Lovely furniture but when there is something wrong with it the aftersales service is a disgrace!…read more We ordered a new suite,it had marks and holes in when it was delivered, customer services wanted to come and repair it! - I don't think so, I'll have new like I ordered please - second one came the same - three suites and nine months later was sorted. Ordered a very nice table and chairs which cost over £8000, table was wobbly - Alan Wards answer was put a piece of cardboard under it, eeer no!!! They then came out to see if the floor of our brand new house was level!! Clearly the builders had done a decent job because finally they agreed to swap the table. Spent a fortune here over the past 5 years but have finally had enough of the bad after sales service and now spend our hard earned money with other furniture stores.

The BIGGEST furniture shop under one roof in the West Midlands. All the top brands, Duresta,…read moreStressless, GPlan, Vispring etc. Tradition and contemporary roomsets. Keenest prices. Great website. http://www.alanward.co.uk

As you drive in from all kinds of directions into Manchester from the Salford side, you will pass…read moreas I did Cousins impressive site. Anything escapism related I am fond of as any of my yelp readers are aware. Its not to get away from reality at all quite the contrary. Fueling the imagination is the essence of living and creating your own reality. I get immersed in alternative realms that are possible in real life. Cousins lets you escape into a different world, much like Ikea. The mind runs wild with different ideas for your humble abode,ideas for different bedrooms/Livingrooms/kitchens circulate. In an ideal world I would have a home in one of many locations around the world, where I would live couple of months each. Each home would have been designed and decorated by myself. Oh what a pleasant life interior decorators lead. However you don't have to be a pro to enjoy a visit to Cousins. A lot of you will just be drawn to it, it has a je ne sais quoi factor. I attribute this to the sheer size of the place. Highly recommended for a snoop for all you location location lovers out there.

I bought a suite from Cousins because I thought they were a reputable firm how wrong can one be . I…read morewas persuaded to take out Guardsman protection at a cost of £225 & told it covered every eventuality . After 12months & 2 days the main structure broke & after much trouble they repaired it . Now another 12 months on all the colour has come off & I am told it is not covered for this . They sent one of their men out to look at it at a further cost of £50 & was told it he would re- colour at another cost to me I find this completely unacceptable. Please think carefully about parting with your hard earned cash.

Conveniently located by Shrewsbury's retail parks, with free customer parking, there doesn't appear…read moreto be anything that this store does not sell? Camping, clothing, cooking, gardening, furniture, homeware, sports goods, they have it all, at very reasonable prices too! The staff are extremely friendly and very professional. I needed a drive belt for my lawn mower and after being fobbed off and messed around by many internet companies, a quick chat to Charlies staff and they had the correct belt ordered and delivered to the store within 4 working days - far quicker and massively cheaper than anyone else could do it for. Unfortunately there are not many Charlies stores about (generally located in Mid Wales and the West of the West Midlands). However, do not fear as they now have an excellent web site found at: http://www.charliesdirect.co.uk/ Their garden equipment section is especially well presented with a variety of equipment from cheaper brands (such as Bosch), to more specialised brands (such as Stihl), all at quite reasonable prices. The only down side about this store is that you enter it knowing that you will be leaving with something that you didn't know you needed or in fact you didn't really need at all !!

Hidden on an industrial estate in Shrewsbury, Charlies Store is a bit o f an alladins cave…read more It sells cards, gifts, cookware, camping and outdoor gear, tools, household equipment, equestrian products, shoes, clothing (including outdoor wear), and probably much more. Despite the type of shop things are well laid out, and the shop is kept pretty tidy. A lot of their products are budget brands - so figure that in, and not everything is cheaper than you would find it elsewhere, but its great to kill an hour or two, and you are sure to come away with something you didn't know you needed.

I recently did a little bit of Christmas shopping online here and had the items delivered today!…read more They were beautifully packaged and came with an invoice in a little hand-written card! I love little touches like that! There are some gorgeous items in there, gifts, home items, for him, for her... Love it!