Gosh, the memories I have of being trailed through this place when I was younger. Yep, right…read morethrough: The household department, with everything from kitchen cutlery to refrigerators (and a particular favourite of my mum's, who at one stage decided everything in our kitchen should be green...even the bin) or... The furniture department, covering every aspect of your furnishing needs, or... The carpet department (where we spent many a boring hour choosing a floor covering. I'm scarred for life) or... The bedding department (the 'rents were on the look-out for Stag furniture) or... The giftware section, with the china and glassware (yet another favourite of my mum's - we have everything from Royal Dalton to Waterford Crystal on display in our house). You can understand why my parents loved it, and my sister and I didn't. It was "boring", to put it in our words. Oh, but wait! I almost forgot... The bright light at the end of a very long, mundane tunnel. That little 'something' which kept us going and gave us an element of hope. The toy section! That's better...

Smith patterson has been our family shop for years even when our parents where alive, they took us…read morealong .. only shop in our city you can visit with so much to offer for your home, great for anyone wanting wedding gifts etc.from furniture ,'bedding , kitchen ,gardens hardware, toys and even jewellery. It wasn't for the lockdown we would also enjoy cup coffee or lunch in their cafe. Staff very helpful and friendly if you need anything, Colin the manager is most helpful and very patient with his customers if you need advise or any questions, Its no problem. Our family have enjoyed our visits to Symith Patterson each time we visit. We look forward to lock down being over so we can see more of this great store and enjoy what's to offer. Thankyou for all your help in past and look forward to more visits soon. great shop lots to see and buy , so next time you're in lisburn visit this great store you won't be disappointed Sid & Eunice

I have called in here a few times in the last year. Each time I wonder how much longer it can stay…read moreafloat. It still has a Primark and a Dunnes stores and I guess if they go it's dead. I remember a thriving food hall here with 6 or 7 purveyors when Harry Ramsden's deservedly did a roaring trade and I was a fan. No more, it's down to just one; a BurgerKing that opens at noon. It had M&S food and a cafe but not now. Our world is changing and not for the better. It's a harder world and shopping malls like this one reflect what's hidden in plain sight - increased poverty, cuts after cuts killing people, killing trade, shutting shops, putting folk out of work, who for the most part are the working poor. It's political ideology behind it for the most part - nutters who wanted brexit ironically the richest and the poorest; the former know they will make shed loads more money atop what they already have amassed with no threat to pay fair tax and the latter in the vain hope they'll escape their grinding poverty caused by 15 years of frozen wages, diminished services and the transfer of manufacturing overseas. They have no chance. The working poor will start to realise they were lied to but rising fuel and food will leave them still more desperate every day and there's nothing they can do. Half empty shopping malls will become three quarters empty in the next few months, recession will hit hard as hell. It's not that there's no money about as there more of it than ever it's just that the richest are not passing as many crumbs to the poor as they used to. And politicians don't do real politics any more - they talk and they lie and steal all round them while high streets will become wastelands.

Bow Street Mall...it's a mall (shopping centre to you and I) and it's in Bow Street. Clever, eh? At…read moreleast there's no chance of you forgetting where it's located... In all seriousness, Bow Street Mall is probably one my favourite shopping centres. Here's why... 1) It has sixty shops. Sixty! I reckon that's pretty impressive for a central shopping centre. It's not just the number which is impressive, either. The range of stores, including Primark, Tempest, Dunnes Stores, Dorothy Perkins, TK Maxx and Hanna and Browne, is equally impressive, considering most of these are fairly huge. And it's all under one roof! 2) The food court is consistently busy, and offers the likes of Burger King, KFC, O'Briens, Shanghai Express, Harry Ramsden's and Barnams. Located on the first floor, the food court is the only part of the mall which is not on the ground floor. Yes, I rather like this mall on Bow Street. Innovative name and all...

With a large pick and mix sweets display near the door as you go in Woodsides reminded me of how…read moreWoolworths used to be when it was in its heyday. Likewise, there are all sorts of things for the home here at good prices though better than the other W was of late. In fact, it took quite a lot of mental effort not to buy anything as I eyed the inexpensive baskets, cheerful bathroom things, kitchen stuff and all sorts of other useful stuff all priced competitively. There are clothes too, not so interesting as the household items and anyway I really felt I had to bet out before I got carried away on impulse buys, I'll save that for later.

I'll not lie I do like b and m, but this one not so much, the shelves are barely filled and the…read morestaff seem to not really care! And the tills are always and I mean always busy, pity because they have some good stuff at good prices but I'll not beginning here anymore than 3 stars!

One of the newest editions to Bow Street Mall, having only opened its doors in April, Pink is a new…read moreladies 'boutique' (not exactly what I would've called it, but hey). It's geared towards women in their teens and twenties, with much of the stock consisting of floral dresses, leggings, fancy tops, unusual jackets and skinny jeans. Think a cross between Streetlife and NV, and you'll not be far wrong. There are quite a lot of random little shops like Pink popping up all over the place, and to be honest, most of their clothes are all a bit samey. While Pink did have a good sale on (£5 rail was an instant winner), their clothes weren't really all that different to what I've seen elsewhere. In saying that, I did spot a couple of pretty tops for £7.50, but their delicate embellishment around the collar put me off ever so slightly. I also spotted a pretty black floral blouse, but since I'm a bit miserable when it comes to spending money on clothes and really rather enjoy a bargain, I felt £20 was a bit too much to spend on a see-through top (naturally I'd wear something underneath, but the fact that it was so thin meant that its value somewhat deteriorated in my mind). I did like most of the clothes though, and although some of them did come across as a wee bit tacky, most of the garments were quite pretty. So, I wasn't exactly left tickled Pink, but then again, pretty in Pink was never exactly my look...

I'm a big fan of this boots store. Located on the main street close to the mall shopping centre…read morethis store is well located. It is a large store which carries a large amount of stock and offers. Its has two of the 'points machines' which generate extra offers for advantage card holders. The store is usually busy so i tend to visit on a thursday night when it is open late. OPen on a sunday as well. The store has an exceptionally large amount of gift sets and electronic products so it is ideal for getting presents.

Great Boots store in a very central location. It is in the very centre of Lisburn so is very easy…read moreto get to. It is best to park either in the underground car park which is cheaper or in the Bow Street Mall. There is a great variety of products in store and the prices are very reasonable as well as the amazing special offers they often have on. There is a small No7 dept, a fragrance dept and a chemist which offers great advice on the best products available. The staff are very smiley and friendly and are always willing to help.

Aptly named, Dragonfly is a stunning, colourful boutique with the most beautiful clothes range and…read moreequally stunning accessories. Editor's big sister (although it's actually younger, having only opened four months ago), the clothes are designed for the slightly more mature lady, and the exceedingly pretty shop really emphasises this. With it's distressed white and mint green furniture, with touches of light pink, this boutique is feminine and grownup. Think floaty dresses, classy scarves and hand bags, and extremely wearable tops...there's nothing dowdy in here whatsoever! I noticed a really lovely Ted Baker top, brightly coloured and displayed under a gorgeous coral cardigan which was reduced to £30. Not only was this something that even I would wear, I was extremely impressed with the prices. Totally affordable. Elegant, chic and dazzling...you'll soon be as beautiful as a dragonfly (yep, I just coined a phrase...dragonflies *are* the new butterflies).