The chemistexcept I've never used the chemist! There's always too much queuing going on…read more They sell everything from aspirin to tenor ladies, nappies to false teeth glue, eye drops to laxatives, cosmetics, all kinds of hair removal and hair curling, hair colouring and caustic soda. They do a Loyalty card wth no catches, very useful. I don't shop in her so much, unless I'm feeling flush as most things required are sold less expensively else where. I did get caustic soda here the other week, as the cottage suffers from bad drains, and gosh, it works wonders. Around Christmas I was preparing for a short hospital stay and, wanting my daughter to feel a bit special, came here to buy her a toiletry bag. I ended up getting myself one too but two days later they were both half price!!! Boots are handy for gifts - and some of their hair accessories are great. Especially so if you some money on the loyalty card. I have been known to see the queue for the check out and put everything down and leave, though.

Boots is Boots there are very few shops that can compete with it the prices although not the…read morecheapest around are fair ad the choices are vast. Boots has an incredible Christmas gift selection with many 3 for 2 saving everyone that little extra cash in the holiday period. I would mention the boots advantage card like a clubcard you collect points when you purchase but it is better because you earn 4 points to the pound and each point is then worth a penny. Also in store there is an optician's, boots direct doctors, photograph developers and pharmacy so a lot of errands can be done in one hit. It is always best to shop around but make sure boots is always on the list. I do tend to avoid on Saturdays and late night shopping in the run up to Christmas as however much I like the shopqueuing for long periods starts to slowly melt my mind.

The pharmacy is discreetly positioned at the back of the store, there are usually a couple of…read morehealthcare advisors serving as well as the pharmacist so you don't have to wait long to get served. Prescriptions normally take ten minutes, and they are good at giving advice on anything else you may want to help your condition! There is usually a nice little clearence section next to the photo lab, which is always worth a look! Photo lab is the same as all boots stores! There is a very small no7 counter at the front of the store, and they tend to only have a limited range, if you are after limited edition bits forget it! A really friendly store, in part i suspect as some of the staff seem to have been working there for years!