I've picked up a few bargains in the fragrance shop before. They sell a good range of different…read morewell known and designer perfumes and their prices are quite good anyway but they also have good sales on sometimes. I don't always buy anything when I go in but the staff always seem happy enough to let me smell some different scents or just ask about them.

The Factory shop or The Original Factory Shop as it is properly known as, has a veritable…read morecornucopia of goodies in side. They sell everything at great prices. From clothes and shoes to electrical goods and DVDs all cheaper than high street prices. I recommend checking the Factory Shop out for Aftershave and Perfume bargins for christmas. As they motto states Big Brands, Big Products, Big Savings i think that says it all really. The only bad points that i can think of is that its packed with products - not suitable if you have a pram or pushchair, and the lack of car parking facilities outside the shop. The best bet is to park in the windmill car park and walk up to the Factory Shop.

The Factory Shop is like an Aladdins cave full of good quality bargains for all the family. I…read moreparticularly like their bath towels they are a brilliant price and so soft! They also have lots of great priced shoes for kids and adults. A good place to pick up some christmas presants too. The only downside to the shop is its so full it can be difficult to get around and the clothes rails are far too full to be able to have a look without knocking something off. Still worth a visit, its best to pop in regularly as you never know what you might find!!

Lovely shop selling upmarket cosmetics, perfume and other gorgeous products. Decor is bright and…read moremodern, staff are generally helpful and very informative. Worth saving up for a splurge here!

I went in here for a makeover and came out looking fab, with loads of freebies and an offer to go…read moreback again to try a different look. I was most impressed. Smelt some of the perfumes there and they were divine and not on sale elsewhere as they were their own make.. Great

its one of them perfume shops that sells perfume not so much on the cheap, but has such a wide…read morerange, its always worth a look in for elderly relatives! as i was looking for elizabeth ardens Blue Grass for last christmas and they were the only shop to have it! has some fab forgotten perfumes and some new ones, so look in, why smell like everyone else?

The Perfume Shop has two branches in Manchester's Arndale Centre, this one is located next to EE…read moreand opposite Boost Juice and Footlocker Kids, it is in a decent condition near the Market Street enterence into the Arndale opposite Lloyds Bank and the huge Boots store. I've called in here twice now and I've had so many different results in terms of obtaining samples. Firstly, I came in to ask if there was any samples and the staff member seemed nice and probably gave me about 6 or 7 from good brands too such as Sauvage by Dior, Hugo Boss and Jean Paul Gaultier. Secondly, I came in and did the same a week later with a new member of staff and was only given two, one was an opened Hugo Boss Intense and the other was just a standard one. The member of staff seemed a little disinterested on that occasion. Comparing to other Perfume Shop's I have visited, this is typical and is still much better than The Fragrance Shop, who I have had bad experiences with in Liverpool and just a few stores down also in the Manchester Arndale. The store inside is okay, it is pretty much average for any store of its sort and does seem to have a good stock of the main brands, of course it is quite hard to browse without asking a member of staff as near enough everything is behind their till, which is different to the Bradford branch who mainly use this method with some on the back wall too. This store is okay and it is just basically average, average, average, yet I feel only deserves a high two star rating because of immense competition and it should be doing more in a city centre with so many other places to go to win customers such as other branches of TPS, The Fragrance Shop, Boots, House of Fraser, Selfridges, Debenhams - The list goes on so you can get my point!

......kind of stolen my thunder with the title there guys…read more I'll bet your bags of fun at Christmas and birthdays "No! No! I'm not telling you, I'm not te.....it's a handbag. A black one...........cost £40."

The scent of this place alone makes me smile, and whilst I realise it's a big chain shop, I've…read morenever been in one that didn't have excellent customer service. In my experience, they're all the same set up -- a little box shop with floor-to-ceiling choices of perfume and fragrance. The lads are well catered for, so it's not a women's only experience. The range is huge, from your popstar creations to your old school forever classics. I love the range -- they always carry my classics: Ghost (original), Elizabeth Arden Red Door, Yves St Laurent Parisienne, and Estée Lauder Pleasures. (And I guess now you know what I might smell like, which feels faintly personal now that I list them all.) I often find they have good deals on around Christmas and seasonally, sometimes challenging online purchasing. The staff are often where this place shines as they seem to know the whole gamut and range, which has to be a challenge given they smell fifty scents a day. It's a lovely little shop and I'm a real fan.

Pnehaligon's is a perfume shop in the designer outlet. I was expecting them to sell well known…read morebrands of perfume such as Hugo Boss or Ralph Lauren at slightly discounted prices-with it being an outlet store. What they actually sell is their own range of luxury perfumes in a range of different smells. They look and smell lovely, and the bottles are nice. The shop itself is also very clean, tidy, and friendly.

Debenhams: the shop that you walk through to get to the car park! But they really do try their…read morehardest to make the most of that status, as there are heavily painted ladies at each corner ready to spritz you with any number of fragrances, and big promotional displays as far as the eye can see. If you do venture further into the store, it's actually quite good, especially if there's a sale on. They've got loads of concessions instore and many of what I call almost-designer brands such as John Rocha, Jasper Conran, Ben Sherman and the likes. These are definitely overpriced, but when they've knocked the obligatory 50% and 20% blue cross discount on top then they're not bad at all.

Debenhams is one of my absolute favourite shops in Doncaster as it sells so much and every so often…read moreit has a sales event where everything is up to 20% off, a huge saving on some of the more expensive items like occasion wear and shoes. I purchased my bridesmaids dresses from there, originally £80 each picked them up for £32 each, total bargain as well as shoes down from £90 to £40. There is a lovely cafe called style cafe which does meals and there are some great jewellery and cosmetics counters to browse and try.

A large Boots Store on the upper level of Meadowhall, it has been refurbished recently, so the…read morestore does look a lot better now (It was quite a mess while the work was being done) There is a Pharmacy and an Opticians, the facilities are atypical of your regular Boots store. The staff seem friendly enough, but don't seem to stand out compared to other stores. While I do like the new look of the store which is different and innovative compared to other Boots locations, I do think the layout could have been clearer (Eg easier to find things) 4*

This Boots is one of the big ones. Complete with all of the normal bits and bobs, skincare and…read morehaircare, this one also has Clinique, Estee Lauder, Chanel, Benefit, etc. makeup counters. There is a Pharmacy, toy section, baby cloths, and lots and lots of other things. I was able to pick up some wonderful Nivea cream and a talking Dr. Who alarm clock. Gotta love that! The self checkout lines go really fast.