Having recently admitted this strange fact about myself to Tristan J I'm just going to put it out…read morethere to everyone else...I love Homebase. In fact I love any of these DIY-type places. I like the smell of wood, paint and varnish. I like the really tall shelves. I like the kitchen and bathroom units that are on display - a great setting to play house as a child. In fact, when I was a child I would also race around trying to find that aisle that had the doorbells all set up on a wall, wired and ready to be pressed. They don't seem to have them these days, perhaps because they cottoned on that children such as I could spend many a happy hour pressing all of them while their parents strolled around looking at paint. Happy days. This store is cool, fully stocked and the staff are super-friendly and helpful. They even have a lovely Laura Ashley section upstairs, the stuff is soooo beautiful! I have been here a good few times since moving north of the river, for various home improvement bits 'n' bobs and always been able to pick up what I need.

This place is a gem - helpful staff ( even 2 women, for the female customers amongst us who…read moresometimes like to have the option to ask another woman about DIY stuff!) and pretty much everything you'll ever need. You pay a hefty premium for the convenience and location though, so be aware that it might well be much cheaper elsewhere. Sometimes though, when you need that vital bit of kit but can't travel to the north circular to get it, I'm happy to pay the extra.

This place is a treasure if you aren't an experienced DIY expert..staff are exceptionally helpful…read moreand happy to talk you through doing a job you haven't done before. They have a very wide stock and are also good at suggesting alternative ways of solving a problem that you may not have thought of.

Product was fine but customer service very poor. I needed plywood cut to size. Firstly last orders…read morefor this are at 2pm, very early. I got there in time and was directed first to the warehouse. Warehouse sent me to a payment desk to pay. There i was expected to know how many cuts were needed but I actually only bknew what sizes I wanted to leave with. Operator didn't know but we settled on four cuts. Later it emerged that i had been charged for two sheets instead of one. Next i went back to the warehouse but was directed to go and wait for a forklift truck diver at a waiting area. This took around 15 minutes with no staff knowing anything about where acdriver might be found. Then the cutting. After waiting for an operator bit was quite efficient but i had to help lift the timber. That was unexpected. Lastly back to the payment desk tobget s refund on the accidental overcharge. Due to a software problem this could only be paid on cash not to the card used to pay. So all in all a pretty bad customer experience although in fairness I did eventually come away with what I needed.

You are my worst expirience buying online, the first order I made received one damaged item and 2…read moremissing items, contacted customer service but they ask questions I answered before, looks like they don't want to sort the problem out, I made a second order including the missing items and still sent me 1 wrong item and 1 missing item! Sorry but if I could give you 0 stars I would

I got my spice rack at Amy's…read more We needed one and I'm not one to scout around for housewares. It was a bit expensive in here about the girlfriend wanted a spice rack so we paid out. In it's favour, Amy's is a nice sized store, well laid out. There is inexpensive glassware on offer and a selection of luggage and dog toys (not large). Basically Amy's has a fairly big selection of stuff for the home. You can occasionally spot a bargain like 1/2 price bedding or reduced Pyrex dishes. Not bad.

Amy's is a large, very well stocked, house ware shop. I came in looking for a french press and left…read morewith 3 other items. They had about 10+ options for french press' and a plethora of different useful household items-- They have a very friendly and helpful staff. I believe they carry some hardware things as well in the back. If you live in the area, this place is the best as far as the selection you will get. Everything is pretty standard as far as pricing goes as well!

Very helpful staff. You can buy many useful tools for gardening's. My favourite are always deals…read morefor feeding the birds.

I can hang around in this store for a couple of hours. It has a large selection of kitchen ware,…read moregarden ware, hardware, household items such as hoovers, microwaves etc. I buy my bin bags from here. At only 2.50 for a large roll these bags are tough not like the flimsy bags you can accidently buy from other hardware stores. I also enjoy looking around the kitchen stuff as the prices are very reasonable and they seem to have almost any kitchen item you could wish for. This store is a mix between the traditional hardware store, a garden centre and an electronic store making it a place to get most items you might need around the house. I always seem to walk out with far more than I went in for.

prices are OK but you will probably get better on the net and large chains if you search hence 4…read morestars. has a very good selection and has the stock so no waiting for delivery etc. very courteous and helpful to all levels of expertise would recommend to a friend.

Visited with my partner last week. She had received a plant in a pot as a gift the day before, but…read morealready had one similar so was hoping to exchange it. We spoke to the manager who advised us that they would do anything without a receipt. The plant was perfect and the pot had their barcode on the bottom, but they refused an exchange. The 'computer says no attitude' was really poor...we have been customers for over 20 years, but will go to a business that values it's customers in future.

I came looking for a succulent and they had a great variety of succulents, cactus and pots!…read more Very friendly service.