Whoa! I was standing in Gerard Darel yesterday, the chic boutique complete with authentic french…read morestaff, and the customer in front of me handed over her card to pay her no doubt hard-earned cash for the beautiful clothes. The card was declined, or failed to go through, something which happens to everybody all the time, but is a little embarrassing. Without missing a beat, the stony-faced assistant, (whom I believe to be a manager) said, eyeballing the client, "you've been using it too much". The poor customer, who, no doubt, was astonished, stuttered something about making transfers, while the queue all waited in silence. You could see the manager internally rolling her eyes as, again, stony-faced, she cut the customer off with "I was joking". Nice.

We had an amazing experience with Lisa Ann on Friday. We were 3 girls all looking for a dress we…read morecould all wear. She was extremely patient and helpful and even brought us a coffee and water when we were all exhausted. We did not end up buying there as could not find something that we all agreed on but I will give Lisa Ann 10/10 for customer service and would return as I thought the quality of the clothes excellent.

The first time I set foot in a Ted Baker was in England. I searched through a few shops, and…read moredecided to get a couple shirts from this location in Guildford. You've got to love the slimming effect of the European cut that all the clothes have. The staff was really helpful, especially to this foreigner. It was a bit costly especially after the exchange rate (thanks George W for the AWESOME exchange rates), but in the end it was worth it. I got two nice shirts that I probably still won't see anywhere here in the states. And now, after a few more shirts and a few suits, my addiction continues with the clothing at Ted Baker.

Love Ted Baker clothes when we have the money, although with the shop literally 2 mintues from work…read moreits easy to walk past everyday. Items are high priced so dont expect to get anything cheap in there. More for fashion concious people, who want to keep up to date etc, for formalwear or for the odd treat. Items are generally around the £50 mark for a top and t-shirts can easily be £40. Great shop with nice well trained staff on hand to help. Overall a nice shop with a changing window display weekly.

I love browsing around accessorize as they have some lovely bits and pieces. I love it at christmas…read moretime as you can pick up little stocking fillers for the girls in the family at a reasonable price. The shop does get busy and can be a bit cramped so I tend to go in just as they open so you have free reign over the place. The stafff are good and look as though they enjoy working there and they always ask if they can help without bugging you. I tend to think that they are of better quality than clares which is aldo a plus.

This is one of two branches of Accessorise in Guildford. This one is joined onto Monsoon on the…read morehigh street. It has a nice selection of goods, and is pleasant to browse. The staff are friendly, and ask if there is anything they can help you with, but they'll leave you to browse if you say you don't need any help. Accessorise tends to be reasonably priced. You can find similar items cheaper elsewhere, but Accessorise items are nice quality and look great.