The Quadrant Shopping Centre is great as it is indoors and with our lovely welsh weather it is nice…read moreto be in from the wet and cold. There are loads and loads of shops in the Quadrant like HMV, Game , W H smiths , Clinton cards and Debenhams. It can get pretty packed out with shoppers at peak times and especially with the run up to christmas. At christmas there is usually a lovely christmas tree with lots of decorations which make it look really nice. The shopping centre always looks clean and tidy and you will always find a cleaner pottering around.

The Quadrant is like many indoor shopping centres across the UK. It mostly houses chain stores like…read moreHMV, Clarks, WHSmiths, Faith and so on and so forth. Shops you find in every town in Britain. The Quadrant itself is quite pleasant though, it has a predominently glass roof which allows it to be very bright and airy inside. There's a gallery cafe which looks out on to the main concourse of the shopping centre which is great for people watching. The bus station also comes out of one end, so finding it is very easy, and also you won't have far to carry bags to get a bus. Or even to get to your car if you choose to park in the NCP which also adjoins the Quadrant. You can also get to Swansea Market via an entrance in the Quadrant. The largest store by far is Debehams, which is a large department store and takes up almost an entire wing of its own. ANECDOTE: I was sick on the doors of Debehams one Christmas as I was shopping for presents and very rapidly came down with a virus. There are public toilets (free) upstairs which are clean and well maintained. The buidling is decorated according to the seasons, and a large Christmas tree is the focus during the winter.

Probably the best gift shop in Swansea, if you're stuck for present ideas you'll be sure to leave…read morethe sheep shop with something great. The stock is always changing so you're sure to find new gifts. Lots packed into a smallish shop with a downstairs too. Some great gifts for the kids too.

Sheep sheep sheep,lots off lovely fluffy, welsh sheep.read more

Like most of the stores that have recently opened in Mumbles, I'm incredibly impressed with The…read moreMulberry Bush (what a fab name).

Great place to shop, had everything in my size, good value for money and the lady on the tills was…read morereally friendly. I'll definitely be back.

I really dislike this store. It is never tidy and there…read morealways seem to be so many people standing around doing nothing so I don't understand why they don't tidy. On top of that they're really rude. The shop is cheap but the quality of the clothes isn't great and the customer service is awful!

This a lovely gift shop, situated in the heart of Mumbles. It stocks a great range of cards. It…read morealso has a lovely and eclectic range of gifts. As well as established brands such as East of India and Cath Kidston they also have some products that are really unusual. A couple of weeks ago I brought this lovely reindeer, made primarily out of wool, twigs and glitter - it was much better than it sounds!! They also have a good selection of paintings - mostly of beach and coastal scenes. The Gallery is definately worth a visit.

Marks and Spencer lately has been doing an offer of £10 every other weekend for what they call a…read moremeal for two including wine, dessert and side dish. It has been widely advertised but I would say anyone interested needs to carefully shop within the offer, depending on your choices you can get save over £10 or as little as £2. If you shop within the offer carefully it ends up as a meal for 4, large chickens have been part of the offer sometimes and ready meals that serve 4 plus they had a great cheese board in the offer last time but by lunchtime on the Saturday no cheese boards were left or restocked on sunday. Unfortunately the most expensive items in the offer do sell out very quickly and sometimes, at least in the Swansea shop, they run out of side orders and desserts making the offer no longer available early on in the day.

Marks and Spencer on Oxford street in Swansea is quite a large store and does have a food store…read moreincorporated. Prices are high and I do find the selection of clothes a little boring and aimed at the older person. The food they sell is lovely but dont expect to be able to do a weeks shop here as they just dont stock enough range. Its worth noting that they dont sell anything other than their own brands. Also remember that if your buying lots of food you have to walk it all back to the car and since this store is in the middle of Swansea then that may be quite a walk. They do do good 3 for 2 offers on xmas pressies so look out for them.

I usually buy online from TK Maxx but needed some additional items as a last-minute addition to my…read moregrand-daughter's birthday present so popped into the Swansea store and wasn't disappointed as there were loads of choices for a soon to be 16-year-old...the staff were a great help in locating the items I had in mind and were very polite and friendly. The store was bright and very clean and welcoming, and I sped through the check out when it came to payment....

Tk Maxx is located on the Morfa retail park , it is a huge shop with 2 floors…read more On the ground floor you will find ladies and mens clothing , bags , shoes and gifts. On the upper floor you will find babies and kids clothing , toys , books , homewares. You can find some good bargains if you have the time to hunt around the store , I find it a little big and at times impossible to find what I am looking for. The quality of the clothing is very good and is not badly priced. There can sometimes be long queues but the checkout staff try and open up as many tills as possible

Great branch of this shop - full of bargain books and lovely stationery, toys, artists materials,…read moreCDs and DVDs. You'll often find things which you can't get elsewhere and usually cheaper too.

I have to agree with Jane Elizabeth. This shop has a surprising amount of unusual bargains - art…read morecanvases are very cheap here. They often have Penguin Classics on offer for very cheap - a pound each! Gets a bit messy and busy though. Good location.

A great place for a massive fry up…read more Loads of students live in Uplands and many of them frequent the Uplands Diner. They have a (I would say perhaps unneccesarily) huge range of breakfast options from tea and toast to 'The Beast' mentioned in the review below. All very reasonably priced. They also have electrical sockets by the tables so you can charge your phone up or plug your laptop in. Tidy.

A great shop for getting special presents and something different. The Uplands Gift Shop has always…read morestocked a good range of unusual and different gifts, making it ideal for anniversaries, birthday and any special occasion. In particular they have a large range of different styles of jewellery, with local artists represented and some lovely silver pieces. A rather too tempting shop, great to go in and tell disorganised partners when you like so they can return and get what you really really want! Staff are very helpful and friendly.

Not sure if Sarah P actually left the Quadrant...Swansea also has an M&S and BHS, which I my memory…read moreserves me right are both department stores...and of course it'll be smaller than Cardiff...most stores in Wales outside of Cardiff ARE small. Anyway, Debenhams. I do like it, especially during the final days of their Blue Cross sale, when things go buy one get on free. Because of this, I managed to buy 4 bras for the princely sum of £12 - two of them the fairly pricey Miss Ultimo bras. I was impressed. I could spend ages in Debenhams, and more so now that the Benefit counter has expanded to include an eyebrow bar - now if the one in Leeds could just follow along with that, it'd be much appreciated!

Good branch of Debenhams in the Quadrant Centre with all the usual departments and floors. Great…read morefor clothes, gifts and things for the home.