York Designer Outlet McDonald's Indoor York…read more The York Designer Outlet is a large outlet mall, it's operated by McArthurGlen which is a familiar brand across Europe. It's set a couple of miles out of York City centre, it's served by multiple buses including the 415 Sapphire although on this occasion I travelled via car. The mall is fully indoors, it is over two floors with the upper level mainly consisting of places to eat including McDonald's, Five Guys, Wagamama and Pizza Express. For coffee, there is a Starbucks downstairs and a Pret upstairs, amongst a few other options. There is a good number of stores here, and few empty units. Brands with stores here include Adidas, Hugo Boss, Levi's, Nike, Marks and Spencer, Puma, Superdry, The Body Shop, UGG and others. The brands in question mainly sell out-of-season/fashion gear, I did find the prices still to be a little expensive for what should be an Outlet. I did find it a little confusing to get around the mall, especially with multiple entrances and exits, the construction of the mall is designed to force you to walk all the way around, and getting from one entrance or store to another looked so much easier on the map than it was in principle. I notice this has also been mentioned in other reviews, even going back 10 years, so it seems they haven't bothered to do anything to improve the experience in a while. There weren't any employees for the centre dotted around to ask for help either which made things worse. Good selection of brands to shop and dine at, although dining options here is predominantly fast food and coffee.

Excellent shopping experience- I would recommend it wholeheartedly- I visit (usually) once a week.read more

I frequently use this morrisions store, and find it good not only for the selection of foods, but…read moreit now sells electronic good (microwave overs, kitchen gadgets and portable lights, tv's, printers, and at one point, it even sold laptops) it has its only in-store bakery and delicatessen counters. it seems to sell everything under one roof. the store is quite large and spacious. the shelves are well stocked, with a very wide variety of food, drinks, wines, frozen foods and takeaways, in short a great store, everything you want under one roof

This supermarket is quite tucked away in Acomb, and even driving through Acomb the first couple of…read moretimes I didn't realise it was there. Although it's mainly a small supermarket for the local people, it's worth knowing about if you're in the area, as it's one of the cheapest places you'll find for your groceries and bits and pieces. For a small store, they're also surprisingly good at stocking some of the more unusual brands. Plus, you can rummage through bins full of cheap CDs and DVDs, where there's the occasional bargain.

**June 2022: Weekday Afternoon Visit**…read more What a wonderful shop with tons of Harry Potter Merch! There were many items from collaborations that I had not seen in the states so this was quite a treat to see so many products that I had not seen before. I purchased a canvas tote bag (it's a reprint of Harry Potter's "undesireable #1" feature in the paper) that I used daily on my UK adventures and had gotten compliments on it. There's also tons of stationery, books, jewelry, key chains etc and of course many items to represent all four houses. They play HP music and the decor is definitely on theme. Recommend you checking them out!

A magical shop in a true Muggle Diagon Alley in the middle of the Shambles in York…read more Because the shop is small, there is usually a queue that wraps around to get in. Fear not Harry Potter fans, it moves rather quickly. Inside you can find all Harry Potter gadgets and souvenirs of different sizes and kinds. Having just gone to the Warner Bros Studio Tours in London, I can attest to the variety of items sold in this inspired shop - many of which I didn't even see at the official store! This is a truly wicked must-stop shop!

A bargain PoundStretcher-style shop. OK so not everything's a pound, but in a way that's a good…read morething because they end up stocking heavily discounted larger items, such as clothing and garden tools, that kind of thing. They even stock electricals, DVDs, and so on. I'd be wary of buying anything here that could break, because unfortunately it probably will. I don't live near this shop but I've passed it a few times and ended up buying one of their bargains, thinking, that's fantastically cheap- then when I've been too far away from the shop to make it worth taking it back for a refund, it's suddenly broken, sometimes only a few days after buying it. Bear in mind that there's a reason why a lot of these goods have ended up in a discount store like this one. However there are plenty of items in here with which you can't go wrong, and if you stick to those you may come away with some useful stuff, without too much damage in the wallet department.

Very good prices. Bring your own carrier bags! Quite big, so lots of choice for different products.read more

We were given 15 minutes to shop at the Tesco in York for alcohol. We went in and made our way to…read morethe aisle. I didn't have time to browse but the place was gigantic. I can see why they are one of the biggest grocery chains in the UK. The alcohol aisle boasted beers, spirits, and wines from different parts of the world. The prices seemed reasonable so I bought some canned mixed drinks since we weren't supposed to bring glass into the New Years Eve party in Edinburgh. The registers are plentiful and I wasn't carded. Granted the drinking age is 18, so there was nothing to worry about. Our tour manager later confessed that it was fun to watch us all scramble and that 15 minutes was an unreasonable amount of time for us to shop. Noted. Thanks a lot.

This Tesco store is generally well laid out. It has a reasonably sized clothing department upstairs…read morewhich has some great clothes at fantastic prices, particularly shoes and kids clothes. In the main part of the store, as well as the main food and drink aisles, there are departments for books and magazines, homeware, kitchen appliances and other electrical equipment and seasonal sales. If you can get in at the right time, you can pick up some good bargains, however, it takes a while to work out what the special times of the day are! Don't park in the carpark and go to the college as you'll be fined £75!

Just been to 'Aladdins Cave' as I heard they sell just loads of second hand furniture and I'm…read morecurrently moving house. It's an old shabby looking little place which is literally rammed with stuff. It's hanging from the ceiling and everything! They have an assortment of sofas, chairs, pianos, desks, clocks, crockery, wardrobes, and much more. Aladdins Cave is a very approriate name for it! I was looking at a pair of brown leather sofas, a three seater and a two seater, and they were asking £200 for both of them, which I thought was a great price as they were in brilliant condition. I would definitely go back again and may purchase some furniture from there.

i absolutely love this shop! I bought my daughter a communion gift and card here and a friend a…read morehouse warming gift. my next purchase will be a key holder. I even got to write a message on my items which is great and the staff are lovely and ready to help.

Do you like the friends review abovesuch fabrication,shop is never open and never has customers.read more

This is the kind of shop you pop into for a browse, not really with the intention of buying…read moreanything, but come out with arms full of 'stuff'.. So make sure you get a basket on your way in! Poundland has a bit of everything, from babies bottles, batterys and bleach to pet supplies, party poppers and pens. My daughter always stocks up on pens, paper crayons and felt tips aswell as naughty treats as yes, this shop does sell lots of sweeties and goodies! Some of the household stuff, as in the varses/picture frames aren't of the bestest quality - but who cares? it costs a quid! good value in anyones book.

Poundland can be the source of some fantastic bargains, and this is one of the bigger and better…read moreones. It's quite spacious considering, and they stock a particularly good range of food and drink. Service is friendly and there are plenty of checkouts so it's fine even at busy times. However as is inevitably the way with pound shops, they never stock the thing you go in for; you always come out with something slightly different, or completely different. Also, be wary of the quality of some of their electrical goods, like headphones, some of which are utterly terrible. And don't get too caught up in the one pound is a bargain! mentality- you might find yourself paying a pound here for something which will only cost up 60p in Tesco But otherwise, it's great.

The actual store is okay, it isn't the best for wheelchairs as the racks, shelves etc are put too…read moreclose together, meaning I can't get through some gaps. It makes navigating aisles if anyone else is down one difficult as there isn't enough space to past my chair. 2 out of the 4 "big" (as in not a pack of 2 heatgen thermal tops or socks lol) clothing pieces didn't hold up even the first wear. I bought bootcut joggers and a charcoal hooded lounge top and those are fine, but the green satin feel pyjamas has ripped and the green lounge top has a hole where the neck band meets the fluffy fabric. The sizing for the pyjamas is also really weird. Can't keep them on my waist despite pulling the drawstring as tight as possible, but sitting down it's like there isn't enough fabric in the lower hip, hence 4 inch rip in the seam, despite me being a size 16-18 and I bought a size 20. The top is tighter than the bottoms. Just another instance of clothing retailers adding an extra inch or two for every size up rather than realising that body proportions aren't just straight up and down (unless rectangle is your body shape, but at plus size that is unusual). Disappointing considering M&S isn't cheap, even outlet prices are more expensive than buying clothing from other high street retailers. I'd recommend checking fabric types and such otherwise it isn't good value if items don't even last past the first wear.

I always find this Marks & Spencer store, which is effectively an outlet store situated at the…read moredesigner outlet a bit hit and miss if I'm honest! Generally the stock is well picked over, and a bit of a mess! You can however, if you're prepared to fight the crowds get some good bargains - the best being on children's clothes. What I tend to do is buy for 6/12 months ahead as the clothes on sale are usually from the season before. For example, winter clothes can usually be bought in spring and visa versa. for ladies clothes, there isn't an awful lot - but you can get some good bargains if you need to stock up your underwear draw!