The Robert Dyas in Oxford is really good…read more The staff are really friendly and helpful, and nothing is too much trouble for them. The shop has a huge range of household products, things that you wouldnt find anywhere else and wouldnt begin to know where to look for them if Robert Dyas didnt exist! A bit like an old-fashioned hardware store. And their range of cupcake-themed products is brilliant, a wide selection and the most reasonably priced!

This is a smallish store (by US standards) but has a very wide variety of household products. I…read moreagree with a previous reviewer who describes it as an old fashioned hardware store. I ended up finding the cable ties that I needed, after searching many other stores. The staff was helpful and directed me to the product I needed. I will keep it in mind as I did not know about it before.

When fitting a ring doorbell, I managed to lose a small screw, not only did they have the correct…read morethread, the very helpful Lady, cut it to length and only charged me 20p! I thought the service was excellent and would recommend. I only problem is that I don't live in Oxford, fitting the doorbell for my son.

A useful hardware shop right in the centre of Kidlington. It may be more expensive than the big DIY…read moresuperstores but they are on the other side of Oxford. If you only need one thing it is probably just as cheap to come here and far easier. And they sell things individually so if you only want 1 screw to finish a job but it has to be an exact size then this is a far better option.

I found this shop very helpful to me when I had a problem with batteries for my landline phone…read more They were interested and keen to help me find a solution. I will definitely use this shop again, thank you to all who work there. Great customer service, thank you!

Absolutely love Langbridge. What you get here is customer service. I'm not saying you don't get it…read morein the larger stores but you do have to track an employee down to find it whereas in the smaller independent stores there always seems to be someone on hand to help but without being pushy. I love the fact that they have a website too as I can't always get over to the other side of Bath and delivery is reasonable and quick. I'd rather visit the store though as I often spend more money online! It's a family run business and I think that's what makes it a winner. Always good to support local independent traders.

Remember when your local High Street was populated with individual shops and cafes and offered a…read moremore personal customer service? Well The Lower High Street or West End in Cheltenham, still posseses these qualities - it is a very underated part of Cheltenham. Perhaps on your next visit, you might make the West End your destination - give it a try, you might be surprised.