The great thing about this Matalan is the size. It's huge! It was made even bigger a couple of…read moreyears ago when a new section, M Party, was joined onto the store, making it one of the biggest units in the retail park. The thing I never really understand about Matalan is the need for cards. Why do they have them? It used to be that you had to have a card to buy anything, but on my more recent visit, I noticed they had slackened up on that, and it's now used for more of a rewards card than store ID. This store has everything; kids, women's and men's clothes, shoes and home ware. They have a brilliant underwear section and sell branded bras at less than half price. They even have Calvin Klein boxers at £9 a pack, which is less than half price, ideal for Xmas or Birthday pressies! I used the services that M Party provides for my 21st birthday party, and had cream and pink balloons with lovely little shimmery weights and bits and bobs for decorating the hall, all for under £100, which was amazing value! You have to collect the balloons yourself but that wasn't a problem. They have table decorations, age specific decorations and buffet ware, which is all fairly priced and available in every colour imaginable! They also make up banners if you want them, although I felt they were a bit pricey. Huge store with loads of bargains! The clothes in Matalan are getting nicer by the season, and I would highly recommend it for summer holiday clothes.

Excellent store with a wide range of clothing and household goods at good prices Recommended for…read moreFashion and Value. Has many goods that other Matalan stores don`t have.

This is a big card shop which is located at the bottom of Hamilton with free parking outside for up…read moreto 2 hours. The shop stocks every card you can think of from Birthday to Wedding to Christening etc. The cards are well laid out and easy to find what you are looking for. They can be quite expensive though so just double check the price before you go to the till. They have a wide range of wrapping paper rolls and sheets, balloons, table confetti etc. They also stock soft toys and various gifts suitable to the time of the year e.g. in the summer the stock wedding albums etc. The shop is open until about 6pm so quite good time to pop in after work.

Perfectly located near Asda, Birthdays is the best place to go for some really special and…read moreexcellent quality cards. Even better is the fact that it also sells wrapping paper, bags, and a variety of banners etc that you may need to decorate the house for special birthdays. The cream on the cake for me has to be the fact that it is possible to buy the card, gift bag and gift in the same shop! Every time I have gone in Birthdays has been up to date with seasons and staff have been great. The shop is also well lit and products are reasonably priced.