If you want to do your bit for your neighbourhood, forget about Blockbuster and other such DVD…read morechains. Vogue Video may be small, but it's mighty. In a time of movie piracy and big chains I am surprised and relieved that this place has survived and thrived. My friends and I usually come here for our movie needs and it's up to date with what's out and popular, and the staff has always been friendly and quite chatty. Unlike their large competitor up the street they won't spent an age tapping away on the computer so you can get your movie. The only thing I can hold against it is it's early closing time in winter. But the selection is great, at affordable prices as well. Be warned though it's not all in alphabetical order so don't be shy to ask if you can't find what you are after!

I you want to buck the trend and rent your video's from a local store instead of the Blockbuster…read moreacross the road, Vogue Video is the place to go. Although it is relatively small inside, the shop boasts a vast selection of movies and they are always advertises the latest releases in their window. The video's are cheap, costing £1.50 to rent a night, and are of excellent quality - I have never rented a video from here which has been fuzzy or jumpy. The owner is incredibly friendly and the customer service is excellent with the staff always willing to help you find a DVD or advise on which films you are most likely to enjoy. The only reason why I haven't given Vogue Video five stars is because they only rent videos to the Newington area, so you probably won't be able to rent a movie from here if you live in Morningside or Leith which is a shame as it is a great alternative to the corporate giants of film renting..

Great idea, order online and pick up any movie you like at any time you like. Biggest problem, it…read moredoesn't work all of the time. I've tried reserving some DVD's online and by the time I get to the shop, they're gone. The place isn't usually staffed at night so there's not really anyone who can help you get Sex in the City at 4am. The selection, when available is good. You won't find alot of classics in here, but a great selection of modern pop culture hits.

Is this the 90s, or is that just a NES I see in the window?…read more It is in fact still 2010, but Gamesmasters have managed to acquire a NES in pristine condition. Haven't seen one of those since I was five, and since retro gaming has come back in a major way, some priveleged person will make good use of this machine. Gamesmasters really was like going back to gaming stores of the 90s. It has some of the most obscure offerings from PS1, SNES, Sega Saturn and the N64 to name but a few, all for around a fiver. It had the biggest collection of old rarities I've seen since they were the cutting edge technology. Some of the SNES games were still in their boxes, not looking 20+ years old in the least. I used to be a big gamer back in the days where I was a quiet, reserved young lady, but I've got to admit I haven't moved with the times. Places like this really excite me because I get nostalgic and they appeal to the platform, 2D level of gaming I'm still stuck at. But for people who have moved on to those new fangled Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed type dealios, they also have a lot of reaosnably priced second hand copies for the PS3, XBox and Wii. Absolutely rammed with games from the past 3 dacadees, this place is immensely resourceful, cheap and packed full of rare finds. I will be going back for Castlevania 2 and might get my beau to train me on the joys of those PS3 crazy games. Amazing!

Whilst many commentators will slag off Leith Walk due to the amount of drug addicts, thieves and…read morenon-university educated people about, I actually quite like it. It's good to see a thriving, bustling working class area still keep it's identity and avoid becoming either a gentrified shadow of it's former self or a boarded-up ghost town. And it's only on streets like this that Games Master could exist. Compared to the shockingly low trade-in prices you'll get offered at the big stores, you can come out of here with some of the best geekery related bargains in town if you're lucky. Still no import games though, which is a shiter.

The only video shop in the drives area of Dennistoun, Movie Centre is a well-used facility for the…read moreresidents. It also has small amount of computers with internet access. Of course, the computers at the nearby library are free to use, but the opening hours aren't as good. The shop itself is quite small, but it has a good selection of recent and current DVDs. Anything old or out of the mainstream probably won't be found here.

Ahhhh LOVED this bookstore. As an avid reader, I was drawn to literature like any woman who lives…read morein Booktok would be. The store is cute, cramped and smells like old books. It was perfect. I even overheard a women say the first edition Hobbit was £925!!! We weren't greeted, but who is when you walk into a quiet, moody bookshop. I for one, don't want anyone talking to me when I am browsing. The books were an array of prices- ranging from high to low.

I completely forgot to review this place! It's one of the nicest used books store I've seen in my…read morelife. Edinburgh is filled with all these lovely stores and shops I just can't. This little book store is what I imagine other used bookstores wish they could be. I don't even want to buy a book there because then it would disturb the order of things. It's small but perfect for a bookworm to read a book in the corner and enjoy being surrounded by books.