There aren't many little, old-fashioned jewelry stores like this around anymore. They are like…read moremagnets to Mrs G (me to a lesser degree!). We found a beautiful, unique pre-owned gold charm at the oldest jewelers in the UK (Parsons in Bristol) a few years ago. So of course we had to look here too and success! In this lovely old (122 years) store right in the center of Manchester she found another unique piece. Obviously a tiny store like this doesn't have the broad selection of jewelry typical of a national chain - but they do have unique pre-owned pieces! Review #118 2019

Do not sell or buy here. I took jewelry in to sell and was offered £450 for the lot. I particularly…read moreasked about a ring for which i was given £55 . I was told the stone was glass and chipped and it would be melted down for the gold. The bracelet was sold for £165. Thinking i was being dealt with fairly and thinking that the company had integrity i sold the items. Imagine how disappointed i was when i looked in the window a couple of weeks later and saw the ring priced at £295 and the bracelet priced at £895. I went into the shop and questioned the extortionate price increase. No reasonable explanation was given. The manager offered to sell me back the two items which i was willing to do but when he pulled the receipt out he hadn't itemised the pieces sold and would only sell for £450. I was unwilling to do this as it would have meant the giving the other items away for nothing. Was the reciept deliberately vague to counter complaints such as mine? Makes me wonder. I feel as if i have been dealt with in a very underhand manner. I'd never really understood the meaning of daylight robbery before. I do now! I would advise anyone from buying or selling from Arthur Kay. They lack integrity and decency and you'd be better going elsewhere. I expected more from an established family company. Shame on you!

Have you noticed recently all those adverts on TV offering to buy your gold if you send it to them?…read moreApparently the value of gold has soared in the last year or so and everyone is cashing in their sovereigns and hoops. I came to May's to do that, and got a rather reasonable £60 for something I never would have worn again. If you're really desperate, you can pawn something you DO want back on the premise that they'll loan you the amount it's worth. They'll keep the item for up to 7 months, although I don't like the idea of not being able to keep up with the repayments (plus their interest) and losing that cherished heirloom forever... There's loads of great deals on second hand and new jewellery too, with diamond rings starting as little as £50 and continuing upwards of £2,000 but when I look at some pieces I can't help wondering whether the previous owners were unlucky or willing sellers.

I've shopped with Mays for over 20 years and have always received great service from the staff!…read more Their prices are really competitive and they offer great prices when pawning items too. Highly recommend to everyone I know!

She certainly does! Lord the things she makes…read more Hannah makes handmade bangles, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, broaches and other accessories all with a fun and quirky edge. Carry on Hannah.

Hannah makes AMAZING things!!! In fact she makes jewellery for mazine shoots, music videos,…read morecelebrity videos, music festivals. Hannah is a very talented lady indeed. Hannah is a self-taughtcostume jeweller and splits here time between this Manchester base and a base in London. Everyone who is well in the know knows that Hannah's jewellery is up there with the best. Don't be left out and branded uncool get down to this fab lil shop :)

Some more gold on the Curry Mile. I wouldn't really know much about jewellery, but I know that this…read moreplace is much visited for Asian weddings. It has its share of regular customers who want to get that something special made, get something engraved or maybe just have something absolutely stunning made. If you like gold, you would like here.

I went here to get my rings resized. After getting quotes at a number of jewellers, they had by far…read morethe best price, about a third lower than anyone else I asked. They did the rings in one day, polished them really nicely, and made a further adjustment with no hassle when I tried them on again. Very helpful, very positive experience, I would definitely go back.

Great spot for shopping. Lots of treasures. We loved all of the different businesses in building…read moreacross 4 floors.

Back in the days of Madchester, Afflecks Palace was the place to go to get cool flares, psychadelic…read moreshirts, sunhats and all the right threads. Rumour has it Urban Splash founder Tom Bloxham even had a stall here selling bootleg Inspiral Carpets and Happy Mondays tees. These days, Afflecks is a bit of a ghost town. There are still dozens of stalls selling everything from vintage and secondhand clothes to military wear, drugs paraphanelia, henna tattoos, wind-chimes and furniture. Sadly, there aren't as many old goths, rockers, emo teens and ageing punks as there used to be and you can sometimes walk round the whole building without seeing anyone other than the staff!

Sold 3 rings yesterday. Price equalled or exceeded other offers. Easy and pleasant process.read more

My boyfriend and I picked up my engagement ring from Cathedral Jewellers, so it's a place that has…read moresome really nice memories for us both. But even if we weren't shopping for something so memorable, I doubt we would have forgotten our visit. It really is a wonderfully weird shop! The window, covered with some rather unattractive bars, is stuffed with beautiful rings, weird and wonderful necklaces and, erm, war medals. All the jewellery appears to be secondhand, which is great if you want to bag a piece that's distinctive and has a bit of a story behind it. But it's not so good if you find something you love and discover it won't fit! When we went in, the shop was almost ready to close. But the man who runs it still spoke to us for a huge amount of time, discussing the hallmark on my ring and where he thought it had come from. There's another man who works with him in there, although I think he deals mostly with the war medals. Between them, they seem to get an endless stream of entertaining visitors, from Del Boy types who want to sell some gold to collectors eager to chat about the latest medals that have come into stock. However, everyone is really friendly and interesting, which makes shopping here very entertaining! I should also mention cost! Having spent the day in Manchester, trawling all the usual suspects (Beaverbrooks, Goldsmiths), it was really refreshing to find a place that not only had some really quirky pieces, but that also offered them at reasonable prices! As far as engagement rings go, mine didn't cost a huge amount. But I absolutely love it!

This place is great for buying some fashion jewellery for your party frock or just to wear in…read moregeneral. They have some gorgeous pieces and it is all affordable too which is what we all like to hear dont we? They also do watch repairs which is a God send for me as my watches are always dying on me. I get my watch straps from here and they are around 2 quid and excellent quality. If they do not have what you need then they will get it for you. What better service could you ask for really?

Great little shop despite the unimaginative Johnathan. You will find Jewellery for every occasion…read morehere. Very inexpensive and the Jewellery does not fall apart after a week like many other costume Jewellery pieces do. Staff are great....Johnathen obviously knows his stuff, excluding branding that is!