These wonderful ladies run the best tailors shop in the West Midlands. If you are looking for an…read moreexcellent tailor/seamstress, it's well worth the trip if you're in Birmingham. I'll lay you a wager that you can't find a service as impeccable with prices as reasonable as Zip & Tuck. We first came across them when my 6'5" tall, lanky husband (sorry baby!) bought a namebrand suit on the cheap, and needed it altered to fit his svelte frame. There was a complex bit of stitching at the back, so I wasn't able to use my trusty thimble on it with aplomb. We brought it into Zip & Tuck, and hey presto! 3 days later and £15 later, they'd not only taken in the back seamlessly (ha!), they'd lengthened the arms and trousers. He tried it on, and it looked like it had been individually tailored. Our second experience was with the fine ladies (who are trained in Costume Design and Fine Tailoring) saving our wedding day. And this is all true. I had bought a couture wedding dress from an American designer. It was made to fit my figure perfectly, snug, but not too snug -- just right. I hadn't tried the dress on in about a month, since my last fitting, when, a few days before the wedding, I tried it on to show some friends. The dress was huge at the waist, and the consequent gapping there was causing the thin straps to pull down against my shoulder blades, rubbing them raw and creating angry looking red skin (non tres sexy). I had, apparently, lost some weight in the run up to the wedding, making my fits-like-a-glove dress into a bride's nightmare. In a blind panic I wailed at my then-fiance to help, sew it with his teeth if necessary. He rushed the dress over to Zip & Tuck with literally a day and a half to spare. We brought the dress in at noon, and by 5pm, with a rush job done perfectly, the dress was done. They had even altered the straps slightly, which I hadn't asked them to do, and helped the dress fit even better. End result was a happy bride, and thus, a happy groom (shrieking bride = deaf groom). If you've been putting off an alteration or button catastrophe, stop by Zip & Tuck. The competent job will make you feel like a gazillion bucks.

Great place for cheap clothes or homeware. Handbags are a rip off and so are electricals…read more The place is good if you like to rumage through but it is such a mess that it can give you a headache just looking at the place. I would also say the baby clothes & accessories are overpriced.

after a designer item at a low price? then great, as long as you have 5 hours to rummage through…read morethe endless rails of clothes. they put things in size order, but it just looks like a jumble sale.

Got a coat with did not fit and would not change or credit not will never your shop againread more

Next is a lovely chain of mid-to-high cost clothing whose quality usually (but not always) matches…read moreup to its prices. They are amazingly good at being right on top of all trends, so if you typically budget between £20-40 for a single item, and really like to wear the current season's fashions, Next is the shop for you. The Tamworth Next is large for the smallish town it's in (80,000 residents at last census), with two stories covering menswear, womenswear, childrenswear, and home decor. Next has a great collection of men's shirts, and £25 per shirt is very reasonable when shopping for my very tall husband, who has very long arms, a broad chest and a thin waist (yes, I'm a lucky girl). They do a Tailored shirt that is slimmer fit through the waist, and has options for 2" longer arms, perfect for my Superman. I recently received a gift voucher for Next, and decided to spend it on some booty-hugging jeans. So I tried on all 12 of the jean varieties Next offered, and found a pair that makes my ample derriere look small, and my American thighs, svelte. For this, I will love Next forever. They have some interesting, yet inexpensive perfumes, but the thing I love most about Next is their shoe collection -- always the latest trends, with some interesting takes on such, and an solid selection of 5"+ heels, which I adore. The staff at the Tamworth Next are very friendly, helpful at the changing rooms, and happy to help or have a chat. There is one assistant manager who's a bit bright orange and dismissive, but the other staff are grand.

So happy with the experience given to us by Dianne in women's wear last weekend an absolute…read moretreasure and a first class assistant that helped us beyond measure and also has a wonderful personality . Thanks Diane

Great quality items with a wide selection and no wait time in the checkout, friendly staff, and got…read moremore than I paid for.

One of the largest matalan stored I have been in and very impressive…read more Located on Ventura Park its ideal, traffic and parking can be a nightmare at busier periods but its not too bad on the whole. The store itself has a lot of choice in women's, men's and home department as well as children's. There are always plenty of staff so ques are normally minimal. They have extensive offers on at times with some good bargains to be had

I recommen going to Hobbycraft if ur a therian they have felt, paint, masks, feathers, brushes,…read moreeverything you need!

Ventura park although I frequent on occasion is really just a clone of other business parks , it…read morebacks the traffic up completely on a weekend I once got trapped in the Sainsburys car park side for over two hours on a Saturday...with added nandos and pizza express its got a lot of shops to choose from if your an avid spender notice didnt say shopper !