I remember shops like this when I was a kid, Bunner's is truly an aladin's cave of hardware and…read moretools, I can not remember a time when I have not found what I was looking for.(well someone found for me in the many wooden drawers) the last items were soft iron rivets for 'fork handles' the two Ronnies would be at home here, and a couple of billhook handles. I take my hat off to the ladies behind the counter that are just as knowledgeable as the guys. You can buy a handful of nails or just a few brass screws, this is a true gem of a hardware shop, great old fashioned values and excellent service, long might you continue.

Worth a trip just to visit this incredible shop. Two floors and an extension of anything possibly…read moreneeded in the home and garden. You can buy nails and screws individually not in packets.

The kitchen was the centre of my family's life when we were growing up. And at the centre of the…read morekitchen was the Aga ------------(Aga) Exquisite shop in Machynlleth. A lady called Rhian who is the manageress. Some evenings they have a special show event how to cook on an Aga. I have never been to this. Is it advertised, I wonder? Aga is a lifestyle, a British icon. I wonder why there is a connection here in Machynlleth? I wonder if it is popular in households around here? They also sell nice cooking pots and kitchen tiles here. Well-worth a visit.

Lakeland markets itself to two groups of people - cooks and grannies…read more If you are a cook then this shop will have exactly the implement or item you have been looking for. It may not be quite in the price range that you were hoping for, but you can't have everything. If you are a grannie then this place contains a lot of your grannie needs - i.e. stuff that promises to make your life easier but in reality is just one more thing to try and keep clean and avoid falling over it. Seriously - there is a very fine line between useful item, and something that will end up being classed as junk. For those of you with well heeled friends they also sell a range of unique food items that are ideal for gifts as a) people dont' tend to buy them for themselves b) you couldn't get away with giving someone 1lb of Saxa table salt, but you could get away with giving them 1/2 lb of sea salt in a nice bag. Go, enjoy, and fulfill all your Nigella Lawson fantasies (they even sell the syrup and ice cream maker).

You generally know what you are getting when you go to lakeland…read more Is good for the things that you may not be able to find elsewhere but it is expensive. is clean and well laid out but staff often dont know where things are kept

The idea of the Quarry Shop is great. Buy local and shop locally and green…read more Unfortunately, there are many local people who are too poor to shop here. I like the veggie spreads they do, tofu, jams and marmelades, the herbal tea, the local milk. The bread tastes very nice, also the rolls. It is a shop along the high street. They sell Weleda and Ecover products here.

3 miles from the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) itself in the small town of Machynlleth,…read moreand just along the main street from the Quarry Café, is the Quarry Shop. A great wholefood store with vast amounts of jam, vegetarian and vegan goodness, friendly staff and a rack of homeopathic remedies for those niggling ills you pick up every now and then. Worth a visit to stock up on some staples. Don't miss the brown quarry rolls mega sandwiches can be made from this lovely homebaked bread delivered from the café.

This is a mens clothing shop as it should be. Want socks, pants or braces ? They will be here. The…read moreowner is extremely helpful and genuine. It is like stepping backv in time and all the better for it. Charming and couteous, buy something here

There are few shops in the world that I love more than this one. I have visited Siop Hughes every…read moretime over the past 4 decades when I have traveled to Dolgellau. It is a treasure and a reminder of what "bricks and mortar" shops give--excellent quality and exemplary, generous service.

I live in Newtown so tend to go into this branch more than the bigger one in Mach. I love it! The…read moregirl in thee is lovely and orders me in Portmeirion tableware!! The stuff is top quality, unusual, affordable and you know it's been fairly traded -where applicable- It's one shop whereI'd love to work if ever there was a job vacancy..or have them stock my handcrafted baby comforters!!! They've come a long way in the 15yrs I've lived in Newtown. Well worth a visit if your passing any of the shops.

When I first lived in Machynlleth I used to go here all the time. There is nothing comparable there…read morelocally! I like the cups and mugs they sell, the serviettes are too pricey (4 pounds for paper napkins), 6 Euros. They sell toys, a great selection of cards for all occasions such as birthdays and Valentine's, Easter, Get Well. They have figures from wood, vases, many African and Aftrican-style gifts. I like some of the clothes they sell, e.g. from Jackpot. I have a black dress from here. In the summer, I like the Ian Snow wind chimes. Nice!

It is a small shop but we have never been disappointed. Very nice, friendly, staff who are always…read morehelpful. Good selection of paint and decorating products, garden stuff, cookware and hardware bits.

It is certainly worth going to this clothes' shop in Machynlleth. You can browse - and guaranteed…read morewill always find something here. They sell labels from different designers, sometimes by Fat Face, M&S, Next, Oasis - all for real bargain prices. I bought a dress here, a few shirts and skirts. The staff is always very friendly. It is right in the High Street - you cannot miss it!