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.

Cute little store that advertises itself as "oriental gifts and collectables", which from the…read moreoutside made me expect one of those places that mainly carries teapots, incense, and folding fans. All of which they do have. But the keyword here is collectables, there is a lot of geeky and nerdy stuff in this shop, Asian pop themed as well as general. Anime stuff, action figures, Star Wars shirts, all sorts of things along with some pretty nice teapots, incense, and so on.

This store is situated on the lower level shopping floor of West Quay shopping centre. This is a…read morebeautiful store and perfect if you're looking for something special to wear for an occasion. They stock a lovely range of dresses and tops and matching skirts. Also you can have shoes and bags dyed to match your dress. The staff are very helpful and couldn't be nicer. The clothes are expensive but are very good quality. The changing facilities are spacious and light which is ideal for trying on such nice clothes. You do have to pay to park in West Quay and it can be expensive so do check the charges as it's a pay on exit car park

From the owner: At Coast we champion the new rules for dressing up. For us, it's not something you do for that one…read moreoff special occasion but something to work into your wardrobe whether you're going to a wedding, birthday party or drinks with friends. We design clothes for women who want to look beautiful, feel amazing and stand out in their own inimitable style. Our collections are created using modern couture-worthy fabrics, hand painted prints and stunning colour palettes. Above all else, beauty is at the heart of everything we design.

Primark is all of the things said in the above review!…read more However, whenever I have vistied this particular store it is like a jumble sale! ther are clothes all over the place and I can never stay in there long enough to find what I want, I get really annoyed! Having said that Primark is great, and other stores i've been in have been very good and much more organised!

I love love love primark!…read more This a fairly big store and has everything you need! The clothes are cheap as is the underwear and accessories. People often comment that the clothes are not good quality but almost everything i have bought has washed up well and i have worn time and time again. However if you do get the odd item that doesnt wash or wear well it is not a major loss because of the cheapness. I often buy my summer holiday wardrobe at Primark with t-shirts costing between £1.50 and £3 and shorts for about £5. Flip flops and bikinis are also amazing value. I am not overly keen on the ladies underwear but my partner wears the boxer shorts and the black socks for work. The only downside to this shop is the queue's and the fact that it sometimes resembles a jumble sale! The queue's are massive and sometimes snake around the clothes! I would recommed going 1st thing in the morning when it opens and midweek, never a weekend! The staff are always nice and will always go out to the stock room to look for stuff for you.

I'm a fan. And this café in Southampton really disappointed me. They've junked the proper…read moregrind/expresso making machines in place of snazzy push - button contraptions that do not give the taste of an equivalent cup of coffee made under real pressure. Shameful. How on Earth could M&S senior management allow this short term foolishness, likely just to save a few quid. We noted they were selling fish & chips with peas and a lemon wedge at £9. We decided to try but it soon became clear that was our mistake. They weren't that tasty. The food seemed air fryer cooked, dry, near tasteless and not a good eat really, so real fish & chip shops have no fear of this competition. This is food passable for old folks homes. We didn't have to wait long for the food but here again the server had no tartare sauce to offer (apparently a supply issue) but it was readily available in store just a mere few feet away. £18 for rubbish food. The tomato ketchup, vinegar pouches and salt were seemingly rationed. I asked for some more and some more was handed over, piecemeal. I gave up. Is it a lack of training? Who knows. Then I tried to open the sauce pouches and ended up asking a staff bloke to do it. He struggled but succeeded. I am really annoyed as this is not acceptable.

M&S is a big department store, and you can even get groceries here. I walked around and browsed the…read moreclothes, but didn't see anything for me. We mostly came here to pick up some food. We grabbed a prawn sandwich and juice as a quick lunch. There was a big selection of both sandwiches and juice.

An expensive but top quality luggage store, with handbags and purses too…read more The leather items are absolutely gorgeous - both to look at and to touch. They have all sorts of fabrics and lots of shapes of luggage. Certainly something for everyones taste I should think. You do pay for the name, I think. I still use a leather weekend bag I got in Africafor about 50 Dinar when I was twenty two, and took with me there last year!!!!!

Not a bad little toy shop, not bad prices. they do all sorts of toys for all ages. they have quite…read morea good range of dressing up clothes, hats, and accessories. Right at the top of Bargate Centre, i dont think many people know its there. But its always fun to go in and try on the silly hats!!

This is a weird toystore but in its own way wonderful. You'll find it at the top of the Bargate…read morenext to the Christian bookstore. Some weird and wonderful toy bargains to be found, including the C3PO models at 99p, would be a great stocking filler! They also have the largest selection of monopoly games I've ever seen, they must have about 50 different ones! So if you're ever looking for a specific one this is you're place. Otherwise, toys, board games, trading cards, costumes, and more games, rockbottom is you're place!

I would give a higher review, but the lady at the till is a bit scary…read more I tend to be one of the younger clients of this establishment, with most of the ladies (rarely see a gent) being of the elderly sort. I am no spring chicken, mind you, but I'm a young whipper snapper compared to some of the clientele. The supplies are good, though the selection of crochet accessories is rather woeful, with the vast majority catering towards the home knitter. And there are usually some yarns which are on sale. Having come from North America I am used to yarn being much cheaper - with lines such as Red Heart, Lion & Bernat. I am aware that these yarns are not readily available in the UK, but I suspect that there is still this mentality that knitting/crochet should be only with expensive yarns. I would like this shop, and others, to carry some cheaper acrylic yarns - not everything needs to be made of alpaca wool handpicked by Mayan Indians in the wilds of Ecuador, sometimes cheap acrylic and/or questionable cheap welsh wool is just as good.

From the owner: Main Stockist for Sirdar, Hayfield, and King Cole Knitting Wools…read more Based in Southampton. Top quality yarns at discounted prices. Order with confidence, 95% of the complete Sirdar catalogue in stock at all times. We are up to 30% cheaper than both leading retailers and the larger internet sites.