I went to Mortimer Hirst last year and they repaired my glasses twice, once while in lockdown by…read moredrop off I could drop them in the mailbox. These year I had my eyes examined. Aki did a very thorough eye exam and found issues that had not been noticed prior. He explained everything to be me and went through the results as slowly as I wanted. Morgan helped me select frames and took care of the finance side. His and Belinda's communications very timely. Excellent customer service !!! This was the best eye exam I have ever had and the retail service was lovely. Thx A, B & M

Got an eye exam done. Was fast and professional. 20% discount for students when it came to buying…read moremy glasses which was cool. The eye exam was FREE for students which made my day.

Came in here to casually look at some sunglasses. Turns out the staff are super helpful and…read moreactually know what they are talking about, and were happy to go investigate pricing for various options I was interested in. This was great! Friendly keen-to-help staff make all the difference. I didn't end up buying any sunglasses, but I did happen to buy a couple of shirts. They had an amazing sale rack, actually quite a few sale racks, and if I had more time, I probably would have bought a lot more. Recommended! Would definitely go in again to check it out, even though I'm not a surfer or snowboarder, or any kind of cool person at all. :)

On my mission to find a running top to wear in the final fleeting moments of summer in the hope…read morethat I get a last minute bronze before the sun goes away (I've been overseas in winter for the past 6 months so my stomach definitely needed it) I wandered into Oakley, hoping to find something of interest. Their crop top range was quite limited - mostly stuff that you would wear under things, as opposed to wearing just by itself. Also the one that I liked the most was almost 100 dollars because it had UV protection or something, I'm not entirely sure as the shop attendant didn't explain it too well and sort of just trailed off. I also wasn't really helped in the changing room, the shop attendants just seeming to enjoy talking amongst themselves than helping anyone. If you are after some new sports gears though they do have a pretty good range of both mens and womens items, however it is quite pricey and don't expect the service to be overly fantastic (well it wasn't for me at least).

Let's be honest, Karen Walker is pretty expensive. It's definitely not a label that I can afford to…read morebuy on the reg (in fact, I shouldn't really buy it all) but for special occasion pieces or a good quality staples, you'll be hard pressed to find better. I bought a coat from here at least 7 years ago which got an absolute thrashing during Uni but still to this day, I wear it every Winter. Of all the KW stores, The Department Store is definitely my favourite. I have no time for clothing store snobbery but the girls in here are lovely. They make great suggestions on what to wear with each piece and give their honest opinion on what looks best. Of course, there is also the added bonus that's it's inside a "department store" so if you don't find what you are after at Karen Walker, there are plenty of other options!