Small store with specialist selection of kids' clothes. Great quality and friendly staff.read more

This store has now been closed due to financial difficulties! Shame really as this store used to be…read morefantastic!

Store located in the middle of the busy Metrocentre; it's not as large as the shop in the nearby…read moreTeam Valley retail world but it has a good selection. There's maternity and baby clothing, a toy section, nursery and feeding equipment and travel systems/buggies. It's one of the first places that many expectant parents go to when they're planning out their needs and it's a good place to start. The maternity clothing range isn't very exciting though not as frumpy as I remember it being a few years back and the quality is good. Their baby clothing is quite expensive, I think, including the new Baby K range from Myleene Klass. The store has two floors with stairs between and a lift in store for access between levels.

This store is smaller than some in the mothercare chain and as such sells a limited number of items…read morecompared to other stores, so if you're going for something in particular then I would recommend ringing in advance to make sure that they stock it. If you're not in a rush then they will order it online for you and deliver it to your home on standard delivery for free. However, they do have a good selection of basics including all of the ranges from feeding, bathing, sleeping, nursery items, maternity wear and products and gifts too. They also have a lot of pushchairs and buggies on display so you can see what you are buying. However, with it being inside the shopping mall i'm not certain how they go about checking the fit of carseats in your own car? although i have not asked about this. To be honest, i find that it is useful for smaller items but for anything larger or that i may need help with I always go to the larger store at the Team Valley after receiving extremely poor customers service at the metrocentre branch when my buggy needed repairing after only a few months. This may be because of the smaller size of the store, they have less staff, despite it still being very busy. This means that you often have to wait for an assistant and when you do get to speak to someone they are often rushing to get to speak to the next person waiting. Overall, I would say that the shop is very good if you know what you're after although I would go elsewhere or at a very quiet time if you think that you're going to need some advice.

I know it's a clothes store but come on matalan what is with that small toys section ? Bruv extend…read morethe toys section

I love matalan as they always have lots of good bargains especially when they have a sale on. i…read morelove the bargain buckets becausw they often have lots of items for like a pound buy one get one free. i have always found they staff very friendly and the store always seems to be very clean and tidy. great for a good shopping trip and you end up spending hardly anything because they prices are so low!

They stock a good range of items, their prices are general high street. I love their sales.read more

I really like this branch of Dorothy Perkins. The shop is well laid out and the staff are friendly…read moreand helpful. They stock a wide range of clothes including, maternity, petite and tall ranges. The shop always seems to be tidy and the clothes are well arranged

St Oswalds charity shop is one I always visit whether it is to buy or donate.It aways seems to have…read morea good stock turnover and the shop is always clean and tidy.It's amazing what you can find and everything is well priced.The good thing is that you know whatever you buy is giving the charity funds.The range of new goods are good value too. It sells a furniture range too as well as clothes and the usual cd's ect.

This is a good shop if you want reasonable priced second hand furniture orif you want some designer…read moreclothes second hand but they price it for what its worth in this shop no real fantastic bargains to be had in other charity shops in town you can get good stuff with the tags still on this place doesnt seem to there are also cheaper places for second hand books but if you are after a hand bag they usually have quite a lot in

Over the years, I have enjoyed many trips to various TK Maxx stores to browse for bargains. I…read moreespecially like the home section where you can find lots of baking tools and the "Mod Box" racks where I have found myself a good number of discounted David & Goliath t-shirts and cute Yumi dresses. TK Maxx is definitely a place to visit if you have a spare afternoon to go through the many racks for hidden gems in a big store. I was particularly excited to see a TK Maxx so close by and was eager to check it out. The store is spread over two floors with ladies fashion, accessories, children, shoes and toys on the the bottom floor and home and mens upstairs. It isn't a busy store so it is quite tidy. The pet section is spread out with the dog toys nicely organised (found a huge rope tug of war toy for the dogs for £4.99 that was very easy to get to) but strangely there are no poop bags in this section until you go to the tills downstairs. The clearance section was dissappointing; it was unnecessarily large for the few items that were there. Not only was it very empty, many of the discounted items were broken but still quite expensive. Although this store does stock similar items to the larger stores, the sizing is limited and the other departments in the store are also quite small. However, small doesn't mean bad! It's a good size as it wouldn't take that long to browse the store in its entirety, so it is still worth a visit if you have an hour to kill. Conveniently, it is right next to other similar discount stores such as SportsDirect, and if you get hungry, McDonald's is right outside. Plus, it is really easy to get to by car, public transport or walking from the nearby areas. Even though I am a big fan of TK Maxx and levitate towards the big red stores, I would however warn of the poor customer service provided at this particular branch. On both occassions, staff have been much more interested in talking amongst each other despite seeing you waiting to be served. When they do eventually serve you, they are completely disinterested in their job and are obviously annoyed by you tearing them away from their chit-chat. I'm not sure if these are just isolated incidents due to the times I visited but I do know that TK Maxx store assistants from other locations have been at least minimally friendly and customer servce assistants from the Kingston Park area are mainly nice. It's a shame but I won't be going there anytime soon. I hope the hiring manager recruits better staff for their Christmas temps they are currently hiring for.

Ive bought a few things from here in the past, but ever time I go in, I always think the clothes…read moreracks are clutterred with far too much stuff on each rail. Thats the mens and womens clothing depts. You can, if you're prepared to spend the time, find some good stuff here. Whether clothing or furniture, orniments or kitchen and bathroom stuff. This shop could improve by having stuff better displayed, so its not like a jumble sale.

Love Wilko's!! My personal 'go to' place for any home essentials at a bargain price!…read more There's always an offer to be had on cleaning products which understandably no one likes to pay a hefty price for, and there is a pretty sizeable interior decoration section upstairs with all the basics you might need to decorate your bathroom, living room, kitchen, bedroom or garden! Yes it's cheap but actually a lot of it is pretty decent quality too. If your home is in need of a refurb without breaking the bank balance then Wilko's is your store! If you're a sucker for pick n mix at the cinema I'd recommend getting yourself here as they sell Candy King sweets at much cheaper prices. Sometimes a flashback to childhood is just medicine! The only downsides to Wilko's are that the staff always seem irritated if you ask them anything and you will normally have to queue for a fair bit at the tills even when it's quiet.

Hands down I am a huge Wilkinsons fan! After four years of depriving myself from Wilko goodies, I…read moream happy to say that Wilkinsons is still the cheap, reliable place I remember it to be. This is the type of store great for bargain hunters wanting to add some flourish and essentials to their house. This store is huge so I haven't explored it much beyond the pet and stationery sections (the most important bits!) YET, but I can say that these departments are well stocked with a wide selection. As you enter, there's escalators going upstairs to the home department and a cafe, to the right are back-to-school deals and food with 5 till points beyond that. Deeper into the store on the right is the stationery section (which has a good range off DIY and card making goodies) and the pet section is further in with another entrance/exit at the back of the store. The pet aisle is quite big with a good range of own brand treats and branded treats that don't come with the supermarket price tags. The only reason why I'm giving a four-star rating is that there are definitely not enough staff on the tills so the queue was quite long. Also I noticed a lot of dust around and on products... a few more staff members wouldn't go amiss.

Staff are extremely rude and unhelpful…read more Stock is limited in my opinion, there seems to be a lot more online than in this store. I love Dorothy Perkins clothes and shoes, they are always a perfect fit and of good quality - but I tend to stay away from this store as the customer service is substandard.

Dotty P's is one of my favourite stores to shop in for a few reasons: they always seem to have a…read moresale on; even when they don't have a sale on you can get a great fitting t-shirt for about £4; they support the Woodland Trust by having a range of clothing and accessories available to buy; they have the fabulous Gok Wan on board to shout hello Gorgeous girls! over the loud speaker as you are shopping, just to make you feel better about yourself! This store is just inside of the Northumberland Street entrance of Eldon Sqaure shopping centre and so is easy to get to and practically always the first clothing store I head to when I come to toon to shop! This place has two floors with a bit of a steep staircase but most of the good stuff is downstairs anyway. The staff are really good here too, and recently went out of their way to help me order stuff in and use a gift voucher card I had. This is a good place to come to early in the day as it can get very busy later on.