The Isle of Wight pearl is a deceiving place because we thought it was just going to be a shop…read moreselling pearls but once you arrive you are taken aback by the amazing shops that are on offer selling fine jewellery. Firstly there is a huge car park and there are good disabled facilities including toilets. The first place that you will probably notice is the pearl emporium which is very impressive and you can actually see the process of how they get the pearls from the clams. There was a wonderful dress on display when we went which had been worn by Princess Diana. The shop is great to browse with lots of sparkly stuff but the prices are steep. Outside there are also shops selling gold and silver. The silver was very cheap and there's lots to chose from and very well made. There is also a great cafe to refuel yourselves which over looks the sea. It's very close to blackgang chine if you're wondering where it is. It's free to go to so a great place to visit.

West Quay is an indoor shopping mall. My husband and I shopped here one time…read more The mall contained several dozen stores and a few dozen restaurants. Some brands were local, and others were non-local. I am from the U.S., and some stores and restaurants here are also in the U.S. Therefore, I felt most interested in the non-US brands such as Marks & Spencer. This mall is also supposed to have ice skating, bowling, and movies, although I did not participate in those activities.

I have very fond memories of this mall because when I used to work on ships, this was where I would…read morecome to hang out when docked in Southampton. There was reasonably priced food, wifi, and I could get a little shopping in. This was 15 years ago. Glad to see 15 years later, this mall is still kicking, and they have really built up this area a lot more. They still have a nice mix of stores, although some of their kiosks are gone, like their Whittard's kiosk. The food court wasn't bad, although I did notice a couple places were empty. There is still wifi, although that's less of an issue now. And they still have the M&S, thankfully. If you're going on a cruise, and have some time to kill, I think this mall is a great stop, especially considering there are other things in the area too if you get bored with the mall. There is another mall in the area, but that one is a little more empty, whereas West Quay still seems to have a crowd.

Incredibly rude staff. I didn't catch her name, however she was so disrespectful, dismissive and…read moreunprofessional.

Just for fun has everything you need for a fancy dress party and more!…read more A decent sized shop that is just away from the main city centre high street and right next door to a petrol station! You can get everything you need here and they also sell things for wedding, hen nights, stag do's and other generic parties. As well as costumes you can buy they also have a large range of fancy dress costumes to hire! In the past i have hired a scarlet o hara costume! When it was my friends hen night we were able to get L plate and hen night balloons, willy straws, party bag items and dares! Using just for fun i have managed to dress up as a cowgirl, a black fairy, a moulin rouge girl and scarlet o hara! I really want to try there tinkerbell costume as well as it looks so cute! Make sure you get in there early on special occasions. For example on Halloween at about 1pm it was one in one out at the door! If this is the case there is a larger store in Hedge End.

This is a great shop if you have a little more in your budget to spend on bags and jewellery etc…read more It's quite big compared to other Accessorize stores I've visited. There's a huge range of stuff, and each season they bring you the latest trends. The staff don't tend to talk to you unless you approach them about something.

Quite a small branch but full of the usual shiny and glittery goodness!…read more Huge range of bags, shoes, jewellery, purses, handbads and crafty stickers! One of my favorite places to stop by whilst in the town centre.

This is a large Toys 'R' Us store in a retail park that also has Homebase, Halfords, PC World,…read moreCurry's, Comet and MacDonalds! There is a big car park but it doea get very busy, particularly in the run up to Christmas, and you may find yourself queuing to get in. It's not easy to get to by public transport. The store itself has a huge range of toys, but it is quite crowded and can be difficult to find what you're looking for if you go in for something specific. And it can be worth checking prices elsewhere as, although they do have some good deals, some of the prices seem expensive compared to other places. However, it is a good place for browsing for ideas and to see what's new in the world of toys and games.

The kids always love shopping here, personally I find it convenient to have so much choice in one…read moreplace. This is a large store and larger items such as play houses and bikes can be viewed in store before buying which is an advantage. The prices can be overly inflated at times, that said they often have very good promotions running too so you need to take note on the prices of any items you are buying. The tills do seem to be very busy, but the staff have always been polite and served me efficiently.

The Cascades is a meduim sized shopping arcade in Portsmouth town centre. It boasts shops such as…read morePrimark, Claire's Accessories, Thorntons, Carphone Warehouse, Hawkins Bazaar, Accessorize, Fabric Land, TK Maxx, M&S, Evans, Woolworths (at present!), H&M. As well as having a Starbucks and an O'Briens for snacks and refreshments. There has recently been a refubishment, which now means there is space upstairs for a 'Food Court'. This mainly hosts a Subway, amongst other small eateries. There is a car park to the rear of the Cascades, which meakes for perfect parking to reach it. Quite pricey for parking, but close to the shops!

I actually liked this place because of the plentiful number of small independents like the Canvas…read morePrinting Company, the London Camera Exchange shop, Sonner Toys, Quiz Clothing as well as the usual suspects like Primark, Next, Lush and H&M. They had nail bars, a Turkish cafe, a Boswell's cafe, an eat all ya like Chinese/Japanese/Thai place charging £20 fixed price for food. It's also where the Starbucks is located that charged me 5p for tap water - the 5p was allegedly for the plastic cup when they were coming down with ceramic cups. They've driven my gold membership business from Starbucks since. I'd guess mine is at least £1,000 spend annually. There's plenty of chargeable parking here and we found one common theme driving around England - is not a parking friendly country and especially not a disabled parking friendly country. Local authorities starved of funds from central government crooks now fleece their communities at every turn and charging for parking on roads is just another income source. This is despite the fact that drivers already repeatedly pay for roads over and over through road tax, by paying for extortionate road fuel taxes and in general taxes are robbed here too. In fact Portsmouth centre had a surprising number of independent nail bars; most of which were staffed by Asian folk.

Lovely, convenient village newsagents. Beautiful staff too.read more

The premises is shared with Post Office. A small number of books on sale, good selection of cards,…read moreother stationery products. However they still had a few 2017 calendars at Full Price!