.... Baby step. happy shopping ;-)

Although it's very big, this TK Maxx is very hit-and-miss…read more I always like to pop in if I'm going to the adjacent HobbyCraft as often TK Maxx has some of the same or similar scrapbooking items that I might be looking for.

This is a supremely awesome shop that lives just a little way off of London Road, and stocks a wide…read morerange of good quality records in prime condition at extremely reasonable prices. There's a collection of CDs to peruse too, but the real focus is the wealth of records to flick through. I found a fair few rarities here, and although I don't have a Vinyl player at uni, picked them up to display on my wall. Joy Division's "Love Will Tear us Apart" and Kitchens of Distinction's "Quick as Rainbows" both tempted me, and I raked the last few pence out of my wallet so that I could take 'em home with me for a meagre £6.50. Seeing that it was all the money that I had left, the cashier was nice enough to let me off the 50p in case I needed it in an emergency! Now I'm no lightning calculator, but I could see I was already getting a deal as it was, and to get a considerable percentage off on top from the kindness of a strangers heart just sweetened the deal. From now on, I have two music shops in my life. Resident for CD's, and Monkey Music for Vinyl. Simple as

I'm definitely a fan of this gem of a record store. If you have an interest in vinyl or alternative…read moremusic, this is unquestionably the place to go visit. When you step inside you quickly become aware of how small the store is; there are records along every wall, with an island of CD's in the middle of the living room sized shop. In terms of selection, I was massively surprised by what was on offer. I found 3 Pixies 12' vinyls, all in top condition, all costing £6 each. Obscure bands of the 90's like Sonic Youth, or dead musicians from the 60's like James Brown are all immortalised in record form within the emporium. I don't think there is a thing that could be said against Monkey music emporium, certainly not from a music lover's perspective. The range of records on offer makes it so easy just to waste time flicking through row after row, waiting to see what you'll discover.

This is quite a small Mr Cheap shop, right in the city. Our pound shops used to be Cut Price (which…read moreI liked better) and when they all closed most of the shops were taken up by Mr Cheap shops. This store is in a pretty great location with all the bus stops nearby. If I'm already shopping in Commercial Road I might pop in this branch, but as there is now a Poundland just a across the Road, I'd probably shop in there. They are still good value though, and this one seems to have quite a lot of bits for the kitchen in it. Stock doesn't seem to change very often (unlike Poundland) so I find it's not really worth going in unless I need something. This time of year they're always full of cheap Christmas decorations.

cheap and cheerful thats what this shop is-a great shop in budget saving times-plenty of household…read moregoods-hair/body products-cheap toys-gardening goods. you can go in here for one thing and come out with loads more! all so tempting and things you think you dont really want but need!

I have been here a couple of times and looked at the quality of stock. Regrettably, I feel that I…read morewouldn't use the place. The stock is so sub-standard and I do not feel the price reflects that. However, in all honesty, I can understand the shop being popular in the present difficult times for families.

This shop sells so many things at discount prices. Its perfect for childrens gifts and stationery…read more They have a section of cleaning products, picture frames, toiletries, tools and other things. I recently bought a secret santa gift in there.

The shop is good but debenhams is closed. I wish I could go there again but the shopping centre is…read moreso good that I loved it

As Malls go this one is OK. Anchor stores include Debenhams, BHS & Boots. There is a fair mix of…read moreshops- Monsoon, Disney, La Sensa, River Island, Claires, Pineapple + all the normal ones. Plenty of eateries, although the large one on the 1st floor is nothing to rave about & very noisy. Always clean, Multi story car park with plenty of paypoints, toilets are million times better since the alterations, pleasant staff, plenty of escalators but only two lifts so don't park on the very top floor if you need one. I think the Christmas lights & Santas Grotto are very disappointing this year not up to previous standards. Bus station one side & train station the other. All the other major store are situated in the pedestrian precinct just outside the mall.