I went in today to return some minor unused items following the passing of my father which we had…read morepurchased for the funeral proceedings. All paid for with my card when accompanied by the member, my mother. Cannot process refund I was told as my mother, an 80-year old grieving widow must come in and return the items herself. I explained that this would be difficult for her as she would be on her own. Doesn't matter, not their problem as they have policies in place. CHAD, the manager and truly an unsympathetic moron, asserted that GDPR is the reason. What on earth does GDPR have to do with returning items in a store? CHAD couldn't even bring himself to mutter a simple "sorry for your loss..." Disgraceful and arrogant conduct. He finished the discussion with a threat to terminate my mother's membership as he found my comment that I would be posting this episode on social media unacceptable. I see many negative comments on Costco Watford associated specifically with CHAD. Please return this guy to stacking shelves where he belongs.

Costco. DO NOT BUY FROM THIS COMPANY…read more Ordered a B M W Watch from this company. After waiting five weeks for my watch to arrive l received an item that was nothing like the the B M W watch that was ordered. What I got was a low value poor quality item,and was not worth anything like the £45.00 + PP I had parted with. Have tried on many occasions to get intouch with Costco to resolve this problem and have had no reply. PayPal where unable to help me with problem. From a very unhappy customer. Billybear12325. ,

It's a much needed market these days as the highstreet arts and crafts shops have all disappeared…read more This place sells lots of useful bits and bobs, from canvass to model kits, wedding themed items, glue and scissors. Craft paper and decorative gems, glitter etc. Fairly big store, the only issue I had was taking 15 minutes to check out 3 items. Security tag removal and the four different prices that came up on till causing issues.

This place is awesome! On the retail park next to toys r us and comet etc it has so many trinket…read moretype things and little bits and peices - it's like an old fashioned milliners in many ways but without the fabric. I am not keen on crafts but my kids love it, and can spen ages looking at all the little things. I do find it handy for general household items such as fabric glue and tape to hold up hems etc. I am sure you can get these cheaper elsewhere but I have no idea where to find them! They also ran some classes there a while ago to give people the chance to learn new hobbies wwhich is a really good idea - you have to pop into the store to find out though.

Although Artbox was adorable, I wouldn't say it's a close representation to what's available at a…read moreSanrio store in Japan and has a smaller selection than you'd expect. The items also felt slightly dated and tended to lean towards certain characters like cinnamoroll with very little selection of black hello kitty or my melody. I half expected that Artbox would have a similar check out process to Japan, in which you received a small hello kitty bag tag on your bag and was disappointed when there wasn't. All in all, the items I purchased were adorable but the selection is small so if you drop in I'd recommend keeping expectations low.

11.1o.19 Cute stuffs…read moreoverload. I don't get anything but my gf did. I am not into these cutesy things anymore, sadly, too old for them. There were some items I've never seen in LA or maybe I don't shop for these little things so I wouldn't know. Honestly, everything was on the pricy side. That was kind of expected. But a piece of KitKat for 1gpb20? Uh...no, I'll pass. Thank you though. It was still nice to look at it. :)

I was on a hunt for fascinator materials, and as soon as you walk in, behind the counter was…read moreEVERYTHING I needed. The comb, the net circle, great selection of feathers and also bird cage netting. They also have ever kind of trimming imaginable. The young girl behind the counter was very helpful.

An aladins cave of trimmings!…read more everything you ever wanted to sew on to anything can befound here, tucked away in this little undeground shop. Its hard to find, and you have to ring a bell to get in. The staff are unhelpful, and can be a little snooty, and the prices are too high. Never the less I go back again and again for the sheer range of materials available!

Map is a cool store on the otherwise dull terrain of Junction Road near Archway…read more I looked around Map and saw nothing extraordinary. Jelly Cat. Check. Cat's Eye purses. Check. Retro 50's memorabilia check. Badge saying "Her Proudest Achievement was staying Blonde". Check. Wait a minute..that's me! That's me all over! I had to get the badge. I am most proud of staying blonde, having enough money to stay blonde. Yay me! I'm a mature adult! The salesman was really nice and looked high and low around for some other merchandise saying the same thing. There wasn't anything else. I did want anything saying "I'm so bloody blonde sometimes" ( I don't play the dumb blonde. Think Portia not Anna Nicole.) and I didn't want to tell the world I was "High Maintenance" or anything. That being said, I paid my 1.75 and left with my badge pinned to the Leopard Coat. I'm still wearing it now in the house.

Archway is pretty dire. It's a matter of opinion so please don't take offence if you're mid love…read moreaffair with it's squalor. Granted there are a few things of merit to be found but sadly, on the whole the surroundings make visits to these places a rather lugubrious experience, and the empty Woolworths on Junction road has proven to add to this. But something keeps pulling me back there for one reason or another and it has been the backdrop for many an event in my life. And so I know of a little place that stands out from the crowds called Map. It opened almost 10 years ago and has been selling gifts ever since. It's the perfect place to dive in when passing and grab a birthday card and something suitable, nice but a fairly impersonal stocking filler type offering.

Everything you need for art, writing, ink, paper, stationery supplies. Located in Covent Garden…read morenear the Underground stations & other retail shops. Service was quick, helpful & very friendly. Great value

Item never arrived, even weeks later. Don't reply to emails for days. All around shoddy.read more

Certainly not the largest Paperchase store compared to their flagship on Tottenham Court Road -…read morethis branch on Piccadilly stocks a basic yet decent range of the stationery and gifts, you'd expect to find in a branch of the chain. Just to confirm - this is a Paperchase store and there is some confusion right now with most of the reviews on this listing being for another business nearby - Waterstones which is a rival to Paperchase in certain areas and it can be easy to confuse the business due to the size of Waterstones who have their flagship branch over five-floors basically next store. Back to the regular review - This Paperchase store does have some good gifts and souvenirs but for me, many of the aisles are a little narrow meaning it can be hard to get down the store when it is busy and the staff don't seem too helpful, they were mainly at the till which also was awkwardly positioned, then helping customers around the store. An extra star for the satisfactory selection of products and central London location but the hectic and awkward store layout, even by London standards - especially in comparison to bigger and better stores Paperchase have across the city means I only feel two-stars is possible.

For my kids, this was a highlight of our trip. 7 floors with really well organized and wide…read moreselection of toys. A ton of demonstrations happening with fun staff as well to make it very special. The staff definitely give off a "Disney" vibe. Pricing was a little higher than I'd like to pay, but overall the experience added to it so we bit the bullet and bought a few toys on our trip. It's well worth it for your kids if you want to visit - nothing like it in the US

I heard this was the toy store of all toy stores and it indeed was. There were 7 floors of product,…read moreeach dedicated to a theme. Suitable for all ages. There were many photo opportunities and lots of demonstrations as well. The sales people worked for the store and there was no pressure at all. We were there a little under an hour and discovered many new items. Our kids really enjoyed the lego and Wicked themed areas. There is also a cotton candy machine where you can watch it being made through the glass, all automated. We somehow left without purchasing anything due to our inability to take it back home.