Machine Mart is huuuuge, and I guess it needs to be for the vast range of products, some of which…read moreare pretty big themselves! It is a power tools specialist and sells all tools big and powerful for home D.I.Y., gardening and workshop tinkering. They sell heaters and ventilation equipment for sheds, workshops or garages. They also sell cleaning equipment, decorating gear, engines and motors, stoves and fireplaces, welders, woodworking tools, hand tools, protective clothing and footwear, plumbing stuff...the list goes on...will it ever end? The staff at Machine Mart are very helpful and knowledgeable - which is pretty essential if you have any hope of navigating the long aisles and huge range of products on display! If you're undertaking a D.I.Y. construction project, painting your house, getting keen with your gardening or tinkering with your motor, you will find all the gear you need and more at Machine Mart!

Hello I recently visited your leeds store for some parts for my vacuum pump, and to buy a…read morecompressor for my assembly line. It was the first time I have been in your store and was so impressed with the customer service from a member of your staff that I'm sat here writing to congratulate the effort he put in the making my experience one which I won't forget. He started off buy greeting me with a smile and helping me get the parts for the pump I required and even fitted the part to the pump for me. Then when looking for the correct compressor which was out of stock, but had just been delivered went into stores and fished it out for me even delivered it to my car after paying. I love great customer service and this man exeled himself and I will highly recommend people in the future. I'm not sure if he was the manager his name on the recipet was andy.a, he obviously knows his job well as he knew every problem I threw at him and solved it in great detail. Thanks for a great service and see you again in the future.

great shop! has everything from clothes to pans! has a great…read moreDIY section & an excellent shool uniform section( all year round) staff are helpful but not pushy & if they haven't got what you need they wil get it for you.

If House of Value was by the sea, it would sell plastic buckets and spades and fishing nets. In…read morefact even in landlocked Yorkshire it sports a display of multi coloured plastic balls clearly better suited to distant summer holidays than a rainy street in Armley. As it is, it's forced instead to stock the Leeds version of buckets and spades: pitchforks, kitchen roll and umbrellas, all proudly displayed in racks outside the shop. Stocking all the household junk you need and a lot you don't, House of Value is great to pick up something specific you need on the cheap, but not recommended for a spot of casual browsing.

I never really thought I'd be reviewing Screwfix, what with me being the least DIY and most girly…read moreof people, but thanks to a few too many wines at the work Christmas party and my subsequent loss of my house keys, I was tasked with finding a replacement lock, and I found it at Screwfix. Well, I thought I'd found it, but then I realised I'd got a deadlock and what I wanted was a sashlock! So anyway, it's sorted now, thanks to the magical Argos-style wonderland that is Screwfix on Gelderd Road. Basically, if you're like me and a bit crap at knowing what you want when it comes to technical/boy stuff, you can just ask at the counter (or take the reference number that your sensible and knowledgeable boyfriend has already given you) and they find your item and bring it to you! You don't have to spend hours wandering down intimidating looking aisles trying to look like you know what you're doing huzzah!

What a house of wonder! Chase really isn't kidding when he says it sells everything, it really does…read moresell pretty much everything you might need for your home. From cleaning products, kitchen items, DIY bits and bobs, cheap snacks, cards and so much more - they've got it covered. If you're a keen shopper/browser it's a veritable treasure chest to explore. My particular favourite is the upstairs section. Here's where the items get slightly less bargainous and become a little higher end... They've beds, lamps and all other kinds of home furnishings in a range of styles. Faux-antique right through to the more modern sleek look. I bought an awesome 'telephone box' lamp for my room at home, which is so kitsch and delightful and only set me back £15. (I can imagine it costing a ton more in a vintage shop!) My Mum was particularly overjoyed with a red painted vase that she picked up as well, of which they had many different shades! So, there's plenty to get excited about, and not too pricey as well. However, all that glitters is not gold. I did come away having purchased a few oil reed scent dispensers (the pots of oils with the wooden reeds) and they simply don't work at all. They were only a pound each, but I can see why they were so cheap as they give off no scent at all! Even so, I'm pleased as punch with my lamp so that more than makes up for it!

I was first introduced to QLM by my new wife (I change them quite often, not really if you're…read morereading this love) just after we set up home together. It was the first time I'd been in a shop which I cannot categorize by what it sells, IT SELLS EVERYTHING !! From bleach to crisps, rugs to xbox games, they have almost everything under one roof. The only thing I can say lets it down is a lack of electrical goods like TV's but if you're looking for a pack of brass tacks and a birthday card for auntie Mabel this is a good place to start........ and if you're feeling tired you can nip upstairs and pretend you're testing a bed out :)