What is WHSmiths?…read more Well this shop to me is like a box of chocolates in that I like all of the products. It always reminds me of a newsagent in store form. - Where are they located? If you go into any town or city you should be able to find a WHSmiths lurking about somewhere. They are distinguishable by the big bright blue sign they associate with themselves. I have yet to find a store located in a village but let me know if I am wrong. - What do they sell? In these stores you can expect to find the following; Books There is a good range of books stretching over a lot of categories. When you are in the store you will be able to locate them by searching for the particular genre you are after. All of the stores by me have a great selection stretching from fiction to non-fiction and children's to horror. Also the stores do tend to have a lot of offers on the books quite frequently. Today the offer is take some money off the price of the book so about 1 or 2 pounds or you can have 3 books for the price of 2. I always find the book I am after. DVDs A decent range of DVDs can be seen. This stretches from new chart releases to older releases and to TV DVD box sets. Also the store occasionally will have special DVDs such as sets with the film and soundtrack included. Today I saw sets with the film and the film adapted edition of the book for a few films for £9.99. I was so tempted but managed to resist. Also they go one step better than HMV with their 3 DVDs for £18 sale. It is easy to find the DVD you are after because you either look in the chart in the alphabetically ordered DVD section or the TV DVD section. The DVDs they have in store always seem to be a good selection. CDs To be honest the CD section is the only one I will have a little moan about as in all of the stores by me they have not really got a great collection. They have all of the music that is in the chart at present which is the most important I suppose but I always find that CDs are hard to locate and the selection of non-chart music is always a bit pants. Saying that the prices on the CDs are generally fantastic and you can get some right bargains like I found I'm warning you not to laugh straight away an old Britney Spears album there for £3. Now I know you are all going to start saying well her music is only worth that but I like her and that is a bargain and an example of what you can find if you look hard enough. Magazines They have a very good Range of magazines from women's to men's. I am pretty confident that you will be able to find the one that you are after. I buy around 5 magazines a week and I get them all from WHSmith. Board games I am not saying they have a great collection but you can buy some board games here. They sell the popular ones such as Monopoly and Cluedo. You can also find travel board games; you know the little magnetic ones so Smiths is always a good shop to go to before you go on holiday. PC and console games Again the selection really depends on the size of the store but in Birmingham you can find all of the games in the current chart and quite a few older ones to. Stationary WHSmith excels itself on its stationary selection. You can choose from the cheap stationary, you know what I mean the 99p folders and 49p clear pencil cases but then you can go one better. They sell really nice ring binders with themes such as bright colours or silky textures. These are around £2.99. They also do themes such as stationary with Blue on the cover or Harry Potter. As well as folders you will be able to find the usual such as pens, pencils, pencil cases and mathematic sets. Calculators and I know it's not exactly stationary but things such as briefcases and storage boxes can be bought from here to at reasonable prices. I bought a really nice set of 3 clear boxes for £4.99 about 3 weeks ago and they are of a very good quality. Cards Any occasion they will have a selection for it. I am talking Birthdays, weddings, valentines and Christmas (when the time comes round) you should be able to find a good selection. All of the cards are price coded with letters and the prices are generally the same as you would find in places like Clintons. Gifts Gifts are there to buy all year round but especially at Christmas. I have seen oil burners, candle making sets, magazine subscriptions and photo frames. The best gift I have ever had from there was WHSmiths own version of the red letter day. It was £59 for a quick drives gift which you could choose from Quad biking, rally driving or a fast car ride. I cannot tell you what it was like yet as my stupid boyfriend keeps forgetting to organise it, I must nag him about that tonight. Also in these days you can get stuff like cinema tickets and hot air balloon rides. - What are the prices like? To be honest WHSmith are reasonably priced. Music and films generally can be found to be the same price as everywhere else and the games are quite

Whose idea was it to relocate Brighton's central Post Office into Churchill Square Shopping Centre?…read more A few years ago, the main branch was in a lovely building in the Lanes. Now on the lower ground floor of WHSmith, it resembles a dole centre. Squashed into the corner of Smiths, next to the stairs and escalators, it's void of life and sunlight - except for a long snake of disgruntled looking customers. I've had the misfortune to be stuck in the queue several times with parcels to post and believe me, the atmosphere sucks. How-ever many people are serving, you usually have to wait 5 to 10 minutes and at busy times, like the run-up to Christmas, you can wait as long as half an hour. Even the TV screen playing post office adverts on rotation can't distract from the fact, this is a horrible Post Office to visit at any time.

Everytime I have had to use this place I have gone about midday which I would strongly, strongly,…read moreSTRONGLY advise you not to go at this time as the cue is mahussive! If you can get in there before 10 oclock in the morning you will probably be alright. The royal mail has to be loved if you are patriotic as it's world famous so thumbs up. Apparently, Royal Mail drivers have a siren on their vans so they can skip traffic like ambulances but this could just be a rumour.

I'm bedridden. When my delivery was at the door, I spoke to him through the security camera, he…read moreignored it, I yelled and screamed through an open balcony door in my room directly above the front door, he ignored me. He took my parcel and left. Was he wearing earphones? If so, is that just to ignore customers or while he's actually driving? I called Royal Mail and they wanted the code NE322******GB spoken into the phone. It kept asking if the first two characters were multiple combinations MVG... now, I speak far more clearly than most... then it said it needed the number and hung up on me. If your company uses Royal Mail, that will be a deal breaker for me.

This is my local post office, and offers an above-average service by making a couple of small…read moreadditions to the basic post office set up. The addition of a corner-shop style store in the front means you can pick up bits and pieces while doing your post, and the rather large number of desks for the small queuing area means you nearly always get seen immediately. In the end, it is just a post office, but it does what it needs to better than others. The corner-shop at the front of the post office is such a great idea that I'm surprised others haven't nicked this simple idea. All of the post office items are available to buy, as well as the typical corner shop bits and pieces, which is useful if I'm in a bit of a time crunch. That, combined with the great service here, makes this a great place to get your posting needs filled. When you do get through the corner shop, the post office area is much bigger than it needs to be. There are 4-5 desks crammed into the small space, meaning there is nearly always a free desk: a great service. The turnover also seems to be quite good: I've never waited more than about 30 seconds. In the end, the post office is a must-visit place: everyone has to post letters every now and again. However, this post office does seem to try a bit harder than most of the rest: the effort doesn't go unnoticed.

This Kemp Town Post Office branch is great to find some bargain chocolates from some little known…read morebrand (if you're not afraid to sway your Bounty for a Coconut Dream), and it also has a huge stock of magazines including more specialist ones. It's always busy there, with a big post office area at the back, a free cashpoint, a large selection of greetings cards, lottery, stationary, and also varying seasonal stock - such as cheap fireworks in November and easter eggs in Spring. Wouldn't reccomend it for the card selection - very blunt and ugly, I once spent half an hour trying to find a Mother's Day card without an awful poem before deciding I may as well make one. But all in all, good to see a local store thriving!

It seems odd reviewing a Post Office, since they are so ubiquitous, but this office in Seven Dials…read moreis useful to know about if you're in the area, but easy to overlook, since for some odd reason it is tucked off Dyke Road, the main shopping thoroughfare. It's in quite a handsome building in a quiet residential street - Melville Road is opposite the Co-op, which is next to the 'Good Companions' pub. It's what they used to call a Crown Office, ie now owned by Post Office Ltd, and so offers the full range of postal services, insurance, savings accounts etc., as well as providing a small range of stationery. It also has a 24hr cashpoint - useful to know about if the others in the area run out of money, which they seem to do frequently. Staff are friendly and seem to know all their customers, but service can be a little slow at times - but then, friendly chatter is a dying art these days, so perhaps I shouldn't complain. And it is the only one in the area, so it's a case these days of 'use it or lose it'.

A much needed service. In this day and age everyone needs to use their post office or face losing…read moreit. This post office is situated in a much needed place. This service is not sexy or cutting edge but nerverless at one time or other one will need to use it. Where would you go to post a parcel if this type of business was not around?

The typical post office + corner shop combo. I came by here when I'd just unloaded £120 out of the…read morecash machine at Natwest to pay our gas and electricity bills with when I discovered that Natwest was shut... Not only that, but it had shut while I was queueing to use the ATM! Gah...! Thankfully this place stays open an extra little bit longer ('til 5:30 most days) so I was able to get the job done, and not worry about threats of electricity cuts coming through the post. As well as the more sympathetic opening hours, there's a good deal of stationary on offer and your standard selection of scratch cards and chocolate bars. The lady that works here was also exceptionally helpful and patient when going through all the details involved in paying bills by cash. It was also remarkably warm in the store, which (for this time of year) is as good a reason as you need to pop in off the street. There's also a bus stop a short walk away making it easy to travel to too!

Since the local post office cuts in Brighton, it's nice to see that they kept at least one on Lewes…read moreroad. I used to do a lot of selling on EBay, so always had packages and parcels to ship off to various places in the world. I always used this post office to send my goods. They have a lot of packaging items (bubble wrap bags etc) on sale which is really handy if you are sending an item. Whilst there are two post office counters out back you can expect a fairly long wait if you catch them at the wrong time of day. That being said, the staff are efficient and knowledgeable about all post office related processes. The shop is quite handy as well if you need random stationary, birthday cards or suchlike. As well as the expected sweets, drinks, crisps and tobacco products of a newsagent they have a limited selection of tinned food if you need the odd item. There is a corner shop vibe to the place which I like because it's not just a 9-5 job for the staff but their family business. This seems to come out in the service you receive and I would prefer to give my custom to these guys any day of the week.

This post office has everything a post office should have, general posting services, money exchange…read moreservices and random sweets and chocolate that no-one ever buys!!! I normally think they should utilise the space but they put things in there that no-one wants because they come to the post office for a different reason. When, in the history of man has someone said 'ooh I fancy a bag of crisps, I know I'll go to the post office' Sarcasm aside the post office is good and when I need to post parcels etc I do find the advise helpful so I will shut up.

From the owner: Convenience Store Post Office Services…read more Postage - Royal Mail & Parcel Force ATM - Free Cash Machine & Counter withdrawals Travel Money - Foreign Currency & Travel Money Card Moneygram - Send Cash Worldwide in 10 minutes UK Passports - Check & Send Vehicle Tax / Licencing Insurance - Travel / Home / Life / Pets Post Office Money - Savings Accounts / Credit Cards Home Phone & Broadband Gift Cards Phone Cards - Uk & International Mobile Phone Top Ups Bill Payments Utility Top Ups - Gas / Electricity Banking - Cash & Cheque Deposits Health Lottery

Post offices normally make my blood boil. The queues are long, the staff are rude and I generally…read morefeel like my life is slipping away from me while I wait to do a mundane task such as purchase a stamp. However, the County Oak post office has greatly changed my view. I even offer to go on behalf of other people now as it's such a pleasant experience. Whether you want foreign currency, to package and post a parcel abroad, or to purchase those pesky stamps, the staff here will go out of their way to help and assist you, and always with a smile and a friendly word along the way. I really would advise people to use this branch (but only if you promise not to create a queue!), even if you have to travel here from another part of town. There is free parking right outside and it makes for a hassel free experience. There is even a newsagent style shop incorporated with a separate pay point. My only qualm is the price of a stamp - 50p for second class - when on earth did this happen??!! Maybe one day the local post office won't exist, but while it does we should support the good ones in any way we can.

I needed to get a label printed for an Ebay parcel. Having had no help from another nearby post…read moreoffice I went to St georges Road post office and was so glad that I did. The ladies were so kind, cheerfull and friendly. The lady scanned my QR code and printed my label for me. Professional and efficient and friendly. I will be using St Georges post office from now on. Thank you.

Absolutely terrible attitude and customer service of this Indian/Asian lady. Super rude,…read moredisrespectful and very unprofessional every time I come in to be working at the post office. Unbelievable and really sad to see how desperate the 'work marketplace' in this country became in the last few years so even this atrocious behaviour seems bound to be accepted. Truly shocking!!! Never going this post office again even though it's the closest one to me.