River island has a really nice range of clothes. Womans are downstairs and mens upstairs. The…read moreclothes are all really fashionable and up to date. The prices are reasonable. You can also shop at river island online. They sell really nice pretty accessories and jewelerry. There is never a long queue for the changing rooms. They have sales quite often so you can pick up a bargain. I think river island is aimed at younger ladies and men, and generally fashionable people. The queue at the check out always goes quickly too. I would reccomend this shop too anyone my age that is interested in the latest trends.

River island has a lovely range of clothes, shoes and accesories for men and women! Everything is…read moreall up to date with fashion but sometimes i find the sizes can be a bit small in here so you need to go up a size when buying! They have great sales at xmas where you can get really good bargains as some stuff is quite expensive at full price!

A huge store full of goodies. It's worth going every week as the stock is constantly changing. Very…read moregood at the mo. for ski wear. Brilliant selection of gifts - perfume, bags, toiletries, food items. Have recently opened a jewellery section which is in the centre of the store - some really lovely stuff (watches included). Very good for underwear - look out for all the top names Babywear excellent and some unusual clothing. Also sell toys, bedding and homeware. Huge car park. Small cafe inside. Best to allow plenty of time to search through all the racks - can't be done in a hurry. I find the best time to go on a Saturday is just as the store is opening at 9.;00 - otherwise daytime in the week.

TK Maxx is a good place to get designer labels cheaply. The store in Swindon is away from the town…read morecentre, but is near to the train station, so long as you know where you are going. There is also lots of free car parking. They have racks and racks of clothes and shoes etc. Sometimes, there is so much to look through on the rails that it can be off-putting. The stuff is not laid out well to enable you to browse easily. In the Swindon store, there is a small cafe where you can grab a cake and a cup of coffee when you have shopped to drop! There are not many other places nearby, it is a bit out on a limb.

Not really sure if it is just me, but I feel like the store is always in a bit of a mess when I…read morecome in for a browse. It has the feel of the House of Fraiser outlet store down the road, but no outlet prices. It is quite easy to find, although Mr. Snarky had trouble finding the parking garage that is connected to Debenhams. Most of the time I stop in to get things for Mr. Snarky, not myself. They usually have a good selection of polo shirts as well as sweaters and they are usually on a buy one, get one half off deal. The store is spread over multiple floors, although it doesn't seem quite as large as some of the other Debenhams I have been to. They do have a nice lingerie/bra section and you can have a bra fitting if you find you are one of the many women wearing the wrong size bra. Sorry I saw a sign in store about 70% of women wearing the wrong size bra... Anyway, there is a cafe, travel money office, in addition to the usual departments. Some departments are a bit smaller than others, for example the shoe department is quite small, so there may not be quite the selection you are looking for. On most visits I have received pretty good service, specifically in the Men's Department, but on the most recent visit service wasn't great, in fact I was so disappointed, that I just made a note of the information from the shoe I was looking at and looked it up online. I have been looking for shoes for the wedding (not long now) and haven't been having much luck. Debenhams was the last store before heading to the bus stop, so I stopped in thinking I probably wouldn't find what I want. I noticed that they had a display of shoes with a sign that read 'Bridal Debut' and there were some promising candidates. After looking through the display, I found a pair that looked like it would not only match the colour of the dress, but also the vintage feel of the dress. I noticed they only had two sizes in the shoe, so I tried on the 5 and sometimes the 5 works, sometimes it doesn't. I managed to get my foot into the 5, but walking wouldn't really be possible in them. There was a sales associate sitting on one of the benches doing something with sales tags. To be honest, I didn't realize she was a staff member until another customer asked her a question. I took another look around to make sure that there wasn't a 6 on the display before asking, but still couldn't find one. So I walked over and asked her if they would have a size 6 and she said that there were no other sizes in the stock room. I remember on one of my past visits that they used to have a kiosk where you could scan the item and order the size you need, so I asked about ordering or even just locating the size at another store and she said that wasn't possible. I got the distinct feeling that I was interrupting her and that she wasn't going to do anything to help. So I went back to the display and used the free in-store wifi to look up the shoe and see if it could be ordered. And it was the second shoe to appear on the shoe page and not only can it be ordered, but it can be ordered to collect the next day in store. It was really disappointing because I usually have a good experience here and am able to find what I am looking for. According to the Debenhams website they do have an in-store ordering service, so I don't know if the website is out of date or if the employee just didn't know about the service, but something to keep in mind if you can't find the size you are looking for.

This is a huge store on three floors with an impressive array of goods for sale…read more The top floor houses The Pierre, homeware goods and childrens clothes. The first floor is entirely womans wear with loads of mini store selling their clothes here, Jane Norman and Oasis but two of them. Unfortunetly due to there being limited space for each vendor, the full array of clothes each store would sell individually is not always available. On the ground foor, are the cosmetics, mens wear, accessories and the general gifts. Great store for finding special gifts. Fantastic deals, like 25% off days etc. There is a cafe on the first floor and hair salon and wedding section on the top floor.

There are very few times where men want... or need to go shopping. One of those times is when they…read moreneed more clothes for work. I am flattered that Mr. Snarky wanted me to come along, even though he can barely get through the weekly grocery shop with me. As we were down in Swindon for a couple days before heading back to Bolton, we decided to take advantage of the outlet. Parking has changed a bit since the last time I visited the outlet... not sure it is open very late (until the closing time of the restaurants), but it is open a bit later than before. This shop was the first one we stopped at. It looks like they have a large variety, including a Big & Tall section at the back and a tuxedo rental as well. The place does have a bit of a chaotic feel about it... it could have been the large party of groomsmen being fitted for tuxedoes causing that, but if not, I can't put my finger on why it has that feel. Unfortunately, Mr. Snarky didn't know his waist size... we may have put on some weight together. Apparently this isn't a rare event and many couples experience this?! Regardless, while we are working on losing the extra baggage, Mr. Snarky needed new trousers for work, so I worked on the idea that we will pick a size up from his last size. And he didn't really know the pant length he needed either, but I am pretty good at guessing those things. As we were having a look around and having trouble finding sizes in the colour of trousers he wanted, a staff member greeted us and asked us if we needed assistance. Mr. Snarky mentioned he didn't know his pant size, so the staff member measured him. Although he didn't measure for pant length, fortunately my guess was spot on. The staff member pulled a couple of pairs from the Big & Tall section and sent Mr. Snarky back to the changing rooms. When he came out, both the staff member and I looked at him and the staff member thought the trousers looked fine, but I noticed the pockets were pulling out... a sign that the trousers are not the right fit. I guess if he were wearing a suit jacket, he could get away with it, but he doesn't wear a jacket so it would look a bit strange. I think that's why I gave four stars instead of five... staff are mostly knowledgeable and friendly, but when it comes down to the details, they seem to miss those little things. Because the staff member didn't see anything wrong with the trousers, I went and found the next size up in the same cut and brand to see if it would make a difference. Of course they would be too large. I asked the staff member if he could pull a couple of different brands/cuts in the same size. I believe all of the trousers we looked at are flat front... which I usually am a fan of, but sometimes a pleated trouser has its place... but you won't find those here. We did find a pair that fit properly, so we went to that section of the store to see what other colours they had and of course, there were none in Mr. Snarky's size... well except the Purple Plaid pattern. The staff member did humor me and check the stock in the back room to see if there were any more, but there weren't. At least we managed to get one pair, for a reasonable price and since Mr. Snarky works in the area, he knows what he is looking for and can stop in when they get more.

When I visited this store with my wife, it looked like a hurricane had swept through it. There was…read moreclothing on the floor and it seemed messy everywhere. The prices are good, however the quality seems to go with the price.

This is a big store, but is not set out very well, the clothes appear to be displayed…read morehaphazardously and because there is so much clothing it can look quite messy. They have fantastic selection of high street fashion and a huge selection of shoes, mainly very high, high heels. They also sell childrens clothing, lingere, plus size clothing and mens wear. The changing room always seems to smell a but funky, which can be off putting. Otherwise good selection of reasonably priced clothing.

Unfortunately this store has now closed down, hoever there has been rumours that factory outlet…read morestore for House of fraser is opening in its place. Lets keep our fingers crossed.

House of Fraser website is the WORST EVER ! It send you back…read moreto the start over and over again, I haven't been able to get to see the household items and so I shall take my online buying to Debenhams.