You've got to love the name of this place. You can just imagine it now; the owner is wondering…read morewhat to call his shop and asks one of his assistants for help - 'Well, what do we sell here?' 'Just beds'. And with that, their name dilemma was resolved. Inside the shop itself, they have a wide-ranging and excellent selection of beds for you to look at (and bounce on, if no-one's looking) including the ever brilliant car bed. As Isabel says, the car bed was always, and always will be, the best bed that any furniture place sells, ever. As a kid you'd dream of getting a car bed so that you could pretend you were driving a car and now, even when I can drive a real car, I still find myself wanting a car bed. An imagined car is always much better than a real-life one, isn't it? The prices at Just Beds are reasonable enough whilst being competitive and the service there is personal and friendly, meaning it is a great place to go when looking for beds or other furniture bits and bobs.

This is a cheap hair accessories shop inside the In Shops indoor market, Newton Gardens shopping…read morecentre (AKA Kirkby shopping centre.) The items you will find here range from hair bands to bobbles (apparently that is the correct term here in UK for "hair elastic," oddly enough), bows, ribbons, clips, claws, etc. You name it, it's probably here. They are cheap, though, so don't expect them to come with a life-time warranty. (Or even a 2-minute one, for that matter!)

I was actually pleasantly surprised by this pound shop, and here's why:…read more They supply quite a few unexpected items, some of which seem to be fairly decent quality. You can get some really nice gift wrap here, four sheets for £1, greeting careds 2 for £1, and some nice gift bags as well. There is a whole aisle of sweets and snacks, some decent knock-off versions of Yankee candles for £1.50 each, and the best--some little unfinished wood house-shaped shelves for displaying miniatures. I have been looking for something like that for ages, and this was the last place I expected to find it. And for only £1 each! Of course you will find a lot of crap here too, but it's a pound shop, what do you expect? Here's to scrounging around!

Bargain Buys is one of those shops that you seem to find in every town or little village…read more Bric-a-brac would probably be the correct way to describe it, but judging by the stuff on sale here, bric-a-crap might be a bit more accurate. The shop itself is not particularly large, but Bargain Buys makes up for this by literally cramming in as much stuff as possible, preventing even light from entering into the shop through its windows. Looking for some plastic chairs? They've got them. Children's toys? They've got them. Learner 'L' plates (for a car or hen do)? They've got them. It's hard to really pin down what they specialise in at Bargain Buys so it's probably best for you to visit here yourself but chances are there'll be something there that catches your eye. Whether you actually need it or not is another question, but everything's so cheap that it doesn't really matter too much.

Home Bargains is one of my favourite shops and this branch is located on the East Lancs Road not…read morefar from the motorway. It is a large recently opened store next to the company headquarters and warehouses and sells so many things at discounted prices its hard to know where to begin. They sell a lot of toys, homewares, food, perfumes, furniture, and seasonal items (and more too) at extremely cheap prices. I recently bought a High School Musical DVD game for my daughter for Christmas for £2.99, the exact same game was being sold for £20+ in other stores. All in all its a great store and a favourite place to shop as you never know what bargains you will find.

Why is it that only people who have never been to Paris choose to use the name of that city in the…read morename of their shops? If you're looking for high end fashion, don't let the name fool you. (But then, who really would?) This is a cheap market-stall type clothing shop and you're not about to find high quality stuff here. But if you're looking for a bargain you might find something you like. There are some fairly pretty little dresses in here during the summer months.

I've never been much of a fan of interior design. My interest in it probably peaked during those…read moreheady days when 'Changing Rooms' on BBC1 was one of the most popular shows around, and even then it was partly because I enjoyed seeing people cry at what Lawrence Llewellyn Bowen had done to their house. My friend's house was also on the programme once too; possibly one of the biggest events in Formby's recent history. So it is with some trepidation that I usually enter into shops like Twigg in Maghull. Twigg specialises in handmade interior decorations and gifts and I wouldn't normally have bothered but I was with my girlfriend and she loves this kind of stuff, so I willingly went along for the ride so to speak. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the pieces on display there as they were all finely crafted and beautifully presented. I'm not usually particularly taken by handmade bits and bobs like this (I am a man after all, far too manly for this type of thing, honest...) but the products sold at Twigg really are of the highest quality and available at a decent price. If/when I ever own a home (I hope it's more a question of when than if) then I will definitely check out Twigg again and you should too.

Today I discovered this beautiful little shop. It's only been open about ten weeks, and it's…read moreabsolutely cute! You simply must pop in if you like anything handmade, shabby chic décor, or writerly and romantic gifts like pretty notebooks and cute décor. As a handmade business owner myself, I always want to highly recommend other handmade artists and shop owners. Not everything for sale at Twigg is handmade, but all of her gorgeous designer greeting cards are intricately hand designed--and they are fabulous! I highly recommend this shop!