We stumbled across this beautiful, intriguing little shop today while walking through the cobbled…read morestreets in Rye. On entering the shop we were kindly greeted by a kind lady who happily made conversation. We found our favourite Ester & Erik candles and a gorgeous candelabra. This is definitely our new favourite shop in Rye! Amazing products and fantastic staff who really want to know about you and help!

One visit I will not forget. Lovely little shop packed with some wonderful gifts.read more

I'm not sure what to say about this place other than OMFG ITS AN OLD SCHOOL TOY STORE! Stepping…read moreinto Hakings Bazaar is an experience all on its own. It's kind of like sensory overload with all of the flashing lights and noises but that's thee reason I love it!

This shop is situation in the Lower Mall in Bluewater next to Marks and Spencers. It is a great…read moreshop for traditional toys like the Rubixs cube to fun toys like toilet golf as well as some great stocking fillers. It's also a good place to buy items to put in home made christmas crackers like the old fashioned fish that curl up in your hand and jumping beans (remember them?). I bought quite a few little stocking fillers like a growing penguin, a little man that my toddler can bend bubbles, a Kazoo (that you blow) all for under £1 each. This shop will take you back to your childhood. The service is also really good as I asked if they sold a certain type of item and the lady said they used to and went to their store room to see if they had any of the items left. Unfortuantely they did not but she went out of her way to help me.

We visited Lambert on our holiday to London, it had good prices and friendly service so we picked…read moreup a few fun trinkets. However after paying, one of us checked the receipt and the full Visa card number and expiry date were printed on the receipt! This seemed sketchy as every other receipt always had the first numbers starred out. In calling the bank they agreed this was fishy and cancelled the card as a precaution. Just something to watch out for when shopping!

I love to buy cheesy souvenirs whenever I visit a foreign land. This is a great spot right by…read moretrafalgar square. This shop was perfect, it had everything I was looking for and more. No pressure to buy anything which is great. I walked away a happy tourist. I should also mention based on my shopping they are have the best prices around.

A unique gift shop a la Magma meets Design Museum. The stock…read moreconsists of the wittiest cards, toys, home accessories, books, games, jewellery... and most importantly of those crazy arty 'things.' (i.e. plastic egg hatching a basil plant)

This place has a unique selection of interesting and kitschy gifts. They even threw in a miniature…read morerubber ducky at my request. Can't wait to see what they have next time I visit.

This Evolution in Ipswich town centre has been here for a long time. I used to go to it to buy my…read moremum blue glass items for christmas and birthdays and this was one of the only places to get them at a reasonable price. Now after all these years my kids go here to buy me presents for bithdays and christmas shows how times have changed but some things just stay the same. Obviously the items for sale have moved on with the times, they just sell quirky pieces that are not the same as everywhere else. They are a much more personal present something a little different. The staff are friendly and helpfull and will wrap items if you need them done too. There are a couple of steps in the shop but if you have a buggy they jump to help before you could even think of asking. A great place to buy that extra speacial gift.

Lots of lovely gifts ranging from the pocket money price to slightly more expensive items. Various…read morehousehold and dispaly items, storage, jewellery, cushions throws stocking fillers etc. COurteous service, light and airy shop - very good prices, a good place for some different ideas. MAny budhist items too.

I love this shop!…read more It's full of weird, random and quirky bits and bobs, and it is usually my first port of call when I am looking to buy a gift or present for someone. If you're a cat lover you are in for a treat, as there are plenty of cat related items in the shop, from lamps, to nail stickers and mugs! I spend a good ten minutes laughing out loud at a book of pigeons that was in there (who knew some pigeons could look so bizarre!? I probably should have bought the book; I'm laughing to myself about the pigeons now). There really is so much stuff in there, that you would have to spend an age in there to see everything. There are bits and pieces crammed into every corner of the store! My only qualm is that because everything is piled everywhere, there is not a lot of room to move! If there are more than 3 people in the shop or you are carrying a few shopping bags, you aren't going to last long in there.

Came into this shop for my birthday shopping spree. I was surprised to find lots of random things…read moreand came out with a few things like a sleep mask and a nail drier (for nail polish). What I bought was fairly good. I will be coming back for my next birthday for sure.

Ophelia's is a really interesting gift shop, with a range of quirky gifts from toiletries, pens,…read moreclothing, handmade greetings cards, wrapping paper, jewellery. Located between the High Street and the main shopping street in Herne Bay (Mortimer Street). Friendly staff, ideal place to find a nice gift.

We went Cristmas shopping in Canterbury and I was very surprised by this lovely little shop. From…read morethe outside I got the impression that I wasn't really going to be able to afford anything from there! It looks very expensive, I was very pleasently surprised to find the prices were very reasonible. I found a wizard of Oz keyring for £3 that I had seen in Past Times for £5! We also bought a very lovely 3ft snowman ormament for £15, I asked my other half how much he thought it would be and we guessed around £30, I was really pleased with it for £15. They sell a great selection of paper items such as cute cards and wrapping paper, note books etc as well as Christmas decorations and gift items. I will certainly be shopping there again and would recomend it as a lovely shop to pick up something different without it costing a fourtune.