I love this shop, just for the incongruity of a newsagents that also sales hardware. So- pick up a…read morenewspaper and some tools at the same time: this is your place. I was honestly confused the first time I went in: I wanted a can of coke or something, but suddenly remembered that I needed some nails. I wish that there were more shops like this, just so that serendipity could work its magic more often!

I frequent this shop nearly everyday. Always a warm welcome from the owner. He knows practically…read moreeveryone, which is always makes for good banter. Most things I need are here.

Glasgow is littered with places like Rutherglen's the Bargain Store. You know the kind, jack of all…read moretrades, master of none. Sure, you can get a bargain in here but generally for "bargain" you should read cheap. Stocking everything and anything, the Bargain Store is the place you buy your kid a Mickey Mouse toy to appease them for five minutes, before they're left horrified as Mickey's eyes and legs fall off. In saying that, you can always uncover something handy in here, be it Christmas lights, bluetack or a disco ball. It's not good quality stuff, but by rule of thumb, if you can't find it anywhere else, chances are it'll be hidden away in a bargain store.

I've used Stamperland Hardware it more than once and never been disappointed. The owner is very…read moreknowledgeable and helpful. He has a great selection of hardware, and the prices are very reasonable too.

This is a great little independent hardware store and it is full with everything, and I mean…read moreeverything. Need some lightbulbs, check. Clothes pegs? Check. Nuts and bolts? Check. Garden gnomes? Yup. Like I said, they have everything here and it is an exciting place to browse, as there are buckets upon buckets filled to the brim with knick knacks and hardware goods. So if you're feeling inspired and want to do some DIY around the house but have forgotten to buy that tiny screw driver for fiddly nails then this store is a good shout. When the weather permits many of the goods are displayed on the pavement just outside the shop. I came here a few months ago looking for some batteries and they had plenty of them and they weren't too pricey either. The shop owner was very friendly and asked if I needed any help. After that he got me my batteries quick smart and I was on my way satisfied that I could now put some juice in my camera and take some nice new pictures. A great little shop.

Absolutely brilliant wee old school village hardware store - always has what I need and is a joy…read morejust to browse in too - you never know what you might find that you never knew you needed!

Ahhhhhhhhhhh.....sensory overload....cant shake images from mind.....close my eyes and…read moresee........EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would recommend giving this place a wide berth if your either hungover or feeling a little under the weather as it can be a tad.....eh, mental. One of those shops that sells just about everything you could imagine a shop selling and a little bit more, this place is quite possibly the scariest place i have ever seen. Need a statue of an African lady carrying a water jug on her head? go here. Need a dozen lighters? go here. Random other thing? go here. It really is that bizarre. I would recommend going to this joint and spending a fiver on a random piece of tat for your mates next birthday. Yes they will hate you, but it'll be totally worth it when they unwrap their incredibly life like Gorilla statue....

Well what's not to say about this Aladdin's cave of a place…read more Tourist's and locals in their droves stare in this store window with jaws hitting the pavement. Some of the delights you will see in the window? Well how is a replica of the titanic?, Billy Bass fish, wigs, dreamcatchers, virgin Mary statues, daleks, ornaments of staffy bull terriers and that breed of dog that is the same as Paul O'Gradys Buster, model trains and buses, a plastic dragon with red eyes that light up and wings that move back and forth, real life dolls, prayer books, hoover bags, Elvis statues ohh but to name a few. The real mystery of this place is that they actually sell everthing, every battery and light bulb, these guys have them all. If you went in with a missing bit of the Ark or you needed some bolts for a flying saucer these guys would pop through the back and mysteriously have them, all at discount prices!

Despite being part of the same parent company as B&Q this place actually has what you want to do…read morethe job right. You can either turn up and flick through the catalogues (they have quite a few different ones), download the catalogues on your mobile device or do what I do and browse/order on line after reading the reviews. If placing an online order you quickly get a text to advise the staff in store have your order ready and it's a quick drive round and there you are. The staff are great and often help customers whether they are trade or DIY with whatever queries they have and are happy to compare items or I've seen some customers bring things in to make sure they are buying the right items/parts for the job. There are a few items out on display in the store, usually plumbing, safety clothing and general decorating items that you often forget about or are handy to have for "spares" for those emergency jobs that happen when you don't expect (and every DIY store is shut).

Quality of the products for the price is excellent…read more However I've found that most the items I require over the years are slowly being omitted from catalogues, so I use them less than I used too Their trade card transition a few years back was glitchy and the company trade uk that they use is easily the worse company I've had to deal with, that's Screwfix forcing that company on traders

I think of Screwfix as a cross between B&Q and Argos. It's really aimed at the tradesperson market,…read moreso often you can get things in bulk so much cheaper than you would for smaller quantities. Picture hooks provide the perfect example. £5.23 for a pack of 100 in Screwfix, £5.10 for a pack of 25 in B&Q. Admittedly the Screwfix deal is probably going to equip a normal person with a lifetime's supply of picture hooks, but who doesn't love a bargain! It's not always cheaper though, so I generally always do a comparison of suppliers. Another recent example - taps. Basic basin mixer tap, very similar models, turned out to be slightly cheaper in B&Q. For wee things like electric switches, ceiling roses, or even bigger items like radiators, Screwfix can be very good, but it's worth checking. One disadvantage to Screwfix is that, like Argos, you can't see the actual goods - you pick them out of a catalogue and someone brings it to you. This is fine if you're a tradesperson and know exactly what you're after. Not so fine if you're not and you don't, or you want to see the quality of the article. Sometimes, you'll get one of the older gents who knows his stuff and is happy to advise. Sometimes, you're on your own. On a more recent visit, to buy toilet flush gubbins, we were approached by a member of staff who asked if we needed any help. We did need help so explained our situation. His response was 'I'm actually here to provide more along the lines of spiritual guidance, rather than anything technical'. Eh whit? If I want spiritual advice I'll head for the nearest church pal, not a hardware store. Pfft. Clearly he was trying to be funny, and admittedly it was quite amusing, but we did actually need technical advice, and found it lacking. Anyway, after returning the 3rd lot of flushing gubbins, we are failing to see the funny side, have abandoned the whole sorry situation and I'm getting a man in to fix it.

They have a massive selection of home ware from electrical, leisure, tools to laundry products here…read morea bit like crockets in glasgow but more selection and more organised you can easly walk in for one thing and come out with ten items.