Big store vibe, but plenty of stock, tools and plants. Decent value if you know what to look for…read more Can be hard to get the attention of staff if you need help. Otherwise good store.

Mel was helpful with my gardening enquiry. Directed me to…read morewhere I needed to go and I bought more than anticipated. Friendly and knowledgeable

The products are good quality and durable We have had all…read moreour cupboards fitted with sliding draws and I don't know how I ever did without them The ease of ordering and fitting is outstanding the help from the staff was always done with patience and kindness. Howard's is always my first choice

I've developed a bit of an obsession with organising my home of late and there was no better place…read morefor me to head (to assist with this) than Howards Storage World. With more storage options and ideas than you could poke a stick at and friendly staff, I can see this will be the first trip of many. Heaps of parking in the shopping centre and close to bedding, rugs and other home goods stores. They are a little on the expensive side however they have a really really really great range.

Some winters ago, I decided to take up leadlighting. I've always loved the ornamental arts…read more Leadlighting was one of those things, perhaps like wood turning too, that seemed to combine a trade and an art form together. Just as I had gotten good at glass cutting, it had come time for me to move away. Goodbye leadlighting classes, goodbye workspace. I kept my tools with me because I wanted to take it up again when I moved back to Brisbane. Two years on from making the move, I finally signed up for copper foiling classes at Annerley Glassworx. I have loved this store for years. It's a huge two storey corner store and is filled to the brim with incredible copper foiled lampshades. They're the leadlighting stalwart of Brisbane- they've been around since 1991, designing and building leadlights, doing repairs, supplying other leadlighters with all the tools and materials they need to do it themselves. If you're not up for the classes and just like to admire the glasswares, you're welcome to use Annerley Glassworx as a retail shop. All of their lamps are for sale, and they've got an unbelievable variety. Short stands, long stands, vintage lamps, stained glass billiards lamps, hanging lamps and Tiffany inspired lamps can all be found here. For me, I'll be using it as a workshop. The classes they hold are 8 weeks long and cost $210 (not including materials and tools). For those who haven't cut glass before, I'd suggest you take the beginners class. If you're familiar with using a glass cutter, then step up to advanced. Realistically, Annerley Glassworx is worth going to even if you're just interested and want to marvel at the glass works. They really are impressive.

Again, I have driven past this place a million times. Yes, you guessed it, decided to check it out…read more The best way to describe this place is its like a medieval souvenir shop. As soon as you step in, it's like going back in time. From the tin dogs, out the front to the huge , giant glass ants hanging of the wall. Just amazing. You just have come for a look. I ended buying the stained glass dragon.

"I love Costco. It's cheap, it has everything, the bread rolls are amazing, and the pizza is…read moreamazing. But waiting well over an hour just to get one pizza and a cookie--when I asked why it was taking so long, they just said, 'You just have to wait.' They didn't even tell me when it would be ready. But the pizza was good."

I freaking love Costco. If you like to buy in bulk get yourself a membership and start shopping! I…read morelove that there are heaps of American things though they are not always in stock. If you pick your timing you may get some samples, but we find Melbourne and Sydney seem To do samples better. If there are samples you can do without lunch and graze around the store. The meat is really fresh and they have an ever increasing range of ready made foods. They have regular specials and have seasonal goods, right now there is a glut of Xmas chocolate and cakes. We got a Take and Bake pizza and cooked it at home. The pizzas are big but the ready cooked ones from the food court are enormous! Being a member you also get the cheapest petrol around. It's card only and you have to be a member. Recently they changed cards and you can no longer use Amex.

Brookside isn't really my closest or most convenient shopping centre but it offers an interesting…read moremix of shops and that is what draws me to it on a weekly basis. There is convenient parking (inc. undercover), Woolworths, Myer, multiple cafés, clothing stores, EB Games, Chemist, Big W, Nail Salons, Bottle Shops, Bakeries, Shoe Stores, Barber & Hairdressers, Jewellers, Doctors, Banks and everything in between. You can literally come and run your errands and have a wonder around too. If you're someone like me who has a lot of time on their hands, that sort of thing is important to you. Brookside is a real gem!

If there were any shopping centre in need of a desperate makeover, it would be Brookside. The…read moreinside is still quite nice, with carpetted flooring and a Myer, even a supa IGA, but you can tell that over the years, whilst awesome in its heyday... it is time. There is a really daggy foodcourt, with only a few shops, the shops range from your Target, Loot, Myer and Donut King to antique gifts and miscellaneous stuff by Anthea. Whatever the case, this northside icon, needs a facelift. A little bit daggy, a little bit worn. But it's still got that certain je nais c'est quois of the Northside.

Outstanding customer service from the lady working here. Unlike a lot of other discount stores,…read morethings were kept in a very orderly way, even though they were short on space. There were a tonne of options for travellers.

Another gem for craft enthusiasts, and anyone happy to poke around. A great number of good stock at…read morediscounted prices. The staff are helpful, and pleasant. I have been coming here for a long time. Their home decor and thoughtful gift lines are wonderful, if you are content to take your time. Storage, stationary and seasonal lines do change occasionally, basically their is good. Good place to explore, and discover more, of what you suddenly, think you must have? Enter at your own risk, and enjoy!

If you like your collector locomotives, your collector cars, this is the one stop shop for you…read more They stock the biggest range of trains, cars, kites, model airplanes that I have ever seen. Walking into this place is weird because you feel that you shouldn't touch anything because you don't want to break anything but every ounce of your child within is really doing everything it can to not want to touch and play with everything within sight and within reason. With locomotives here going for over $1000 this is the real deal, not for the faint hearted but for serious lifelong collectors who are establishing their collection for grandchildren. The trains are limited editions sometimes and will only increase in value over time (they tell me), so you better be serious when you buy them and maybe just keep them in the box. Not the kind of stuff you buy for kids that are young. But kids that are old enough to appreciate a good thing and take care of a good thing when they see it.

I went into Hobbyrama for the first time yesterday to buy some glue (long story). Wow. I never knew…read moreI had an inner ten year old boy but apparently I do because I had so much fun looking around in here. Maybe I should start building model cars. They have so many crazy things that I would never have even known existed. Their range of model cars, planes, boats, tanks, trains, and insert any other mode of transportation you can think of here is amazing. The store is huuuge and literally packed to the rafters. As well as the model vehicles they have doll house kits, and little doors, furniture, etc. to for people who build dollhouses. Just seeing the little doors and windows in their packages made me smile thinking of Grandfathers making dollhouses for their grand-daughters. But now I'm getting emotional over a hobby shop. Hobbyrama has puzzles, crafts, kites, and countless other things you could do to entertain yourself or hone your fine motor skills. I've never built a model in my life, but this shop is full of so many things that even a hobby n00b like myself would love to try my (very shaky) hand at. I needed to buy glue for small pieces of plywood, and the guy behind the counter helped me out and was very friendly. He didn't even mind that I had my fourteen year old terrier in tow (who was busy examining the extensive range of matchbox cars down at his eye level). Hobbyrama is worth a browse purely out of interest. You'll be surprised by the kinds of cool things people make. You might even end up tackling something yourself although if you're anything like me you'll no doubt end up with pieces of aeroplane glued to your hands, but it's all part of the fun, right?

When it comes to shopping, Brisbane is always seen as the poor relative to Sydney. And it usually…read moreis. But the uber chic Level 1 Designer section David Jones is definitely equal to, if not better than its counterpart down south. Let me run through just a taster of the labels you can get your hands on here: Burberry, Paul Smith, Scanlan and Theodore, Easton Pearson, Willow, Romance is Borne, Sass and Bide, Camilla and, my fave, Thurley (note to parents: as the sales will be on by then, I'd love the one shouldered lurex top or the long sequinned necklace for my birthday!) The drawback - the expense makes your eyes water. So my tip to you is, browse now and make a note of what you want, then come back in sale season and rummage, rummage, rummage. It's worked for me many a time. Ladies, be strong, be determined and above all, keep looking until you find it!

When I was a young whipper snapper I remember going into the David Jones store in Sydney. It felt…read moreall fancy, and i'd marvel at the food markets they had in there too. And the cost! Well, DJs still goes for that fancy, up market look, and if their Brisbane store ever had food markets, they're long gone. This is a newish store in Queens Plaza, and it's still quite fancy. Multiple levels, I usually come in for clothes, or sometimes to check out the electrical stuff. They've scaled back on games, and I note that their electronics is just a Dick Smith now. The department stores of the past are long gone. Despite the up market vibe they go for, I've found they are quite often competitive with prices, so it's definitely worth checking out if you're shopping around for the best price.