I like you, am more than excited to welcome the return of The Last Place Store in its new residence…read moreat 62 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna! They've got some awesome new winter gear in stock, so make sure you come down to check it out.

I can't decide if this store has gone downhill recently or it was just abnormally quiet when I went…read morebecause there wasn't a sale. To be honest think it's a bit of both. C.R is a great shop but I think they have somewhat shot themselves in the foot by having too many sales. They've fallen victim to the Briscoe's curse - nobody buys when they're not on sale. That being said, C.Road is still great for high quality basics - slips, t's, flat shoes and those gym bags are total winners. Plus, they have great socks. They other day I bought two pairs of cream socks with navy hearts ($9.90). Adorable. My only other note is that something needs to be done about their changing room curtains - they're material and never close properly, leaving massive gaps, which is not the best in a unisex changing room!

This store has quality clothes at good prices and one of my fav places to shop, plus there are so…read moremany nice food places in the same building or close by to visit after.

We realized that we were missing some towels for our trip and we kept popping into various stores…read morein the CBD asking, "Do you have towels?" We finally stumbled upon a "home" section at H&M and found some great ones that lasted our whole trip and beyond.

You may think that Farmers are always the same, but there is something about this one that makes it…read moremy favourite. Maybe it's because it's been my local since I was born, I'm not sure. It is situated on the bottom level at the main entrance of Westfield Shore City in the middle of Takapuna. Because of this, you pretty much have to walk through it to get anywhere in the mall. I don't mind this though. There are always perfume and underwear specials and other dangerous things to distract me from what I was doing. The girls behind the makeup places are really friendly and don't push me to buy anything which I appreciate. There kids, men and womens clothing, make up, perfume, homewares and toys. I do like Farmers when shopping for dad because they have nice t-shirts and hoodies that aren't expensive. Farmers has been around for as long as it has for a reason - it is reliable, affordable and caters to many people.