Boots at Mell Square is a reasonably large store, serving the town centre of Solihull, it is…read morelocated next to WHSmith and is a short walk away from Touchwood Shopping Centre. It's pretty much your average Boots, it's fairly spacious and the stock is reasonable for a store of its size. The store was clean, and well laid out, again similar to what you'd expect from Boots. The fridge section of to-go food and drinks was smaller than other Boots stores, but still considerably better than at WHSmith, next store. They did appear to be slightly understaffed, with no staff members on the shop floor, but they were fairly quiet when I visited during the afternoon, so I guess they didn't feel it was required. They do close at 6 pm during the week, I do find this to be a little early, but this is in line with most of the other shops nearby. 3*

This is not one of the biggest Boots local to me but the one I visit the most often. The staff are…read morefriendly and helpful, I have had a few make up demonstrations done in the past when I feel in need of some new looks and the Max Factor and Clinique ladies were both great. Boots always has good offers on and is the first place I try to go for lunch on the go as I think there meal deals are great at only £2.99 and the shapers ones are delicious and healthy!

Great service, pharmacist is very professional and helpfulread more

One of the smaller Boots Chemists its a bit dark inside and there isnt much natural light, but its…read moreclean and well organised and has a small range of the Boots products and a well stocked fresh sandwich area, ideal for a grab and go lunch. The staff in here are always willing to help and offer advice on boots products and are very well trained in the art of customer care. The pharmacy is well stocked and the pharmacist is usually on hand to offer advice on medications etc. Even when ringing the store for advice I have found them to be most helpful and efficient dealing with any query

Altough this boots is very small compared to others the shop has a lovely feel about it, the staff…read moreare very pleasent and helpful the selves are always well stocked and the do have a wide range of produts. It does get a little cramped on the baby aisle when they have the photographer in but you can still just about get to the items you are after. They also do a pharmacy here

This branch often has good special offers on. Winner!read more

This is a good Boots, large with plenty of staff on hand to help you out. It is always busy but the…read morequeues move quickly, and it's handy being so close to the station (and bigger than the average in-station branch). I love their two for one offers and the advantage card is genius. My local boots and I love it. Always fully in stock of things, good staff, good service, and don't look at me oddly when I bulk buy things (lynx and shampoow) My card nearly has £50 to spend on it. WEeeeeeeeeee!

This is a small Boots store which can be found just a few shops down from another chemist. I visit…read morethis store for prescriptions, medicines, toiletries, lunch on the go, make up and other things from time to time. When it is busy they tend to utilise the till right at the front of the store away from the pharmacy for those not needing anything from the pharmacy. They have a small section of make up and skin care but the basics are usually there and they have all the same offers as the bigger stores, and I have found when no 17 or no 7 give away freebies with purchases this store has them in stock more than the larger ones.

This boots is quite small but still has a good range of products, staff are very helpful when…read moreneeding advice on products for ailments. Normal boots offers like buy one get one free and 3 for2. Dont forget your advantage card for those points.

For a Superdrug store, this store is really impressive and certainly did impress me on my trip to…read moreBirmingham, being a large and modern store in the Bullring. Superdrug is a brand which either has good or terrible stores based on past experiences from Manchester to London, Liverpool to Brighton and across England - but this store offers facilities I've never seen in a Superdrug store before including a salon for women, and a barbers for men - normally they just have a small area of the store for women's beauty as this is a health and beauty retailer as well as a pharmacy, but it catered for men in that department too, offering a dry cut for the low price of £14 which is pretty good for the city centre, I've paid a lot more than that back home in Manchester too! The beverage selection was also pretty large, sadly it didn't have any Lipton drinks (these seem to have been replaced with fuze tea in every branch) or Starbucks beverages (some stores have these) The store, in general, was pretty modern and had a good range of products. Service and the queuing process could have been better as well as ensuring every part of the store was modern and stood out, as if not it just appears to be a little mix and match. 4* - Really good facilities for a Superdrug store in a central location, despite its flaws it is probably my favourite Superdrug store.

This store is always busy but I never spend ages waiting in line. The staff are always good,…read morefriendly and quick at serving. I use this Superdrug mainly for skincare and dry shampoo. Out of the Superdrugs in Birmingham city centre I think this is the best one. The layout is very clear and I always know where everything will be. I noticed in other Superdrugs that they don't stock as much of there on offer items as this store does. Herbal Essense and Batiste dry shampoo is always at the entrance when its half price!

It used to be the case that the local chemist was an integral part of the community in the UK…read more People used to go to chemists to seek attention for their ailments before going to a GP or the hospital. This is still the case to a certain extent, however the corporatist face of pharmaceutics has changed this and most chemists are profit orientated, faceless and unfriendly. Twilight UK Pharmacy is the exception. The company has two stores, one in Sparkhill and one in Kings Heath. The Kings Heath branch is new and does a great trade. The reason for this is because the people that own and work for the pharmacy actually care about their customers. They are knowledgeable professionals that take their customer's health very seriously. I have never waited for more than five minutes to have a prescription filled and have always been given good advice and guidance on medications that I have to take. They always have what I need in stock and if they don't then they will always have it filled for the next day.

I think this pharmacy is really well situated opposite a GPs surgery and down the road from another…read moreand it makes things so much easier when before the closest pharmacy was Boots on the High Street. There is hardly ever a waiting time for prescriptions and the staff there are efficient and discreet. In terms of what you can buy there is a little bit of everything and nothing. When I was flu'd up to my eyeballs the shelf dedicated solely to types of Lemsip was helpful, if a little confusing. You can also pop in for a cold drink, make up, shampoo and hair accessories but really it is only a destination when you want hard (prescription) drugs. The writing all over the outside isn't very visually aesthetic for such a lovely corner of Poplar Road but at least you know what you can get even from metres away.