A great local optician with a wide range of frames to choose from. You can get the basics all the…read moreway to a range of designer options. They offer basic eye exams as well as a computer scanning exam which can allow them to see much more than a general exam can. These scans are kept on the computer to compare with previous visits to see what changes are going on. The staff is friendly, the service top notch. They also offer free hearing exams on Thursdays.

Fantastic service offered, no pushy salesperson. After…read morereceiving lasersing on one eye my prescription had changed a lot but was advised that my previous glasses were fine and I only needed to change them if I wanted to, normally you're being pushed to spend money when you don't need to. Will thoroughly recommend to family and friends.

Dury and Tippett is the best opticians I've found and I've been wearing glasses for over 40 years…read more Helen the optician is always very patient and willing to answer questions I may have about the results of the eye test. I did have the OCT scan as the health of my eyes is so important to me - being able to identify potential problems before they can be seen with a visual eye check or experienced by myself means that problems can be treated before it's too late! The reception team was very helpful when choosing new frames and don't try to push more expensive frames. The fitting by Steve Dury when picking up my new glasses was thorough, unhurried and friendly so that when I walked out of the door I knew I will be very pleased with them. The opportunity to sit in the Designer Lounge with a cup of coffee, listening to pleasant background music when choosing from their fabulous range of glasses made the whole experience great. As I say the best opticians I've found!

With a few stores kicking around Bristol, C M Lea looks a little dated but I found some interesting…read moreframes in here and the staff were happy to let me browse for quite a while, which is a good thing as I have no ability to form an opinion when it comes to buying glasses for myself...

Bristol Gold are truly a wonderful and honest business. I have visited twice in the last month,…read moremost recently today to sell Some gold and the whole process was made so easy and professional. I have dealt with both Jason and Dylan and a couple of other guys who have all been really helpful and always very professional. I was able to go into there safe private room to make the sale and I was paid within a couple of minutes with the best and most fair price I could have asked for. I was even made a coffee and given delicious chocolate biscuits. It's in a great location also if you're driving with loads of free parking in the surrounding roads. I will hopefully be paying a visit again soon to purchase a phone. I drove an hour and a half to get to them, but we'll worth it for the very fair price I was given and the super service. I was nervous when I read the words 'pawn shop' online, but trust me there is nothing to be worried about. I honestly 100% recommend these guys with all my heart. Thank you again so much, best wishes from Lucy

Whilst the thought of a pawn shop may be horrible when you are hocking your stuff to eat, when you…read moreare on the other hand it is a surprising jumble sale of electronics and jewellery. Bristol Gold sits at the top of Lodge Causeway near Forest Road and is nothing special to look at - a black box shop with staff behind high counters and protective glass. But the window has some nice pieces of jewellery in and good prices, plus mobile phones and ipods. Inside the shop window has a back display and there is a rack of console games (priced £2 to £15), more phones (all displayed with their police check certificate so you aren't going to buy anything that has been stolen) and a box of DVDs for £1 each. I felt comfortable enough to have a rummage through the DVD box and came out with a copy of The Thing and Galaxy Quest (ahh guilty pleasures). The lady behind the counter was chirpy and encouraged me to look through the free CD box which was amusingly like looking through a tweenie girl's CD collection from 2002.

This is a small branch of Boots that really only stock the essential items. They don't have a…read morechildrens clothes department and only have a small makeup and skincare section. They do have an opticians and a pharmacy here though. This shop is in a precinct with a multi storey car park nearby.