Seen Boutique, says it all in the name really, you are lucky if you see this boutique, they take…read moreyour money then do not despatch the goods, I have been waiting over 2 months for my order to be delivered, amazing they can take your money out of your bank as soon as you press order on your keypad, but its a different story when sending out the goods, cannot even contact them by telephone as they have a recorded message on there saying " no one is available to take your call " that'ss been the same message for the last 2 months, obviously a scam, so DO NOT TOUCH SEEN BOUTIQUE, apart from visiting there shop that they say they have on the website, but I expect if I made the 5 hour journey that will just be a shop with a message saying no one home to take your enquiry. I done this deal through KGB who apparently do not check out who they are dealing with, otherwise this would not of been allowed to happen. A very unhappy and disgruntled customer

Banburys is a huge department store, it incorporates a lot of concession store and also a huge…read moreperfume counter and homeware section. Upstairs is a restaurant that is well frequented by locals looking for a quiet break in the middle of their shopping. It is a higher end store and therfore tends to be quite pricy but it is well alid out with an great selection of products.

This Banburys is a very big store. When you go in the door you come straight to the fragrance and…read moremake up counters. There are always really friendly staff here who are happy to advice you on what products are best for you, they also let you sample the fragrances. The you will get to the clothes and shoes. Then at the very back of the store they have the bits you can buy for your house like plates, kettles, and glasses etc.. I do find some of the bit a a bit expensive but you can see they are good quality. Then to the left of the shop they sell craft stuff such as wool for knitting, cross stitches, patterns etc.. There is a another entrance door here so if you are just after buying some wool you can go in this way. Upstairs there is more clothes and underwear for sale and there is a big cafe. They sell some lovely food in the cafe we often go there when we have been shopping and need to sit down.

This is quite a small Select store it is located in Green Lanes shopping centre. I used to find the…read moreshop really tidy but recently it is slightly messier and hard to find what you're looking for. There is lots of room to walk down the centre aisle but it is harder to look down the sides especially when it is busy or if you have a buggy to push around. At the back of the shop there is a large changing room which have big mirrors in which I find is good the only thing I don't like is the changing room doors are curtains so sometimes don't shut properly. By the counter there is a stand with jewellery on there is always something nice on there. I always find that Select has the latest trends of clothes and they are well priced especially when there is a sale on.

Tarka books in Bear Street Barnstaple is a proper old fashioned bookstore. Selling everything from…read morethe latest paperbacks to old and rare second hand books it is the kind of place that you can spend hours in browsing the shelves. Every subject is covered from history to music, arts and science fiction and the owner knows his stuff about books-a nice place to waste a couple of hours just browsing, but please buy to keep him going, it would be a shame to lose another traditional shop.

I like the fact that the Fiona who owns the shop never finds it too much trouble to help her…read morecustomers whether the order is large or small.The shop is full of great books from floor to ceiling.I am glad that i can help in a small way once a year by taking over the reigns with a fellow friend. Kind regards to Fiona,Frances and Geoff