I love papyrus.. I visit the Byres road branch on a regular basis so was delighted to see this…read morenewly opened store in Silverburn. The store is much bigger than the Byres road branch, but doesn't have as much cook ware. This store is big and bright.. Along most of the walls is a great selection of cards for all kinds of occasions, always check the prices as some of the cards can be expensive. They also have a great selection of gifts and nice things to buy to treat yourself. I bought some birthday cards and the staff were lovely and helpful.

I love a bit of Papyrus - this is my kind of store with it's random selection of homewares, gifts…read moreand cards. I hadn't been to the Silverburn one before and it's bigger than it looks as there's an extra area onto the back. I was looking for something in particular and while they had it, it still wasn't quite right so I didn't buy it (vague-Yelping). I would have loved to treat myself to a present while I was there but managed to restrain myself, but I will probably be back for the Drawing for Foodies book. I always like the range they have at Papyrus and feel like they stock good quality stuff that isn't too expensive. I can see I'll be buying many gifts here in the future.

If your shy avoid the changing rooms upstairs. The curtains hide nothing!! Big gaps at each side…read more The click and collect point here is upstairs too. A decent sized new look at the top end of silverburn near m+s.

this is without a doubt my favourite store for getting all the latest trends in clothing and…read moreaccessories at fantastic prices which are always very reasonable. this topshop is situated in silverburn shopping centre which is just off the m77 motorway at pollock in glasgow. this is about a ten minute drive from glasgow city centre and is a beautiful shopping centre.new look offers a great selection of clothing at amazingly low prices and always has the latest trends from celebrity fashion in store. in this store the upper level is dedicated to shoes and there is a huge selection to choose from. as well as clothing, shoes and accessories there are also childrens clothing and a really cool menswear range which is very similar to clothing you would see from topman but at better prices.

Silverburn is my favourite shopping centre in Glasgow.. So what makes it so good.. I like the fact…read morethat it is big and spacious even on a Saturday you still have room to move about without bumping into folk. Parking is also great.. Loads of it.. The multi storey car park has a great lighting set up to let you know where a free space is.. If you look at the roof you'll see lots of red and green lights.. If you see a green light underneath it will be a free parking space.. There are lots of different shops all the kids you want even a small version of debenhams.. And the food on offer is great. wagamama, nandos, you sushi, the list goes on.. There are lots of lovely little stalls dotted about where you can buy some original not in the high street type things. There is also a big tesco attached and a newly opened cineworld..

I have mixed feelings about Silverburn hence the 3 stars…read more Things that are good about it: - It's indoors - handy for shopping in the rain (which is most of the time) - Good selection of shops including clothes, food, homewares - Some pretty ok places to eat, I normally go to Yo Sushi when I'm here but don't mind the odd Nando's/Wagamama. There's a few new eating places too - Giraffe, Zizzi and Carluccio's is opening later this year. Things that aren't so good about it: - It's a bit of a strange shape so it means you'll walk from one end to the other, and then remember something you need at M&S or Tesco, and have to walk all the way back again - The car park is a bit of a nightmare. I try to avoid visiting on the weekend as even then it's hard to park. At Christmas you'd be better off getting public transport if you're really desperate to shop here. - The toilets seem like they're really far apart I go here when I need to, but I rarely visit just for a wander around the shops anymore.

Popped into H Samuel in Silverburn with a relative who was looking for a ring specifically…read moreadvertised in Christmas brochure. The ring was for his partner who'd already been sized as T. The required ring wasn't in stock but the assistant was happy to order in for us. During the course of the order she advised us there was a further 20% discount available on the ring but that sadly they only had sizes up to S. She spoke to her manager and then advised us they'd be happy to have the ring sized up for us and would so without charge. I know H Samuel has a reputation as a pretty mass market jewellers but on the day our assistant demonstrated the really excellent level of customer service I'd expect from a top notch supplier.

So in the Trespass vs Cotswold Outdoor wars, I'm calling Trespass the winner. There probably isn't…read moreeven an actual war, but seeing as these shops are quite similar and at Silverburn, I'm going to manufacture one. So Trespass is a fair bit smaller than Cotswold but to me, it sold all the same kind of stuff. Outdoors wear (derr), jackets, shoes, boots, accessories - all you could want for your outdoor adventuring. The reason I preferred Trespass is I thought their range was nicer (see the photo of the snazzy animal print jacket, very nice) and they also had some sweet discounts. Now I wasn't seriously thinking of buying anything so I didn't go into any deep analysing of the prices (me, outdoors? No) but the one jacket that really caught my eye was a really reasonable price. Another plus was the staff member here was really nice and friendly, in a natural and welcoming way. She seemed a little lonely, sure, but in shopping centres you can feel snubbed in more ways than you thought possible. Not here!

Think Spencer's -if you're from the USA. This store has gismos and gadgets a plenty. All the pop…read morefigures you could imagine, wallets and tee shirts

Menkind. It's a shop for men. Clearly if you're female there would be nothing in here to interest…read moreyou, right? Wrong. Stupid name aside, I really liked this store and found at least 283 things I'd like to own. And I'm not even a man. I popped in for a look and found a cool wee stand thing for a mobile phone which I thought would come in handy at home. It's like a lounge chair for your phone essentially, but I was worried my iPhone 6 plus wouldn't fit on it, seeing as it's closer in size to a tablet than a phone. The shop assistant was happy to help me out and get the stand out of the packet and set it up for me so I could make sure I was happy with it. She had great banter and was really helpful (the stand was a little fiddly to work out, and she didn't seem to think I was being a pain for asking to check the size). For a mere £4.99 I took my stand home and have it nicely perched on my desk now. There is a downside which is that it doesn't fit with the charger plugged in but that's no biggie. Aside from that, this shop sells loads of stuff that could fit into the "novelty gift" genre - spuddy couch potato cushions which are kind of hideous but also hilarious (see photos), a wide range of nerdesque books, make your own cider kits, etc. There's lots of wee gadgets, robots and toys - things that anyone of the slightly nerdy persuasion might like. So aside from the name, I'd definitely return here when present-hunting in future.

I know they're a super dorky brand, but I love Clarks. I own a lot of Clarks shoes, mainly because…read moreafter one pair of their knee high Gore-tex boots and surviving lots of snow and ice in them, I went on to buy two more pairs. More recently, I wanted to get some new shoes which were stylish (ish) and good for walking. Again, Clarks were my go-to place and I got a pair of "glove puppet" flats which look a bit like trainers but they also have cushioning so you can wear them all day. They were £45 and so far, I totally love them - lets see how they hold up when I walk around Japan next week! This store at Silverburn has a good range and is very neat. I wasn't offered any help but there was quite a lot of customers in, and I was just browsing. I ended up deciding not to get another pair of the sneakers just now!

And so continues my Silverburn hunt for a new cover for my mobile phone. This is another one of…read morethose stalls which is in the centre of the shopping centre, but their selling point is that they'll put any photo you like on your cover for you - e.g. a photo of your kids, dog or your significant other. The prices don't seem too bad considering you're getting something custom made - £20 for an iPhone 6 plus for any picture/design/text, and apparently it's ready within an hour so you can continue shopping while you wait. They also do other stuff - canvas prints, mugs and passport photos for £7. The guy was really nice and helpful, and showed me a few options of the types of things they do. All up, I wasn't super keen on having a photo on my phone cover so it's not really my thing.

You need to be a particular kind of shopper to enjoy TK Maxx. One who's prepared to put in a bit of…read moretime and effort, enjoys a rummage and finding hidden gems. I'm one of the laziest shoppers around so I can't say I enjoy going to TK Maxx - I walk in excited and that diminishes within about 30 seconds when I see the racks of picked-through clothes. This TK Maxx is pretty big, split over two levels. I've visited tonnes of times but can't remember ever finding anything for myself here - it seems like the clothes on the women's section are all from the 90s so maybe I'm missing the secret. There is a good range in the homewares section however, and I like how the handbags are presented along a whole wall so it's easy to see what you like. It's worth a visit but you've got to be in the right frame of mind and put in the effort to get the goods. One day that might happen to me.

After a failed attempt at every other store in silver burn I came in looking for what eluded me…read more They didn't have it however I got something else ... Bought it and returned an hour later after noticing a big rip in it I know I should check every inch of items before I purchase but you would think that they wouldn't be putting these items on the rack in the first place! I just hate the idea of constant browsing through tonnes of mismatched garments Place gives me a headache