Nice chappie behind the counter, didn't make me feel silly being in a hardware shop as most men…read moreusually give me that look 'not on a Thursday' that old mag advert look that women and DIY do not mix, but no he was most helpful, polite and friendly. Very nicely priced items and very good too! We will be back for sure!

Being free from Wilkinson's Otley has little tool shops dotted around and about, this lovely shop…read moreis one of them. The shop-keeper stands on high a podium like plinth to stand on, complete with green body warmer and look of stern knowledge crossing his face. What to say, I was on a look out for a staple gun and in this mini-tardis there were many varieties one complete with staple remover. Extension cables of many varieties, screws, nails, fixtures and fittings, not terribly cheap but quality items at your convenience.

Being as I make jewellery it's really useful to have a wee drill bit to use, as I collect a good…read morenumber of shells to include in various pieces. As I like to hand pick a lot of these shells straight from the beach they invariably all need a hole drilling at some point! One of my tasks of the day was to find this tiny drill bit and so I decided to try The Tool Box in Otley. As soon as I ventured in I realised I was a little out of my league. Burley men looking at various power tools glanced up and raised an eyebrow at me, I suppose I can't blame them as I did look overwhelmed. Tools and DIY bits were everywhere. The shop was filled to burst with gear; when they named it The Tool Box they were not kidding. I couldn't believe it! They had gardening equipment, drills, rakes, saws, screws - I couldn't list everything, but I know that if you had some specific requirement The Tool Box would have it. In the end I slowly made my way round the entire shop, carefully checking the shelves for drill bits, and eventually (once I'd made it back to the entrance area) found the bits I needed. At first I could only see tiny drill bits in with a set of several extra ones, until I realised they had a sort of pick 'n' mix box of spare one off drill bits. It said they were all 60p each and so I found the tiniest one. Yay! Just what I needed. I went to get out my 60p and the guy went to charge me then realised I had the smallest bit in the world, and so just said "ahh, you can just have that. No worries." Awesome! Really great stuff. My main advice? Don't spend the entire time looking, it'd be quicker just to ask.

Bless them, they've got just about everything you could possibly imagine in this store!…read more Imagine taking the entire contents of B&Q, Wilkos and Poundstretcher and cramming it all into one little shop, and you've got Brian's! It's a real Alladin's cave selling absolutely everything you could ever need, and quite a lot that you could probably live without as well! Staff are friendly and some of the time it appears that they look just as lost as the customers in there! On the whole, it is a really useful little place to have in the town. A Wilkinsons opened recently which I think have taken a lot of business away from Brian's which is a shame as they're a bit of a Brigg institution, but hopefully they'll survive and continue to give the good service they have done for years.

My view is - If you cant get it in Bryan's you won't get it anywhere. The staff are extremely…read morehelpful and you rarely have to wait to be served however busy they might be

Crikey O Riley! If there's one thing I've discovered from Leeds, and this particular shop in…read morePudsey, it's that indie DIY stores are totally the way forward! Pudsey DIY Store does exactly what it says on the, er, sign - it provides pretty much anything you might wish for in a DIY store. They've so much stock it's literally spilling onto the forecourt - the little area in front of the shop, up a mere flight of three steps. (Can three steps count as a 'flight'?) They have fully taken advantage of this space; it seems that they have bought that much extra stock so as to display their all encompassing glory to its fullest! Inside is just as cluttered with goods, and whilst they certainly do seem to sell practically anything to do with home, garden and DIY, it can be overwhelming. I imagine if you are after something in particular your best option would be to ask for some help, they seem really friendly, lest you spend the afternoon in a daze, searching in wonderment and distracted by the sheer amounts of things! Be it rakes, doggy beds, paints, gas, wood burners, rock salt (?!), blow up rafts, sleds, buckets, washing up bowls, laundry baskets and oh-my-god-I-can't-cope-trying-to-write-them-all things this place is *the* place. Phew. Go! But be warned, there is muchos stuff to wade through!

I just went past Kirkgate and took a taxi to Bradford University. On my way, I asked the driver to…read morerecommend a key cutting agent. He took me to Hussain's Hardware store. When I reached the place, woohoo! I was compelled to everything I saw to the point that I bought items I did not plan to buy including a car inflator, battery etc. I would recommend this shop for anybody in search for state-of-the-art Hardware and items. Awfully Gorgeous!! Ezechiel Nyabenda Graduate at University of Bradford Burundi

Friendly and knowledgeable. We've been coming there for about 20 years. My late husband updated our…read morehouse and always went there for supplies. He also took his artwork for framing. All prices have been consistently fair. On the rare occasions that Chris (owner) and Melanie (Chris's daughter, who will take over when he retires) didn't have a requirement, they told us where we could get it.

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