Leather is a fab shop for all your handbag / suitcase / wallets / purchases / associated gift…read moreneeds. It's another one of those typical Newtownards' shops which seems to go and on...neverending and full of delightful commodities. Ooooh... The front of the shop mainly consists of Radley bags - tons and tons of them. With the cute doggies on. There are also Kipling bags in the new season colours (yes ladies, Autumn is a-coming) of purple and teal, as well as Fossil, Tula and Troop London. Ooh la la. The middle of the shop consists of loads of lovely little gifts, as well as purses and wallets. They have cute stripey mirrors, little manicure sets, luggage tags, keyrings, sparkly pens and the like. The sort of thing you would choose for that difficult-to-buy Aunt. You know the kind. The back of the shop is dedicated to luggage. Luggage galore in fact. Samsonite is the big name here, but you can pick up Skyflite and Carlton suitcases too. All in all a great shop, and there's currently 50% off much of the stock. Holiday needs? You'll not go wrong in Leather (the shop that is...please don't wear it whatever you do).

Steel yourself, take at least 2 credit cards and then glide into the best handbag shop in Belfast…read more Without a doubt. Oh, by the way, I mean high end designer handbags with lots of zeros on the price tags. And joy of joys, we now have a shop in little old Belfast which sells, wait for it, Louboutins. Actual Louboutins. Who would have believed it 5 years ago when the cost of a pair of those bad boys would include your air fare to London. And the bags - luxury all the way. Chloe, Mulberry, Celine, Gucci, they're all there. All my little babies waiting for me to take them home. I have been slowly building a collection of 'good' bags and Harper is the only place to go on birthdays and Christmas when I'm lucky enough to be adding to it. Thanks husband. Harper is one of those plush luxe shops that even smells good and your purchases come in fab while bags all tied up with black ribbons. They also sell smaller items like flip flops, beach mules, swimwear and Pjs, but still serous prices as these are top end labels. Ladies, go in and dream. Man, listen to the hints and buy the next birthday present from Harper. That's an order.

If you do not like designer goods, then do not write a review. I don't find that very fair…read more They used to have a shop on the Lisburn Road then relocating to Donegall Place. For whatever reason they currently reside at The Merchant Hotel in a small boutique. The design and decor of the boutique are stunning and this really helps highlight the products. I'll admit, yes, the prices can be quite an eye opener but they are fair prices that they would charge you everywhere else for Christian Louboutin etc The customer service at Harper is second to none. I went through many sizes and left a pile of patent high heels in my wake, helping at the end to clear my bit although I was told they would take care of it, which I found very nice of the person helping me. There was no snobby attitude towards me, which I was grateful of as I'm not exactly Upper Class myself, maybe if I had gotten a female employee rather than a male employee this might have been different, I don't know, I don't wan't to be too stereotypical. Harper is now my favourite stop for high quality designer items. You're customer service is wonderful, I'll be back for your sale ;)

Keys cut and they didn't work. Second time in a row it's happened, won't ever be going back. Avoid.read more

went and got 2 keys made and even got a lovely little keyring, very quick service keys of good…read morequality, cheap and efficient and even though it was early morning was still very welcomed and treated with utter kindness, massively reccomend to anyone in a pickle

i love fresh garbage a lot but the queue to get in is long and you have to wait 20-30 mins it's…read morebefore even getting into the shop itself, whenever you get in you can't even move because there is so little space, if you spend a lot of time in the shop you feel guilty of holding up the line outside. it's also really hard to let people past you because of the small space, you have to stand in a spot for a long time in order to let people pay and your just wasting time there. not to mention the overpriced clothing!! most are cringey as-well, most of the skirts there are around £60 and yes, are nice but wayy too pricey. good shop for alternative people but also not because there isn't a large variety. you cant even try clothes on aswell which is stupid staff are nice and will help :) i think that fresh garbage could do with an upgrade in a shop as in space because it's super hard to move around, and you cannot even look at clothes because you feel like you holding up a line or room for people to get past. bigger shop is definitely needed!! overall it's a good shop but very small. i'd say come during week days when you have the chance because it isn't as crowded.

Word of Advice; Do not under any circumstances try and go into Fresh Garbage at around 4.30pm on a…read moreFriday afternoon during term time. The reason I say this is it will be packed full of geeky emo's looking for their next quirky crazy purchase. I could not even walk into the shop to do a decent review, so I left and am now spreading what I have learnt toy the good people of Yelp.

When the The Doc Shop sadly closed it's doors last year like Cinderella I feared there would never…read morebe a shoe to suit me in town, but lo a miracle occurred and the Dr Martens Store opened! Sitting on the corner of Cornmarket there is everything the sensible shoe loving Doc fan would want, stocking a pretty reasonable selection despite it's compact size. These are not cheap shoes, but when it comes to shoes of this quality and looking at price per wear, they are practically free. I still have shoes bought over ten years ago and they still look great! Watch out for their sales, as you can pick up some really good bargains and your feet will thank you!

Describing itself as modern vintage, I think this is more of a sweet shop for grown ups. From the…read moremoment you walk in your senses are overwhelmed by Kidson's trademark flowery designs on everything from lunch boxes to wellington boots. It is a bit twee for some, but for pieces here and there, there is always something for an ideal girly gift or something to perk up your pantry. It isn't cheap for what it is, but for a hint of pretty I'd be glad to take any of it.

Twice I have shoes re-heeled in this place, having first found it by looking it up and discovering…read moreit was convenient to whatever else I was doing at the time. The repairs were carried out promptly both times while I waited and a good job was made of the heels which had been worn down to the main part of the heel underneath the rubber part or whatever it should be called - anyway they were pretty far gone and I'm quite sure you shouldn't wait that long! With that satisfactorily accomplished I returned another time with other shoes and the repair was just as good, again costing about £5.00, but I haven't had the opportunity to test a more complicated cobbling requirement such as getting a zip mended or heel lowered.

Fast efficient friendly service at its very best…read more Dropped a jacket off here to have a zip fixed and was pleasantly surprised that it would be ready the same day which was a surprise as it looked quite busy on the day I dropped in. Extremely happy with the repair job and the price was really reasonable too. This gem of a repair store is located on Lisburn Road just a short stroll past the Tesco walking away from the city.

This is my favourite shop in the whole of Junction one - why? Because i love the quality of next…read moreclothes and you can get big discounts in here - some of which are in the current catalogue. When there is a sale you can get tops from as little as £2 and jeans for £3. This is a great shop for me as they do the petite sizes here. They also have men's clothes and you can often get homeware goods cheap. Occasionally you will get designer brand clothes and shoes at low prices such as Firetrap, Amplified and FlyFlot etc. The staff are always nice and helpful. Located at Junction One Retail park so free easy access parking.