Select & Save is one of those odd little shops with a bewildering range of tupperware, cleaning…read moreproducts, lightbulbs, and other hardware items stacked on high shelves in narrow aisles that you have to go backwards down if you see someone coming the other way. Very useful places, in other words. The goods are very cheap indeed, although with at least two other, similar shops on King St, it is probably worth shopping around if you're on a very tight budget. Absolutely the best thing about this shop is the sign in the window which says We sell boxes for cake. I would really like to try offering them a cake in exchange for a box someday, but I don't know if they'd see the funny side.

The shop is a great place for things, but the manager is ignorant and rude, the isle's are very…read morenarrow and packed with things on the floor, two people cannot get through. If you have a trolley you have to move things out of the way including steps. This is a health and safety issue but the manager just ignores you, I will not be using the store anymore.

So one afternoon came back home from a long day out with my mum and my daughter, three generations…read more Got my keys, I was dying to got to the toilet and the baby was beginning to be hungry, you can imagine the urgency. Surprise, Surprise! My key would not open the door, I struggled for about 15 minutes before I decided it was time to call someone. My first attempt was this hardware store, which surprised me as it has a quite a lot to offer in such tiny premises. I think the seller saw my angst because his first question was; 'are you o.k?' I nodded. I explained the situation and he said it would cost me about £80 to have the door opened, I couldn't believe my ears! Apparently weekend rates are even worse... I felt he really wanted to help me, but when I thought of my second idea (to ring the estate agents, hopefully they were open and had a key), I said; 'thank you but that is too much' and then he responded by saying that if left it for longer it would be too late, as the locksmith might go on another job. As he finished with his sentence I felt as if he was giving an ultimatum, now or never! I didn't like that so I left. He did however, offered to file my key which could have helped (it didn't, but he did that for free). Fortunately, my second idea turned out to be the best idea (read the review for Dexters to find out how this story unravelled)

i ordered 90 rat poison pasta sachets as advertised but received only 15. On looking at my order it…read moredoes say 15 but shows 6 packets so i thought 6 packets x 15 sachets = 90 sachets as advertised. It is misleading and false advertising.

If you have never heard of Robert Dyas, it's a bit of a one stop shop for all things for the home,…read morelike gardening accessories, kitchen gadgets, tools, DIY, bathroom fittings, and any other type of hardware that you can think of! I've bought a fair few electrical items here over the years due to the frequent variety of fantastic offers they have on every week. Kitchen Devil knives, a fancy vacuum cleaner, a steam mop, one of those wierd and wonderful batteries that are hard to track downthey have it all. I can't say that all the staff are overly helpful, it varies like pot luck, but it is so convienient on the high street, there aren't many shops like it!

An excellent source for household wares, electrical bits, consumer electronics, kitchenware, coal…read moreeffect fires and advertised on TV items. Takes time to look around and they publish a useful 'offers' brochure which helps narrow things down. Staff aren't the most approachable but this may be historic from the days when it was an ironmongers. Some people can't let the past go.

Lovely and well stocked garden centre between Chiswick and Hammersmith. Wide range of plants and…read morereally good quality. Really friendly staff which are really helpful regarding plants and supplements. They've got a little cafe next to it as well which is definitely worth checking out!

There is a new cafe @ w6 gardens! Serves fantastic coffee if you're passing by or need some new…read morecreative garden ideas. The cafe is set at the back of the entrance and today with the sun shining it was a treat to sit outside. If I wasn't detoxing I definitely would have tried the carrot cake! Lots of lovely other treats and not at all expensive.