Over the years, I have enjoyed many trips to various TK Maxx stores to browse for bargains. I…read moreespecially like the home section where you can find lots of baking tools and the "Mod Box" racks where I have found myself a good number of discounted David & Goliath t-shirts and cute Yumi dresses. TK Maxx is definitely a place to visit if you have a spare afternoon to go through the many racks for hidden gems in a big store. I was particularly excited to see a TK Maxx so close by and was eager to check it out. The store is spread over two floors with ladies fashion, accessories, children, shoes and toys on the the bottom floor and home and mens upstairs. It isn't a busy store so it is quite tidy. The pet section is spread out with the dog toys nicely organised (found a huge rope tug of war toy for the dogs for £4.99 that was very easy to get to) but strangely there are no poop bags in this section until you go to the tills downstairs. The clearance section was dissappointing; it was unnecessarily large for the few items that were there. Not only was it very empty, many of the discounted items were broken but still quite expensive. Although this store does stock similar items to the larger stores, the sizing is limited and the other departments in the store are also quite small. However, small doesn't mean bad! It's a good size as it wouldn't take that long to browse the store in its entirety, so it is still worth a visit if you have an hour to kill. Conveniently, it is right next to other similar discount stores such as SportsDirect, and if you get hungry, McDonald's is right outside. Plus, it is really easy to get to by car, public transport or walking from the nearby areas. Even though I am a big fan of TK Maxx and levitate towards the big red stores, I would however warn of the poor customer service provided at this particular branch. On both occassions, staff have been much more interested in talking amongst each other despite seeing you waiting to be served. When they do eventually serve you, they are completely disinterested in their job and are obviously annoyed by you tearing them away from their chit-chat. I'm not sure if these are just isolated incidents due to the times I visited but I do know that TK Maxx store assistants from other locations have been at least minimally friendly and customer servce assistants from the Kingston Park area are mainly nice. It's a shame but I won't be going there anytime soon. I hope the hiring manager recruits better staff for their Christmas temps they are currently hiring for.

Ive bought a few things from here in the past, but ever time I go in, I always think the clothes…read moreracks are clutterred with far too much stuff on each rail. Thats the mens and womens clothing depts. You can, if you're prepared to spend the time, find some good stuff here. Whether clothing or furniture, orniments or kitchen and bathroom stuff. This shop could improve by having stuff better displayed, so its not like a jumble sale.

This branch of Primark is located in the Gateshead Metrocentre, I called in here while visting the…read moreTyne and Wear region, with this bus being around 10 minutes from the Gateshead Interchange, around half a mile from the Hilton hotel in Gateshead, I stayed at during my trip. In my opinion, when comparing this store and the branch in Newcastle, perhaps even adding the branches of Primark in both Oldham and Manchester city centre, closer to my home into the mix, this is one of my favourite stores. The sign is modern and it does have some slightly modern features, and it also seemed less busy than most other city centre stores such as Manchester on my trip. I found the staff to be friendly, we got chatting about technology and Apple pay, I was served quite quickly despite there being a queue, it seemed to be well-managed which was good. The product range was quite satisfactory but mainly summer-based, for example, I found it quite difficult to get long sleeve t-shirts away from their suits and smart range, which was a shame. For a clothes shop, this is probably slightly above average, some of the products in all honesty are just junk and things you would wear once and seem to be of the lower quality, but some things from here are okay, and I feel as one of the better Primark stores I have visited, this store deserves a three star rating.

Is it just me or is Primark expensive nowadays with the quality just the same as the cheaper days?…read moreNevertheless, Primark is a great place to get staples at a cheap-ish price. Can't really say it's all that different to the other branches: crowded, hot, clothes everywhere etc... but bigger. Still a great place to get PJs though!

Lovely card shop with plenty of choice. Stationary items also for sale, gifts for all occasions,…read morestamps, and a small children's section. Lovely, friendly staff.

A lovely shop, and some of the staff have been there for years. Every time of card and gift…read moreimaginable, and always something different when you need something special for any occasion.

Small store with specialist selection of kids' clothes. Great quality and friendly staff.read more

This store has now been closed due to financial difficulties! Shame really as this store used to be…read morefantastic!

This branch of WHSmith is the most reviewed branch in Newcastle city centre of WHSmith with an…read moreimpressive 12 reviews on Yelp, including those merged across from Qype. It is probably the largest store I saw on my recent trip to the Tyne and Wear Region of WHSmith, which included branches in Newcastle Central Railway Station, Durham and the Gateshead Metrocentre. This branch was my favourite out of the ones mentioned mainly down to the size, it had a good product range for items such as lever arch folders, drinks and snacks etc. The drink selection was good however I found the 2 for £2.50 promotion to be a tad expensive, considering Superdrug nearby runs a promotion to have 2 for £2, which works out £1.80 with my Unidays Discount however sadly the range they have is much poorer than the WHSmith branch, when comparing the branch nearby to this one. There also is a huge staircase in the store, with the upper floor having some more WHSmith floor space as I recall and a post office. The staff member working seemed friendly enough, although I did have to take longer checking out my items as for some reason the self-service tills wouldn't recognise the 2 for £2.50 offer on my drinks, meaning it would take longer as I had to go to the manned checkout, then I had to go through the slightly longer process of finding my card after being told they don't accept Apple Pay by an employee, only to go on to find out they did accept it and the member of staff who served me didn't know about it. This is a large, decent branch of WHSmith, staff training on payment methods, machines recognising offers and pricing needs to be worked off at paramount importance, but until then this is still a decent store and a nice branch of the chain to warrant a three-star rating.

WHSmith is one of those shops that makes you feel really depressed as soon as you walk through the…read moredoors. This store in particular is very grotty and every visit to it so far has left me feeling deflated. The blue fluorescent lighting makes the shop horrible and dingy and the staff look like they are working in a prison. The store is far too big for what it is (a newsagent) and they never seem to have enough stock to justify the space. Especially upstairs. All that is up there is the post office and stationery, with a huge empty gap in the middle. I only really come here to buy snacks on the go as they have a good selection of confectionery, including American chocolates. I would have left a 1 star review but the confectionery lifts it up to 2. But as a whole, WHSmith works better in the travel industry, like in train stations and airports because their main high street stores are always eerily quiet and depressing, with the only noises being your footsteps and the occasional beeping of the self checkout.

This New Look store is just right! It gets the balance right between the departments and it is easy…read moreto navigate, despite being massive. The first time I went to Eldon Square, I thought that this was the anchor tenant because of how sheer the size was from outside. I was proven wrong however by the huge branches of John Lewis, Fenwick and Marks & Sparks later in the centre. The mens department is large and they have the best selection out of any New Look store I've visited. Most city centre stores are messy, claustrophobic and dark but this new shop is bright, fabulous and modern. It is on 3 floors and there is easy access between them with a staircase, escalators and even a lift providing access to the upper floors. (Unlike the old store) The accessories bit is great as well and I always end up making some last minute purchases when I'm queuing! Not a great layout. I read an article that shops put the essentials at the back/on a high floor so that you go through the whole shop. Well it certainly works alright!

I am a huge Topshop fan and Newcastle Eldon Square Topshop never fails me. Its a huge ground floor…read moreshop you can enter from the street of down some stairs from inside Eldon Square. Topman is on the floor above. This Topshop always stocks all the latest trends as well as jewellery, shoes and accessories. They also stock connection trends of Topshop such as Deeryme and Traffic People. The staff are really helpful and friendly and the queue at the till is never too long. They offer student discount which helps with the price.

This is my favourite Topshop store as it is in a good location and is a good size, so there is room…read moreto move around and have a good browse. Not long ago they did a 20% of student night, which was really popular, only downside was the free gift bag which was a disappointment as it contained a pair of tights and a bottle of water. I love the clothes in Top Shop, but they are rather over priced and they do not have sales particularly often.

St Oswalds charity shop is one I always visit whether it is to buy or donate.It aways seems to have…read morea good stock turnover and the shop is always clean and tidy.It's amazing what you can find and everything is well priced.The good thing is that you know whatever you buy is giving the charity funds.The range of new goods are good value too. It sells a furniture range too as well as clothes and the usual cd's ect.

This is a good shop if you want reasonable priced second hand furniture orif you want some designer…read moreclothes second hand but they price it for what its worth in this shop no real fantastic bargains to be had in other charity shops in town you can get good stuff with the tags still on this place doesnt seem to there are also cheaper places for second hand books but if you are after a hand bag they usually have quite a lot in