Your friendly local hardware emporium. They have it all - screws, hammers, doorstops, cleaning…read moreproducts. Yes, this is a regular one-stop-shop of the old-fashioned variety, where the owner knows the regulars and will cheerfully point you in the right direction for whatever obscure item you're looking for - and he knows, because he probably ordered it and placed it there himself. I've always had helpful and friendly service whenever I've walked in here - and have actually been pleasantly surprised to discover that I've also never left without the item I was looking for. It may look small, but this shopkeeper seems to have a sixth sense for what his customers will inevitably need.

Great hardware store, stuffed to the rafters (literally - there's stock displayed up to the…read moreceiling). Everything for home decorating needs including lumber - so if you need some 2" x 4" or dowel, they'll cut to your requirements. Also random stuff like baking tins, garden equipment as well as being suppliers for Dulux and other paint brands. It's a family run business and all of the staff are really helpful, particularly if you're a DIY novice.

Rose Locksmith is a good shop that provides good services and are flexible has they can be. They…read morework hard and try to get every job done to great standards. Very helpful! Rose

Oy Vey! Sunday morning, off to India in 6 hours for 3 weeks and realised that I needed some keys…read moremade for a friend, so my mail wouldn't pile up in my building lobby and provide some sort of indicator to probing burglars. Don't fear, Rose's was here! Firstly, I was thankful to find somewhere to get keys cut on a Sunday. Secondly, the staff were really nice and they did a fantastic job cutting key copies where other key cutters had failed. I now visit this shop to get all sorts of hardware and home needs. They carry some particularly lethal drain unclogger which is so strong it is sold in a thick plastic bottle within a heavy cardboard box. The guys here are quite helpful, highly recommended shop!

An interesting shop right next door to Waitrose!…read more It doesn't feel like a shop but it doesn't feel like a stall either! It's quite small in comparison to other stores but still packs everything you need for the house in there! I've found the prices comparible but not as good as the larger stores. Staff are pretty non existant (which is the bad point), only at the tills so if you have a question and are unlucky enough to be caught in a busy period, then you have to queue to ask, only to find 2 other people magically appear from the mystical store room just when you don't need them! An odd shop but a functional expeirence.

Unless you want to be robbed, do not shop with Robert Dyas…read more TEN DAYS after an incomplete order, Robert Dyas has still not reimbursed me for the items the company did not deliver. RD charged me for four items and for their express delivery as part of a larger order earlier this month. The lanterns did not arrive. yet I was charged for their delivery. More disingenuously, RD's online communication and receipt pretended that the order had been made. When I complained by telephone and email I was assured that I would be reimbursed for the missing items. TEN DAYS ON, I am still waiting for my money. I will be taking this to Which! and suggest in the meantime that this shop is best avoided.

Staff don't know about everything, but they are reasonably friendly and service is quick…read more Normally have everything I need in stock. Definitely recommended.

Beaumont Beds are a small-scale chain of furniture shops and having found one for myself, I was…read moresuitably impressed. Despite having the decor and backdrop of any typical east end London shop, looking past the gentle shabbiness is easy once you look at the prices on offer. Only a couple of hundred for some of the beds and mattress combos - you're guaranteed to make a stealing if you're willing to overlook some minor quality issues. The range is large as well - older style wooden beds, metal frames, succinct pine furniture and even some novelty and interesting shaped beds. The service was friendly, and when I said I was 'just looking' she believed me and backed off, giving me space. A decent little place.