K J MacDonald's is also known as the green chemist to locals on the island. They have been open for…read moremany many years and always have a large range of items. They are the other pharmacy in the town centre (along with Boots) but they also develop film from 35mm cameras. This is a fast a reliable service and relatively affordable although with the rising popularity of digital cameras it's not as used as often as it once was. The have many toiletries, perfumes, baby clothes and other great crafts like jewellery boxes and harris tweed handbags for sale all year round. The shop is clean, and the staff are always helpful. The shop always smells sweet like the perfumes they stock.

KJ Macdonald's is The Green Chemists for obvious reasons, and is right in the centre of town…read more As well as processing prescriptions they stock a wide variety of toiletries and over the counter remedies. They also have a nice selection of perfumes for all ages and a wide selection of gifts for ladies, like jewellery, tweed bags and photoframes. Their baby section is fantastic and you can always pick something up for a newborn here that is gorgeous and inexpensive. Staff are always friendly, knowledgeable and happy to help

Goldcraft is a relatively new shop having come to the Island a few years ago. They can be found in…read morethe town centre, across the road from the small Co-op. They are a welcomed addition who specialise in Watches and Jewellery. They can replace a watch battery instantly; other places made you wait an hour for this! They have a huge range of watches, and since DD Morrisons left they are oen of the few dedicated places for Jewellery like this. They can make a ring or watch smaller or larger in size which is always useful! I really like this wee shop and would recommend anyone go in even for a look! When looking for a special gift you are bound to find something to your liking in here.

I cannot recommend them to anyone. On the surface everything was fixed but like others have found…read moreout it was all superficial. My computer was ruined not fixed, but I only found out when a real professional took a look and corrected all the mistakes in configuration. It now runs like a dream despite Murdo. I think he can manage simpler problems, but complex is beyond him.

Tech-Mobile is a great, fairly new business run by a local young person…read more They have a bricks and mortar premesis just outside the town centre that stocks a wide range of computer associated fixtures and fittings including laptops aswell as mobile phones, mp3 players and cameras. They also provide services for fixing mobile phones, unlocking them, website construction as well as fixing computers and laptops. We recently took our laptop in as it had picked up a virus and it was fixed for the next day for a reasonable price. They'll also visit you house or business, the length of the Islands, to look at your pc and help get it up and running again or help with setup, so you don't even need to leave your house!

The Bethesda Charity shop is one of several charity shops in Stornoway. This is by far the biggest…read morewith 2 floors filled with items. When you walk in you are greeted to a whole wall of shelves filled with books, tables of trinkets and cheery staff. There is a second room which again is filled with more stuff and then up the stairs is where all the furniture is kept tables, sofas, chairs! For people who have larger items to donate they have a van which can pick up items in the Stornoway area. They are open Monday to Friday 10 4pm last time I checked. It's the place to go for people looking for bargains, you are bound to find some gem in this shop!

My favourite charity shop by far!…read more Due to it being completely overcrowded and some items being there for quite some time there's a rather random smell when you go it but you get used to it and it's well worth putting up with A paperback book is just 40p and you quite often pick up some random and obscure items for a great price. They sell everything apart from clothes - Small household and bedding items, to suitcases and breadmakers up to larger items of furniture and electrical equipment. Nearly all the staff are voluntary (apart from the shop manageress) and are really friendly and chatty. Open Monday to Saturday until 5 most days (not sure about Saturday) For larger items and Household clearances they provide a free collection service, days and times for areas depend on where the van is bound for at the time. Donations are always welcome. Proceeds from this charity shop stay locally and go towards the Bethesda Nursing Home and Hospice which is a great local cause and in constant need of funds as the Hospice is only 50% funded.

We visited The Celtic Clothing shop in 2016. It was simply wonderful!!…read more The Hebrides Jewerly we bought was beautiful! We loved the Braveheart Bears we got for our friends little girls:) It is a wonderful shop that reflexs the kindness of the Scottish people. The owners even invited us to there home to see how the Harris Tweed was woven. How great was that!

Celtic Clothing in Stornoway is the place to go if you want to hire a Kilt for a function…read more Helpful, friendly staff who take time and great care to ensure you get what you're looking for. Wide range of tartans and sizes are available for hire along with a wide variety of accessories, all for a reasonable price (for kilt hire!) It's a must to book a fitting and kilt hire in plenty of time though to ensure you get what you're looking for as they can get really busy, especially when there are big Island weddings and special occasions like the school 6th year dinner dance. If you're looking to splash out then you can have a custom kilt handmade to your exact request by an experienced kiltmaker. They also have for sale a small selection of ladies jewellery and tweed accessories available, along with clan crest cufflinks and kilt pins, hip flasks, ties and so on.

Lighting electrical is a great wee shop on the main street in Stornoway town centre…read more As the name suggests they sell electrical goods like cookers, washing machines, fridge freezers to smaller household electricals like hoovers, microwaves and lamps. You can also get parts for electrical equipment, hoover bags, bulbs and all associated bits and pieces. Though the shop itself is fairly large, with all the items for sale it can feel quite cramped, especially if there are a few people in the shop. Staff are super helpful and friendly. The only downside being that they still follow the old stornoway tradition of shutting for lunch, so you have to make sure you don't schedule a visit for lunchtime!

Sarder & Sons, or just Sarders as locals call it, is a great wee shop packed to the rafters with…read moreadult clothes, shoes and other acessories and very reasonable prices. There's a fab range of footwear from dressy to casual in a wide range of sizes. Clothes range from prom style dresses to branded tops like golddigga to nighties for the older lady! You really have to go in as there's always a chance they might have what your looking for though the sizes stocked generally range from a size 6/8 to a size 14/16. Stock is always changing and sometimes only one or two items in a style come in so well worth going in every couple of weeks. They also stock a small range of local/scottish themed tea towels, thimbles and trinkets like that that you love to pick up as a moment on holiday. It's a family run shop and the staff are always super helpful and really nice to deal with.

Maclean, Mair Nicolson and Co, more commonly known as Nicolson's to locals is one of two newsagents…read morefound in the centre of town. They are the smaller of the two but stock much more magazines. They have an entire wall filled with magazines of all kinds music, fashion, cars, knitting, pregnancy etc. I've found I can usually find the magazine I'm looking for here when the other newsagents doesn't stock it. They also have the daily newspapers. They also have shelves full of puzzle books like sudoku and crosswords, local magazines from Comunn Eachdraidh's, fios etc. To the back of the shop is a section for stationary, cards, gift wrap and pens. An added bonus since Woolies closed down. They have a selection of confectionary, soft drinks and a fridge with sandwiches as well. So many times when you go in here for a paper you come out with much more!

Nicolsons is a great little local newsagents…read more They stock a wide variety of magazines and newspapers from national to local along with soft drinks, filled rolls and sandwiches, sweets and tobacco. You can order your newspapers and magazines here to make sure you get them everyday. They also have a great selection of stationary, party stuff like balloons and crepe paper, diaries and notebooks and a fab selection of greetings cards at very reasonable prices. Staff are always very helpful and friendly. The only downside to the shop is that it's quite small so can sometimes feel a tad claustrophobic