This is a pound shop on steroids! It's absolutely huge and there are all sorts of weird and…read morewonderful items to be found. It has a large gardening section, storage items, kitchen goods, toys, stationery and much much more. It also is a great place to look for seasonal items for Christmas, Hallowe'en, Easter etc. It can save you a fortune when buying kid's costumes for any of the aforementioned times of the year. Not everything is a pound, but lots of items are so you can save serious money. It's great to have a wander round too, even if you're not looking for anything specific, you never know what you'll find!

By far the best hardware store in the area. Puts all the chain stores like Homebase and B&Q to…read moreshame with their amazing standard of service. It doesn't matter what sort of DIY your trying to do there is always someone there who has the necessary knowledge to help you. It's only a small store but they make the most of the space and it's packed full of stuff, which although not as cheap as the superstores is worth it for the back up you get. The most handy thing they have is off to the side of the store. If you want wood cut to size they have a wall mounted cutter and will happily cut boards and planks to your exact requirements. I've not been here in some time but they certainly know their stuff and it's worth using them over anyone else in the area.

Very high stock level (have everything you need in stock)…read moreWith excellent advice , never been let down by them.

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If you are a passionate hobby interior designer - go to the Fulham DIY shop.Going there most of…read morethere customers are electricians, builders etc. who go there as a regular to order wholesale. Before the smoking ban they even were allowed to enter in with their light cigarettes - that is how easy going this place is. From the bottom to the top there are shelving with anything from nails, toolboxes, tubes, window handles etc. I once made my way there as my window screw broke. They had several versions of my broken example and I could close my window in a couple of hours again. That was a relieve. They also have more stock in the backrooms, therefore whatever you need, ask - they might have it. What I appreciate, even though there is a counter where you get served, you are allowed to have a look around. The service is very polite even when you only buy 4 screws.

This is a smallish store (by US standards) but has a very wide variety of household products. I…read moreagree with a previous reviewer who describes it as an old fashioned hardware store. I ended up finding the cable ties that I needed, after searching many other stores. The staff was helpful and directed me to the product I needed. I will keep it in mind as I did not know about it before.

A small but well stocked hardware / building supply store in the middle of Oxford. Robert Dyas is…read morea bit hard to locate as its on a back street of Oxford and around the corner. This is the kind of store I have in my hometown in the US. Just like here, even though they're small they've probably got what you need. I bought gardening tools their. They didn't have tools for a large garden but small ones perfect for the back yard.

Vermeulen's is a big garden centre situated between Staines and Heathrow Airport. It has a large…read morewater feature outside which often foams as it seems to be a local tradition to put washing powder in it. Though it's a large place it's somehow isn't very impressive and though I've been there loads of times I don't think I've actually ever bought anything. The plants always look like they've seen better days and could do with a water. There's an acquatic centre and a pet shop - I've never felt that the animals are well looked after and the signs up everywhere saying that they won't refund you if your purchase dies when you get it home are a bit of a worry. A friend of mind who used to live round the corner always whistles Duelling Banjos as she passes Vermeulen's - I'll say no more than that

Since they've got their new plant manager, the plants are looking fantastic! It makes a change to…read morevisit a REAL garden centre - one that realises that customers want to look at quality plants, and not dodgy ones. Everything I've bought has always grown, and the staff are helpful in giving me tips and advice. Not a lot of parking, so get there early.