This is a brilliantly named shop for the sort of items it sells - cheap and cheerful household…read moreessentials. Need loo roll? Toothpaste? Shampoo? They've got it! And at a fraction of the supermarket price. The most handy item I've bought here is 8 Litre storage boxes at just £4 each which were an absolute lifesaver when I moved house. The shop itself is messy and unorganised but you can't have everything!

So your looking for that infamous orange handled brush, or a selection of vaious different sized…read morered storage containers, or that dog chew toy that will keep the mut entertained for hours... but wait... you only have £5.74 i your pocket and you lef your wallet at home, surely there is no where that will stock all those things for that price, think again! ok so it might be a little exageration but it is a multi purpose cheap store, that does as the pack man style logo suggest help you beat the credit crunch. I am a fan of stores like this, more so of the smaller versions, but with each one you walk inside with that sense of the unknown, you could come accross anything within 4 seconds of stepping inside... what an adventure!

Makro is an excellent cash and carry store - you can only shop there if you have a store card, but…read moreyou can get one of these if you work for a company that uses the store, or even know someone who is willing to get you a card on their account! It doesn't cost anything to join. Makro sells a bit of everything, really. Most things are in bulk, but they do have individual items too. If you need to buy things like washing powder, nappies, cooking items etc, then Makro is a good place to go as you will definitely save money. The main thing to remember is that you have to add 17.5% VAT to everything except food and kids clothes!

I love Makro offers. Fantastic value for money. But watch out for anything else, you might get it…read morecheaper in your local supermarket. And don't forget to add 17.5% VAT!

Costco has almost everything your could ever want and stuff you didn't know you needed! If there is…read morea Costco close, there is a good chance my family will visit it. This Costco is quite nice. The food court has good food at decent prices, and there is good selection throughout the store. Five stars because as an American, the chocolate and tea aisles are amazing! The US needs real Cadbury's.

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In order to access this store you need to have a Makro card - usually given out to self employed…read morepeople. This sells a lot of items in bulk which often makes the price cheaper in the long run. Items have their prices on display exclusive of v.a.t though so you need to do some calculating to ensure you are making a saving. There are many offers starting on a wednesday which they advertise through their magazine - these are Makromail items and are often snapped up quickly - so get in quick to avoid dissapointment. This store always has an abundance of helpful staff to help reach items located high up or, on one occassion, pushed my trolley round for me as I was in difficulty! They sell a selection of pretty much anything household - from food to towels to bedding to toiletries and much more and if thirsty or peckish, they have a happy friendly cafe for very cheap priced coffee, snacks and meals. They do not have any bags so make sure you bring plenty or you will need to load your purchases directly into the car - lots of carparking spaces directly outside and within easy reach of junction 9 off the M27.

The Better Food Company has been a long standing flag ship in the organic food movement through…read moreBristol. The building is really split into two sections of market place and restaurant, although as you can probably imagine the two co exist rather nicely. Indeed there is a lot that is rather nice at The Better Food Company. The well stocked supermarket, for starters, packs a firm punch in the line of sustainable, environmentally friendly products. From large vats, one can refill empty bottles with Ecover biodegradable washing up liquid. From equally large buckets and bins one can fill up bags with various teas, dried fruits and cereals. The selection of breads and biscuits is pleasantly extensive, catering for vegans, vegetarians and, like myself, those with wheat allergies. Indeed this is one of the few shops I have ever found where I can buy many gluten-free foods. If you know what I'm talking about I definitely recommend you come here. A short walk past the beautiful, hippy cashiers in multi coloured layers will bring you to the cafe restaurant. An inviting array of tables and chairs with an enormous people-watching window (you know who you are!) is often bustling busy. Mothers with children and prams, students and locals all flock here for the delicious home cooked, organic and quite affordable food. For many The Better Food Company can be quite the day out.

While there are many small, local shops in St Werburgh's and Montpelier selling organic and whole…read morefoods, it's still immensely helpful to have one big organic supermarket where everything can be found in one place, and at this one you can stop off for lunch at the adjoining cafe, too. Catering to wealthy eco-lifestyle types, it carries a range of high end organic food, with particular nod to the excellent fresh bread selection. It sells all the things you'd expect from this sort of shop: soya milk and yoghurts, ecologically friendly home products, gluten-free pastas, etc, along with a very good booze section. There's not actually as much stock in the shop as you might expect from how large it looks from the outside; it's all very spread out. So while it gives the illusion of being a whopping superstore, it is more like an indoor market. Even so, you will absolutely find everything you're looking for, and you'll get a smile from the very helpful and knowledgable (I bet the training here is thorough!) staff.

For those of you who like a bargain or three, The 99p Stores should not be missed. Situated at the…read moreheart of Broadwalk Shopping Centre, this shop is a popular local haunt, and boasts a wide range of products, from shampoo to picture frames to multi-packs of cheap sweets and nibbles, not forgetting garden items and stationary. The 99p Stores certainly stocks a variety of goods. Many popular brand items -especially of the food and cosmetics variety - are on sale here at discount prices. So if the credit crunch is weighing heavily upon you, but you still want the good(ish) stuff, you know where to go...

This is one of the best charity shops on the city! It's great! It's like a jumble sale, but with…read morethings you would actually want. On the summer days, like today, they put boxes and racks of stock outside the front of the shop; making it feel like a garage sale. I challenge anyone to walk past on a day like today and not be forced to stop and have a look at the piles of stuff. It's a large charity shop as far as they go, with a huge variety of bits & pieces, like cameras and electronic goods to clothes, furniture and books. I already found a great old cannon camera I'm thinking about going back for tomorrow. The staff I met were all very young and will help you look for things that you can't find on the shop floor. They will also go and check the mountains of donations in the back room for you as well.

This particular charity shop intrigued me on my first ever walk down Cotham Hill and still draws me…read moreinside no matter how many times I walk past determined not to go in...again! The shop has the most colourful display window I have ever seen and a mountain of cuddly toys at the front of the shop ensures that mothers will be dragged in by their children. Most charity shops have racks of clothes to browse but this charity shop makes the whole process so much easier. The shop is divided into colours -an orange rack, a green rack, a yellow rack etc. Shirts, trousers, skirts and dresses of the same colour are held together which is extremely useful, especially if looking for a particular colour for fancy dress or for a top to match your new shoes. I definitely recommend this brilliant rainbow shop!