This is a nice little gift shop located on Queen Street which is just off the High Street. It is…read moreonly a small shop spread out over three floors and it is quite cramped inside so you wouldn't really be able to look around if you have a pushchair or are in a wheelchair. They sell all sorts of contemporary and designer homeware and gifts ranging from photo albums to furniture. The prices are a little high but as they sell mostly designer gifts i suppose this is to be expected. However it is a lovely little shop and it is definitely worth going out of your way to have a look around.

This is my all-time favourite shop. It is full of gorgeous things - great presents, fantastic fairy…read morelights and beautiful scarves and clothes. The window displays always look amazing and the shop smells wonderful too. I buy lots of the scented candles and hand made soaps for birthday presents - my friends love them.

I love funky divas when you enter the door there is a display of things you can buy behind glass…read more But to get to the main shop you need to go upstairs. Funky Divas stocks some great girl gifts like jewellery boxes, photo frames and funky light shades etc.. They also sell the popualr brand Playboy And Hello Kitty the things they sell are at a decent price. They had a wide choice of jewellery like body and tongue bars. They have a small selection of watches to that are in a cabinet these are quite expensive but that is becuase there decent brands.

Funky Divas is a great little shop. It sells a wide range of gifts for girls including body…read morejewellery and watches. Situated on Barnstaple High Street you go through a tiny passage way and then go upstairs into the aladdins cave of girly stuff!Ideal for those stocking fillers for girls of all ages.

This shop is stacked full of gifts for the discerning shopper. There's a good range of…read moreold-fashioned style children's toys, including a dolls house and dolls house furniture. The gift toiletries are beautifully packaged, including Isle of Arran's After the Rain range, which I absolutely love. There's Emma Bridgwater crockery (the chunkiness of which I absolutely adore, and which indicates that I am in the type of shop I like, although I've never found an exact design that I would want to buy). There are suitable gifts for the 'older' and sometimes more difficult generation. The shelf of handkerchiefs was prettily arranged; do people still buy these? Birthday and occasion cards are high quality and classy designs, including 3-D cards. The staff smiled and said thank you as we left the shop, which is something to remark upon in this day and age

Zanzibar is a lovely shop for gifts and home decor. It makes a most welcome change from all the…read moreestate agents, hair dressers and charity shops. It sells quality items in a wide variety, e.g. small furniture, cards, small gadgets, Jelly Baby cuddly toys, unusual crockery, candles etc. It is a great place for finding gifts or something for yourself that's a bit unusual but classy. Prices aren't small but Zanzibar has got a sales shelf on which you can always find a little pretty bargain. Customer service is very good and the staff is eager to help if requested. The only criticism I have, is that stock does not change often enough and when you like myself pop in once a month and see hardly any newly added interesting items, it could get boring very quickly which would be a real shame. Also, the window display could be changed more often.

A great shop, full of collectables covering decades of television history. From the latest Doctor…read moreWho to classic Gerry Anderson, this shop has delights hidden in every nook and cranny. In addition to their collectibles, there are a vast array of fun, quirky, cheeky and bawdy cards that are so fun you will buy your years supply of birthday cards in one hit. A hidden gem in Torquay. Well worth discovering.

A lovely shop to find an interesting gift, all new but based on things from the past: art deco,…read moreVictorian jewellery and picture frames, stationery, greetings cards, books, CDs of war time music, and so much more. A good place to browse in; I've bought many gifts here over the years.

Clayhanger is a great shop if you are looking for a slightly off-beat present, the shop stocks…read moreeverything from Lava Lamps to Novelty Cufflinks. There is also a range of 'adult' products for those planning hen or stag nights. Even if you don't end up buying anything from Clayhanger it's worth a visit as there is always something in there to make you chuckle.

Although this shop is listed here under the Toy Shops category, it isn't what I would really…read moredescribe as a toy shop. It does sell some soft toys but in the main it stocks quirky bits and pieces, novelty items and gifts. It has a range of hen night type joke items which aren't suitable for children at all, for example. It also has quite a large selection of greeting cards, mostly comedy ones. I used to think this shop was great in the 1980s - it was a place to find unusual gifts. It all looks really dated and tacky now - so either I've become incredibly sophisticated in my old age, or Clayhanger really haven't kept up with retails trends - I suspect the latter.

This is a lovely gift shop which is located on Gandy Street. They sell some gorgeous scented…read morecandles, picture frames and gifts along with a small selection of furniture. They sell quite a few brands that you don't see elsewhere in Exeter such as Lily Flame Candles, LSA glassware and Bombay Duck products. I wouldn't recommend coming in here with a pushchair though as due to the compact size of the shop navigating your way round with a buggy verges on the impossible. There are also a few steps down to the lower part of the shop and so it isn't really practical if you have a pushchair or are in a wheelchair. I have always found the staff to be friendly and helpful and it is always worth a look here if you want to buy something a little different.