Terrible move removing the tills and replacing with self check outs…read more The queue was so long for the till that was open as you can not take returns to self check out. the one staff member on the tills who served me was super miserable . ( low staff moral I'm guessing). Then to find the exit entrance at the back of the store has now closed permanently due to store theft.. idea... put a security guard on the exit entrance. this is extremely concerning from a health and safety perspective as a emergency exit, everyone running for the stairs in a fire of a building of that size is dangerous. do better primark!

Hello. My name's Jenni. I'm 23. And I'm a Primark-holic. I'm embarrassed, and deeply ashamed. But…read moretheir disposable fashion and cheaper than cheap prices are addictive. I've tried to shop more ethically, honest I have. But something about this store keeps driving me back. I thought I was cured when all Bristol had to offer was the worst of the worst Primark's, with their poor selection and disorganised layout. But then they opened a super-store sized outlet and I just couldn't resist. I'm not saying it's the best one I've been to, and I've been to MANY, but I've never come out empty handed. My favourite thing about the brand new shiny Primark is their range of accessories which take up almost a third of the ground floor. Their underwear department is a bit lacking, but their sparkly dresses and cheap hosiery more than make up for it. The queues are still long, and you need a patient of a saint to trawl through the rails, but compared to most Primark stores this one is well managed and easy to navigate.

Found in St Nicholas covered market Sublime Clothing specialises in teenage street clothing brands…read morelike Lucky 13, Disturbia, Punk Rose and Living Dead Souls. By these names alone you should have a bit of an insight into what Sublime Clothing has in store for you; punk and rock designed t-shirts, trendy accessories and official band merchandise. Being a bit of a nerd at heart, I was a bit intimidated by the tattooed girls and boys that shop here - but the smiley, friendly, helpful assistants chat happily chatted away about everything and nothing. Even though the style of Sublime Clothing isn't for me, there's no doubting how unique and interesting the clothes and accessories are. My favourite things here were a keyboard belt and beautifully intricate posters - perfect for adorning the walls of student digs all over Bristol.

They say that you can make up your mind about a person within two seconds of meeting them, and I…read morebelieve the same can be said about shops. My first impressions of the Rock Shop weren't great - outside; A1-sized Nirvana posters, inside; hoodies with pink skull and cross bones. But with a wave of teenage nostalgia rolling over me I walked right in. The tunes blaring from radio from the likes of My Chemical Romance and Good Charlotte are possible design to keep anyone over the age of 17 away. There's official band merchandise to be had; posters, t-shirts, wrist bands and CDs all at reasonable prices. The fellas behind the till seemed a bit angsty but perfectly pleasant. Great for younger brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews.

A few stints in my teenage life aside I have never been enormously into Rock. I've been to a few…read moregigs and can appreciate a decent riff but it's dance music that pumps through these veins. Having said that I can appreciate the scene, the life. It is here in Bristol's only Rock shop, where this scene is thoroughly represented. Well established for some time now this handy little store in St Nicholas' Market sells a broad selection of metal, punk and rock merchandise as well as a selection of branded clothing such as hooded tops. Chunky belt buckles, CDs and unique T shirts are all good selling points here. There's always a fine selection of posters outside and over the speakers something that, well, it's not dance music.

I love this store, I am madly in love with about 3 of the windchimes on display here, I already…read morehave 2 from here - there are only so many chimes a person needs, but they are so pretty. I know nobody needs a geisha snowglobe in their life but again, its hard to resist when you are surrounded by cute trinkets! It isn't just cute and silly, it sells some nice accessories. I got a bag from here which got loads of compliments. This is a great place to buy some pretty pretty gifts or just treat yourself to something fun.

Evolution is a gift shop in The Galleries in Broadmead. I think this is my favourite shop to buy…read morepresents from thus far! They used to be quite a Balinese style gift shop buy quickly has moved towards a more Brittania, cutesy and kitsch feel lately. I would happily decorate my apartment with the stuff here. There are great welcome mats here that I've been eyeing up recently that look really well made and are affordable too, at £12. They have a few pieces of kids wooden furniture, some chairs sold here are so very cute, with carvings of animals on the chair backs- however I have no children to buy them for as yet! A few presents I have bought here are their rustic metal gifts; like wall clocks made to look antiquey and wall hangings with old style postcards printed on them. I bought my best friend one that said 'live well, love much, laugh often', which she loved. When on sale, I bought a huge amount of candles here which lasted me ages, and smelt great (they were mighty cheap). I could go on talking about the many various things they sell, but the best is if you keep this place in mind to check out for when you next need a gift!

Quite a peculiar little place this one. It is essentially an accessory shop: selling handbags,…read morehats, jewellery and well, accessories. They've been here a year and despite plans to up-sticks and move towards the centre, business is ticking over. It's quite a sparse little shop with a sort of deflated doll's house vibe; it's cool but just very random. I think also they've tried to create something of a winter wonderland mood what with tiny bits of white paper splashed around the place. The 'accessories' look pretty cheap and tacky but essentially alright, although lacking in any major style or theme. All in all an odd little shop, but worth a peruse if you have time.

This Claire's Accessories's is quite small but they sell a number of small items such as, jewelery…read moreand girl stuff like diary's, pens and stuff. THey also do good offers to. They do ear piercing as well. It can get a little busy at times though.

This shop always gets manic and packed with people. The shop sells things such as hair accessories,…read morecheap jewellery, feather boas, beads, hats, hen night accessories etc but the shop always looks crammed with stuff and messy. If you have a little girl whe will love it in here, its a little girls paradise!

Having just come back from America, where every other women strutting her stuff down the Las Vegas…read morestrip carried a Guess bag, I completely forgot we had our own little slice of the States in Cabot Circus. Guess bags, belts and purses have a unique look: colourful, fun and slightly trashy - and I love them. Walking into the low-lit shop brought me right back to being in the hot, hot heat and feeling drunk at midday. I love browsing the oversized shoulder bags and garish belts and feel a real envy over women confident enough to wear them. The prices aren't cheap, as you are paying for the name and quality, but if you see a bag you love I'm sure it's worth every penny.

Good shopping centre and not too many empty stores. We last went on a very rainy day but it didn't…read moretake away from the shopping experience. I love that they have little food places staggered around like Ben's Cookies (which is always an essential when shopping for the family!) Easy to get to and access. Worth the visit.

Wow! I could do some serious damage at this place! Cabot Circus is a beautifully constructed…read more"outdoor" shopping centre with every store you can imagine! We were staying across the street at the Future Inn and on the evening we arrived, we strolled over to take a quick peek at the adventures I would be exploring the next day. Much to my surprise, pleasure and happiness, there was a Pret right there as soon as we walked in! Breakfast at the hotel was on the pricey side so we knew where we'd be coming in the morning and we certainly needed to get fueled up for a day of shopping! CC has lots of high end, brand name stores and with even more shops beyond the boundaries of CC, this made for a lovely day of retail therapy. My poor husband... oh well, at least they had an Apple store for him. ;)

Nice store but not so nice customer service. I purchased a UK adapter and found others that were…read morebetter (global) so decided to try and return the original but he kept pushing for a receipt that I never received from the cashier I had just purchased the product from 5 min prior! I had the transaction on my account, yet he kept saying there's nothing he could do without a receipt. Didn't even offer store credit to help me out. I was in a hurry due to only being in this city for 24 hours for work so I just paid for 3 adapters...Please do better.

Well, I like to consider myself a person with more style than money. As such a person, TK Maxx is…read moreindispensable to me. Unfortunately, I'm not sure I am in fact all that stylish, but I do like to go and have a sift round TK Maxx anyway. The chains approach is to take brand names clothes, pile 'em high and sell them a bit cheaper than the RRP. This means you can find some real gems here but it does take a fair bit of searching of a little luck to manage it. The Bristol TK Maxx differs only in being slightly more Bristolian. The staff are friendly and usually not to be found. You'll here a request for all staff to go to the checkout once, twice, then four more times before the person on the till gives up. John Lewis this is not. I love TK Maxx nonetheless, bringing decent fashion slightly more within the reach of us without too much money by making a slightly stressful game of going shopping.

Despite being brought up to be confident enough to feel I can fit in anywhere, I still feel a pang…read moreof self doubt whenever I enter a high-end store. I'm all to paranoid that the shop assistants nonchalant stares are really saying "you're not welcome here... don't touch the things, you're making them dirty". All this self consciousness lifted when I walked into Harvey Nichols. As the doorman pulls back the door and welcomes you with a warm smile, you can't help but feel at ease even though you know in your heart of hearts (if you're anything like me) that you can't afford the bags their lovely products come in. All the staff are wonderfully cheerful and laid back; no pushiness to force you to make a purchase - but again, maybe because they know in THEIR heart of hearts you won't be making a purchase. To call it a department store is probably unfair to properly sized ones, with this Harvey Nicks feeling like a taster of what you'd get in one of their larger outlets. But there's still enough for you fashionistas to gawp at and long for including Moschino, Chloé and Vivienne Westwood. Not a realistic shopping venture, but a great place to play "when I win the lottery I will buy..."

I was really excited about this store coming to Bristol and now I have mixed feelings. What it has…read moredone is bring a whole new set of shoppers into the city, and their money of course, which can only be good for Bristol. It also holds up Cabot Circus with its central spot on the main stretch. However with its bouncers outside it really intimidated me and it took me weeks to go inside after it opened! It has the sparse layout of you-can't-afford-this and even some areas have the we-don't-even-have-price-tags level of you-can't-afford-this. Needless to say with my budget that I haven't been back...