I used this florist for my wedding flowers & lots of other members of my family have as well. They…read moredo the most beautiful flowers & their customer service is excellent. They are really patient with you & will give you advice about colour matching etc if you're not sure. They have lots of books with sample bouquets in for you to look at. It's not the biggest florists but they have loads of different varieties of flowers & will do their best to get you a particular flower especially if it's for something special such as a wedding. The flowers from here last really well & you can tell they are the best quality flowers. The prices are reasonable &, I think, offer good value for money for something so lovely.

This florist has stood the test of time. Trusted by locals and excellent via interflora. Fresh and…read moreimaginative. Reliable gifts and respectful service.

The name of this shop is a little bit misleading, only a little bit mind. You might imagine that…read moremost of what is stocked here is of the home improvement sort-of-type-of thing and you would be sort of right but they also sell all sorts of other garden bits and bobs and things for doing manual jobs around the house; washing baskets, step ladders; door mats and many and much, much many more! Obviously I'm not really aware what these sort items might actually be used for - I'm far too important to do my own washing or tidying up or DIY. It's not that anyone else does it; I just don't. I live in a crumbling house surrounded by my own mouldering clothes and festering dishes. On the plus side I have a lot of free time. They also do key cutting here and have a pretty extensive selection of wall clocks and indeed I've personally bought a wall clock from here before which to this day ticks and tocks and all that good stuff. Obviously it's a bit more expensive here than at B&Q or Homebase but you pay a premium for being able to get the stuff without having to spend several hours of your life, and sacrifice a chunk of your soul wandering around a retail park.

Formby Hardware is an odd shop. As well as housing the usual hardware bits 'n' bobs, it also sells…read morevarious garden ornaments and decorations, something you wouldn't expect from a small hardware store such as this. This could be an attempt to compete with larger companies like Homebase and Focus, who completely blow this shop out of the water in terms of size and choice. However, if you're looking for something specific then this is the place to go, with its location in the middle of Formby village meaning you don't have to go out of the way to get all your DIY necessities, although it does come at a price. I don't generally use it very often (I'm not much of a DIY guy quite yet) so usually my trips in there are restricted to buying electrical tape for my footy socks. Whenever I go in there however, the staff are friendly and will happily point out which tape I'm looking for when they discover me looking puzzled as I end up in the complete wrong section, as well as reminding me of its correct location and recommending the best tape to use.

Fantastic service from Carol & the team. Always smiling & helpfull, they've done everything from…read moreflowers for my wedding, flowers for a funeral and flowers when I need to get into SWMBO's good books! Highy recommended, a real gem & I wouldn't think of going anywhere else.

From the owner: Floral arrangements for the home, occasion, office or just to say something special…read more.. All our arrangements are hand-made in the shop and we can cater for any special requests for wedding flowers, celebrations or at the sadder times with our floral memorial tributes. We always have a great selection of flowers to make up a bunch to brighten up your home so put a smile on your face and visit the best little flower shop in West Lancs!

I was dragged into this little shop recently by my girlfriend. Lucky me. You might be able to tell…read morefrom my previous yelps, that I am not a 'vintage home' kind of guy. This shop, on the bottom floor of the Wayfarer's Arcade, selling home furnishings and gifts, seems to be one of those newly- popular, anti-Ikea type stores. Everything in here seemed to be covered in flowers or hearts or cupcakes. My girlfriend ooh'd and ahh'd over the Cath Kidson range in store, but the prices are far too expensive. This shop would be perfect for someone looking to make their place seem a bit more homely, or a desperate gift for those hard-to-buy-for women, however, I am not convinced by these pseudo-vintage/kitsch/1950's shops. Playing into people's nostalgic tendencies, does anybody really need a retro style telephone? Maybe I'm just being cynical. And a man. Who would not pay £8 for a baby duck soap.