I love their meatballs with chips n cranberry. I have gone there just to eat lol but I always end…read moreup looking around the store snd buying something I didn't really need lol Great if you need some inspiration to brighten up your home. But back to the cafe. I was pleasantly surprised when I had dessert OMG! I love the tart I had, very nutty, wished I could remember what it was called cos I think they sell them in the food store bit. I did get a photo and trust me ....it was delicious!

Who loves a trip to IKEA? THIS GAL!…read more I am going to work on the idea that you haven't ever been to IKEA before and give you the full roundup of the fun that awaits you on your first trip... 1) Parking. Parking at IKEA is a nightmare, especially if you go on a weekend. As a top tip; get there for opening. You should be able to find a space relatively easily and don't have to play the "round and around" the car park game. 2) Confusion. Don't get confused! Yes, a lot of stuff is pre-laid out into rooms as little slices of an ideal home, but you can still get the goods which are on displayu... that just comes later! 3) Bags. I would thoroughly recommend taking yourself some large bags from home if you want to avoid buying their gigantic "builders sand" style carriers. If you are purchasing furniture (which is another battle we will come on to), it comes in a box which you can pop straight into your car. If you are buying bigs and pieces, take a bag or two with you. 4) Small Items/linen/kitchen goods. Right... Don't panic about not finding what you want when you are walking around the room layouts... Everything becomes clear when you get to the marketplace. These areas are split into bedroom, storage, kitchen, bathroom and other areas, so if you're looking for something from a particular room layout you can find it here. 5) Furniture (the biggie). After the marketplace is the warehouse. This can be really daunting but the staff will be happy to point you in the right direction if you have noted down the name of the item you want. Be warned, some of the boxes will be very heavy (remember to bend with your knees). Last but not least... Food! There is a cafe and fast food stand in this IKEA store where you can buy everything from cute Swedish cakes to hotdogs (for a bargain £1). If you have an IKEA family card, you can claim a free coffee and tea in the week too! In summary... A first trip to IKEA can be stressful, but the staff are helpful and the prices are great for the product choice. Take a good look around as you never know what you might find (it's impossible to do the whole store in less than an hour) and don't forget that you can visit their little food shop at the end! This stocks a great range of Cider, frozen food, snacks and cakes!

I must admit that until I moved over West Bromwich way, I'd never heard of Betel. Having swung by…read morethis shop a few times, I was very interested to learn that it deals mostly in furniture restored by people taken in by the Betel charity and taught, among other things, how to restore furniture. The amount of stuff in the shop on West Bromwich High Street is staggering. There are tables, bookcases, chairs, stools, footrests, wardrobes, chests of drawers, the lot. The prices of a lot of the stuff are quite high - we're talking £150 for a restored bookcase. Generally this is because it's proper old-school hand-carved stuff and not horrific 1970s cast-offs which line their aisles. Most of it's not particularly my taste (or in my price range) but the quality is fantastic and probably far better than you'd find in a lot of antique shops.

Worst customer services I've ever had from any company, and I mean ever! Had a damaged faulty TV…read moredelivered to me and I was told it would be collected and exchanged for a new one in one day only for the faulty one to be collected and no new TV delivered! No one in-store will help as it's an online order, and when you call customer services all they say is you'll have to wait for a phone callback which never happens either. Been promised a managers call now to log a complaint probably 30+ times, and I'm still waiting for that as well as my replacement TV. Go elsewhere, even if you have to pay more!

I went to currys in Wednesbury for hot water dispenser to be told they don't sell them that was 9am…read morein morning then ended on video call 4hours later to find out there was in stock at currys got treated like dirt I am disabled and struggle to left heavy stuff got no help to put it on my scooter the breville 8 cup water dispenser is faulty I got take.back to store today yesterday I was told if I rang them they could sort me similar one out get it delivered with in 4 hours same day now I just find out they can't or won't do that false information staff need replacing or retaining how to teat people and do jobs probably in first won't get bad reviews or moaned at in store END CURRYS IN WRONG NOT CUSTOMERS GET IT RIGHT GUYS PLEASE THANKS HAS FOR VIDEO CALL AGENT AT 10AM THANK YOU FOR RIGHT INFO 100% LOVELY GUY SO 100%TO VIDEO CALL PART GIVE SELF TAP ON THE BACK GUYS WELDONE :)

This store is excellent. Situated on a main road, the location is not ideal but it is opposite a…read morelarge car park so very do-able if you are not disabled. They don't have masses of choices but they do have a good selection of almost anything you would wish to purchase in regards to decorating. The wallpaper is always kept up to date with the latest trends and the paint is well stocked. This store accepts council decorating vouchers and are more then willing to help you tot up your total so you don't overspend. They have trolleys freely available so that you don't have to struggle with heavy goods and the staff are more then helpful.

great for diy and paint they also take council decorating vouchers and plent of parking oppositeread more

Homeware shops are my guilty pleasure. Ok one of them. Even if I'm not buying anything, I can't get…read moreenough of them, happy just roaming the aisles and coveting quirky (and often useless!) bits and pieces for an imagined dream house that I don't own yet. This is a particularly large outpost of Dunelm, with a staggering amount of choice for any room of your house, real or imagined. I had an actual purpose this visit - my mum and I had come to get clear plastic table covers for the marquee in my parent's back garden, that I was decorating for my sister's pre-wedding events. We managed to find the stuff on a roll and I approached a member of staff to help cut the right lengths. That's when it all went downhill. I've never felt more unwelcome as a customer. She sighed loudly upon hearing my request, saying, 'Oh if I'd known you wanted this cut, I wouldn't have come to help.' My mum and I exchanged a look, wondering if we'd misheard her. They even have a special over-sized desk with metre rulers set into the top and deep grooves to cut along to make her job easier. Yet she continued to huff and puff her way through the task whilst muttering how much she hated doing it. Yes she eventually cut the right lengths for us, but it was just uncomfortable - we even left her to the cutting for a while to browse the other aisles. Even when done she carried the pile to the till counters and complained to a colleague, 'I just had to cut 14 of these!'. Well excuse us for actually wanting to buy something from your shop. The price for the plastic sheeting was quite steep at £3 a metre but it turned out to be a wipe-clean godsend for all the spillages that ensued last week. Sadly it was the service that sticks in my mind; hopefully my next visit will be a bit more enjoyable!

This is my local go to hardware store. They have everything you need for most DIY projects - paint,…read moretools, lighting, gardening tools, fertilisers, weed killer and pesticides, and much much more. They also cut keys and sell Calor gas . I sometimes think this place is like a TARDIS, they stock so much in a small store.

Always got what you need and it's cheaper than anywhere else. Has anything I can think of even if…read morehe doesn't have it in stock the owner will get it in for the following day. The staff are very welcoming and give me advice step by step. Overall a great service!