A good range of toys at a competitive price. Good access with both pushchair and wheel chair. Areas…read moreare clearly divided into board games, boys stereotypical toys, girls stereotypical toys, toys for pre-schoolers, and out door toys. Staff are helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable, its just a huge shame they stopped selling doctor who toys.

good selection of items,but would like to see it open on sundaysread more

If you are a BIG kid like me you will love this store!…read more Lots of nostalgic games that I remember from being a kid are here - kerplunk, operation, frustration the list goes on! The array and range of games they have here is unbelievable. Lots of games and puzzles for all ages, and baby accessories such as cots. They also have electric bikes and cars, Wendy houses and bikes. The only downside is that if you go here at the weekend, you can queue for a little while and this can take even longer if there are cranky kids in front! If you can't find the game you want I will be amazed!

The largest toy shop near to me. They sell everything you can think of from the babies r us range,…read morebikes, musical instruments, DVDs, ipods, cameras, games consoles the list is endless. The only problems I have ever had are when I have returned an item after Christmas and the queue is out of the door! The staff are great though and I feel sorry for them when they are that busy. Also recently found out they do a stock take around March (i think) so if you have ever wondered why they don't have much stock just after Christmas it is something to do with that and not ordering new stuff until after the stock take - was explained to me by a member of staff last year but I'm sure it was along the lines of that!!

Waterstones on High Street, just outside the Bullring is the largest location of Waterstones I've…read moreseen, this one is in Birmingham city centre. The store has six floors including two cafes and multiple floors with toilets - Click and Collect (online orders) is conveniently on the ground floor in case you're in a hurry and don't want to navigate throughout the whole store, which can be a little awkward as this isn't something you'd expect to do from a book shop. The staff seemed disinterested which is a shame, and not too willing to help and with a book store as big as this one - it is something you'd often need to enhance the experience from book recommendations to finding a book if you already have one in mind - they do have writing on "recommended" books but unlike other stores these are newspaper quotes which every book seems to have which are easily found online or even on the book its-self once you pick it up - I mean come on, are the staff literate with a passion for books and customer service? PERSONALISATION. Other than the size of the store, it doesn't really stand out - the store seems to follow the newer and more modern layout Waterstones are slowly rolling out (sadly this hasn't arrived in my home town of Manchester yet!) 3* based on a great central location in Birmingham and huge size over multiple floors, the layout and slightly cramped nature of the ground floor and disinterested staff really is a shame because without it the store could even warrant a high four-star rating.

This Waterstones is accessible from the High Street and also from the top floor of the Pavillions…read moreshopping mall. This store is large, spacious and airy with a huge selection of books. Anything you can think of you will find and if they dont stock it they will search to see if its at the New Street branch (the other large store) or order it in for you. There is a Costa Coffee on the first floor and the 4th floor has a large floor space dedicated to travel and the world. As you walk across to pay for your purchase you get a nice view of inside the Pavillions and as you take the glass elevator back down you get a whirl wind view of New Street :-)

Great little card shop, has great cards, gift wrap, gifts etc. Lovely friendly staff and very cheap…read moreprices and good quality, the cheapest i've found anywhere.

this is a nice shop that is centrally located in the town centre…read more they have a good range of toys Sci fi and various items for all the family. The staff are always friendly and happy to help if you have any problems in store. The staff are really friendly and always happy to help. Their prices are also quite resonable, it certainly isn't overpriced. A great store and well worth a visit.

I have spent far too much time and money in this store for my own good! Used to be in the Pavilions…read moreshopping centre and now moved to the Bull Ring. You always get a welcome from the staff. It stocks cuddly toys, stationery, bags, clothes for kids and adults, toys, pillows, towels, DVDs. from the Disney range. Usually has a good sale after Christmas and I have been known to get some stuff and save for birthdays later in the year! Has all the latest HSM, Hannah Montanna along old favourites like Stitch and the dwarfs! Kids love it and many adults do too!

I love the Disney store, Its always been one of my favourite shops and now I have children I have a…read moreeven better excuse for going shopping there and also buying loads of great stuff. My daughter has been collecting the disney snow globes since being born well I suppose really its me collecting them but they belong to her!!! hehe!! they are absolutly gorgeous and also they are a good thing for little ones to collect as they range in prices from £5 for the little mini ones (which I think my daughter has mainly them in her collection) and then all the way up to mega bucks for the really posh ones, she only has one of these and I did not buy it, was a really great birthday gift. We tend to go to the store in Birmingham mainly and the staff are always fantastic, I suppose they have to be when they are surrounded by children all the time, but its a really loverly atmosphere we always spend at least an hour in ther, much to annoyance of my husband!!! The store is quite large, and the set out of the store also is very good, with a open planned feel, but also there are loverly little corners to the shop for eg, the parts where they sell all the figurines and the snow globes. just really cosy. The store is also always very clean, they always have plenty of staff on stand by to help, loads of baskets, catalogues etc etc, i find this store more than any other of the disney stores i have visted, very well run and very professional. I shop online with them also and find their website very easy to use and also they tend to also have a few bargains on there aswell. I do agree though with other people that some of their prices are way too expensivebut I think when you go into Disney your brain sort of stays at the door and you tend to get a bit carried away - so beware!! I am very involved in a local charity as you can see fom some of my other reviews and have been trying to get donations of gifts for a christmas fete and santas grotto I am arranging, So i wrote to the disney store as one of their warehouses is very close to me in Magna Park, Leicestshire and asked them if they could make a donation to the raffle. Well a week later I received a phonecall from a really wonderful lady from the Disney store advising me that there was a donation for me ready to collect at the warehouse. I was obviously very chuffed, but when I got there I was absolutly amazed. They gave me a huge box full of stuff; 40 packs of tinkerbell stickers 28 packs of Micky Mouse Clubhouse card games 3 Tinkerbell stamper sets 2 pairs of power ranger pj's 10 pairs of socks 3 pairs of tinkerbell pants a princess crown and wand a book a cinderella brolly 2 mugs 2 bowls and a really loverly letter wishing us luck... This only went to confirm what i already knewDisney is Awesome!!!!!

This Barnardos charity shop is certainly worth a visit if you are looking for secondhand furniture…read moreat bargain prices - it always has a good range including sofas, tables and wardrobes. You'll have to be quick though, they sell quickly!! They also have a good selection of books, but no clothing. All the staff are welcoming and helpful, a real credit to the charity. Highly recommended if you're after reasonably priced furniture.

This place isn't exactly crazy but it does sell cards, so the name is half right. It is one of…read morethose bargain card and gift-wrap shops that comes in handy at Christmas time or when you have loads of birthday come at once. The cards are cheap, though they aren't exactly fancy or arty. There are also some gift items, though they aren't the sort of gifts that I'd be inclined to give anyone, unless I really didn't like them. It isn't a bad shop and, let's be honest, cards normally end up in the bin after a week. So spending lots of money on them is kind of a waste.

It's great to discover an independent card shop, and I always anticipate to find a more unusual…read moreselection of cards from places like this. Unfortunately, Crazy Cards isn't as mentally strange as I'd hoped, and the cards were quite standard and typical to most chain card shops. Having said that, the prices of cards do not replicate other shops; In fact, the cards are very inexpensive, and you can pick up most for around 70p. On the occasion that I went in, the store was pretty much empty and very quiet. I think that if the radio was played in the shop, people would be more encouraged and enthused to browse through the shelves. The general layout of Crazy Cards is also quite standard to most stores, but it's easily to navigate between each section to find exactly what you want. I also think that the store could be improved by selling a wider selection of party gifts, as this would bring in a different set of customers.