Stirling doesn't have a high street - just a large indoor shopping mall. The Thistles is actually…read morequite old but it's been refurbished to look really new. There are quite a few different entrances and it can be easy to lose your sense of direction. It has a large Debenhams and has the back door to M&S. There is a Primark too, albeit a small one. There are also the essentials for a place like this including Zara, Next, Boots and Topshop. The centre has two car parks. One has 1000 spaces and one has 350 spaces. They do a very good deal on Sundays, where they charge £2 for the whole day! Much better than the extortionate prices in Edinburgh and Glasgow. There were plenty of lifts and toilets. For a Sunday, it really didn't seem that busy. Even Primark, known to be a hellhole at peak times, was very peaceful and tidy! I suppose the reason for 3 stars is that it is a shopping centre - but it is modern and convenient. One thing that needs to be improved is the ex-BHS which is still lying empty. The Murray Place exit is worse though.

I try to avoid as the all pervading sickly smell from Lush makes me feel sick…read more Many empty shops. No atmosphere. Nothing here to make me want to come shopping :)

this shop is great for startrite shoes. i have taken both of my grand daughters here for all there…read moreshoes and they are now 5 and 7. they are excellent at the fitting service and you can always be confident that they have sold you the right sized shoes. the good thing about startrite shoes is that they have very narrow fittings. the woman in here will order you in shoes if they dont have your size, and you are not obliged to buy them. they also stock a selection of continental shoes for kids too, but i just prefer the startrite ones, they have the best support for kids. their prices are on par with any other startrite retailers. but because of the service here i will continue to bring the girls here. (well until they start having their own opinion, and wanting more fashionable shoes, lol).

Exceptional service, I purchased an ex-hire kilt along with shoes, shirt, flashes and a belt…read more Everyone was extremely helpful and friendly and at no point did I feel pressured into buying anything I didn't want. The kilt itself was very good quality with almost no damage (very good for ex-hire) and I would definitely use them again!

I am an American who recently visited Scotland and wanted to purchase a kilt. I did a lot of…read moresearching in both Edinburgh and Stirling. Many of the shops I visited were staffed by people who knew surprisingly little about how kilts should fit, fabric quality, etc. In some shops, it was assumed that I was not a serious buyer. After an especially negative experience with an unhelpful saleswoman in Stirling, I finally found the kilt I wanted to buy just down the road at Clan Kilts Ltd. As it happened, it was an ex-hire heavyweight kilt being offered at an excellent price, so I felt I had really scored.... but it got even better! I had already committed to buying the kilt, but the gentleman in the shop volunteered to replace the somewhat worn leather straps at no additional charge. He measured to make sure the new straps would be ideally placed. He even offered to have the kilt pressed. Because I already felt that I was getting such a great deal, I had not requested any of these services; they were all offered unexpectedly. I had the kilt shipped home to the USA. The charges were extremely reasonable. The kilt was delivered very quickly, with new straps, etc, just as promised. I have never had better retail service anywhere in the world. If Clan Kilts provides such excellent service to a tourist whom they're unlikely to see again, and who is buying a discounted item, I can only assume that they must bend over backward for their local repeat clientele.

The minute I set eyes on CHAS, I just knew we'd be friends. I'd pass by everyday and gaze lovingly…read moreat the stock filling up, waiting for the day Stirling's newest charity shop would open its doors to the people of Stirling. The window display looked great and the shop had a trendy vintage feel about, similar to the chic charity shops you'd find on Glasgow's Byres Road. Each time I walked past, I felt like the shop was teasing me with all it's second-hand vintage goodies. I could look but I couldn't touch... ....Until the shop opened and I could finally fulfill my thrifty desire. Wow, wow, wow! The place is huge and filled with lovely things. Velvet pencil skirt. Fringed flapper mini. Green safari jacket. Everything was lovely and beautiful and so many pieces caught my eye. Impressive considering the shop had only just opened! With more than a handful of garments, I popped to the changing room. The changing room is GIANT! - More like a dressing room with a little chair and quirky decorations. With such roomy changing facilities, you might as well make the most of them! Dance, skip, jump. Give yourself a personal fashion show! Why not?! You've certainly got the spacial capacity and you'll be looking dapper in your new clothes! Seriously though, you will not be struggling for space in there. Staff were really very friendly. The manager of the Byres Road CHAS was in for the afternoon and insisted on holding the changing room curtain closed for me, ensuring that there wasn't a gap whilst I changed! - There's nothing worse than that dreaded gap, making for the quickest change in the history of quick-changes. So, I was in no rush and had plenty of time to make my choices. (Don't worry, I overheard them say that they're getting some velcro to sort out the gap. Gap no more!) I left chuffed with an oversized houndstooth coat (£9.99!) and a pearl-style necklace. CHAS may be the newest charity shop in town but it's definitely my favourite so far! Step aside, charity shops of Stirling. - There's a new kid in town!