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Debenhams

Debenhams

3.9(7 reviews)
1.5 mi
£££

One I usually avoid if I can help it! This is a review for mainly the beauty department, as the…read moreclothing isn't relevant to me personally. The store is in a great location in the centre of town, so really convenient for browsing or picking up a few things when you're out shopping. Debenhams also offers a great points-based reward card for cosmetics purchases, the Beauty Club Card, giving you a £5 discount for every £167 you spend - there are better reward programs out there but always helpful if you shop here often. The customer service, however, is my main complaint! Most of the time there will be absolutely no-one to be seen at a counter. When I've asked other staff members to help me, even when I know the exact item I want to purchase, they're quite unfriendly and seem like they'd rather be doing literally anything else than serving me and act like my business is a huge hassle and inconvenience to them. Many times I've just gone to buy the same thing in another department store up the road instead! Conversely, when there is someone at the counter, on several occasions I felt like I was being forced into a purchase, as if the staff were completely desperate to get rid of certain products, rather than considering my personal needs or being genuinely helpful. A miserable and stressful shopping experience! Additionally, I would NOT recommend the Benefit Brow Bar at this location! I'd heard so many good things about Benefit and wanted to get my overgrown brows shaped in time for my upcoming holiday, instructing the technician to leave them full with a natural shape, as I only wanted them tidied up. Rather than using the vacant treatment room, she waxed my brows in front of all the customers (and this was quite a busy day) and I noticed a few laughing and sniggering at my discomfort. It was much more painful than any brow waxing I'd ever experienced as she kept waxing the same areas over, and when I looked in the mirror.. nearly all of my brow hairs were gone! Instead of full, luscious brows I was left with two skinny tadpoles and an expression of permanent surprise. I started to cry a little after seeing them and she had the audacity to ask if I wanted to make another appointment! Needless to say I will NEVER go back and had to use so much makeup to make them resemble eyebrows for months afterwards. If you want value for money and a pleasant shopping experience, stay well away! Although Debenhams have a rewards system and sometimes have deals worth browsing in the sales after Christmas, I won't be coming back any time soon. There are other department stores in town selling the same products with far better customer service!

To me Debenhams is now a thriving and really good department store. The broad range of clothing is…read moreespecially good as is the homewear. Staff are helpful and unlike some stores the racks are full of different sizes. Well-located in the town centre it is easy to pop in on a Saturday or in a lunch hour and you can always find what you re looking for.

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Asda

Asda

2.9(10 reviews)
1.3 mi
££

ASDA is a grocery chain- a larger store chain in the UK. This location is right by the train…read morestation in bournemouth and was honestly a life saver for me as a traveler hanging out in this comfy college beach town. This store was massive and felt like the Walmart of UK. The prices were quite cheap and sold every type of thing from garden tools, economic clothing, basic electronics, food, soaps, and other housewares. It made my stay here economical and convenient as I was able to buy some food for a train ride to my next adventure or a low key dinner in my hotel room. there's a clothing section so that if you're in a pinch and need clothes, this place would be reasonable. certainly not the most fashionable and sizes are larger but hey, it's a beach town so comfort is the fashion here The produce section is actually very affordable and was how I managed to keep my produce load up while traveling. I would grab a bag of watercress, spinach, arugula mix and pair it some fruits on sale in my hotel room. they were all fresh, none were rotting or spoiling and were good priced. There's a good cold foods section- rows and rows of it. The only down side to this place is a hot foods section. Thus, if you're looking for a hot bar besides rotisserie chicken, there's not that great of a section for this and no where to sit and eat unless you paid more. There's even a clearance section for the cold foods if you had a home and stove to cook some stuff fast. There's also a money exchange and other random services here. in otherwords, a great community jack of all trades store here. Nothing fancy but definitely inclusive, affordable, large variety, large and pretty clean.

A for awesome S for super…read moreD for delightful A for amazing Not as good as Tescos sadly but still it works- maybe lower some of your prices but other than that you good

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