Brian's is what I imagine to be a typical market florist - a stall selling a range of brightly…read morecoloured flowers emitting a gorgeous, refreshing scent into their modest surroundings. Brian's actually sells more flowers and a wider variety than most florist shops, which oddly I feel tend to be a bit minimalist flower-wise. The flowers here look happy and healthy and are affordably priced. There is a nice range to suit most tastes, though nothing particularly exotic or unusual. They also sell a small range of pretty pot plants. If you're looking for a reasonably priced gift or want to brighten up a dull room, Brian's Florist may well be worth a look.

Brian's is a lovely florists selling not only bunches of flowers but pot plants and herbs. At this…read moretime of year there are plenty of bunches of daffodils for sale and at Brian's they are market price, only £1.50 for 3 bunches, but of quality equal to any fancy shop-florists. A bunch of daffodils is a bunch of daffodils so why pay more? They have neat bunches of roses and pretty bouquets of lilies and other wonderfully colourful flowers that I don't even know the name of. Oh how out of touch we are with nature in this technological age! If you fancy a brush with nature and genuine Yorkshire folk then you can pick up pots of primroses for a mere 50p at Brian's!

WOW! Alan Brown are always fabulous..I have ordered flowers on many occasions from them and they…read moreseem to get better every time. Affordable arrangements with fantastic customer service. An example is just today, I ordered the Grand Prix red roses and asked for some lillies to be tied into the bouquet. They were a gift for my mum who is recently widowed and has just become poorly so I decided to treat her. I placed my order at 09:00am and the flowers arrived just an hour later! My mum is highly delighted with these flowers and I am so impressed with the superb service and the quality of the flowers is always very high and they last a long time. I am very pleased, as usual, with Alan Brown and I will be using them again! Thank you to all of the staff. Miss C Austin x

Right in one of the entrances to the market is Alan Brown's Flowers. They don't merely stick to…read morefresh assortment of flowers at very good prices, for exactly the same prices, they sell fabric and artificial versions for those who don't have the time to look after the flowers they buy, but want the floral designs in their homes. Instead of merely standing there, the woman who was working in the store was very aware of each and every customer spending even just a moment looking at the flowers decorating the entrance, asking if they need any help. That kind of awareness is a brilliant quality that makes the shop a very friendly place to be!

Finally a florists that isn't so expensive I begin to consider cutting flowers from my neighbour's…read moregarden in the night, instead of buying them, when I want to send some as a gift! Bartle's Florists is very affordable - probably because its situated in the Merrion Centre outside Morrisons and the super-cheap home ware store - but still has beautiful flowers. I saw a lovely bunch of white lily's for less than £20 last time I wandered by. They do a delivery service that can get flowers to your loved ones in 3 hours (presuming they live less than 3 hours away)! Perfect for any accidently forgotten anniversary or birthday. They also sell balloons to add an extra touch to your gift.

Say it with some flowers, go on spoil your partner, friend or yourself. I'm not the biggest green…read morefingered person you'll ever meet but I do like a nice bunch of hand-tied flowers or spring tulips, lush! Bartles Florist is a good place to find such little packages of flowery delights. It's an independent family business and has been since 1969. Of course they are on the Inter Flora band wagon so that makes delivery no problems whatsoever. Every occasion is well catered for and they even have a fair trade flower section. Now a mental note should be taken here from Mr future Melissa, I really really like the Sunflowers. Got it? The staff are nice and helpful and if you really struggle between your Birds of Paradise and Azaleas, they'll be more than willing to help you out. You can also match them up with choccies or Champagne and you'll even get same day delivery if you get your orders in before 2pm. So go on dig deep and enjoy.

The staff are always so helpful and friendly…read more For the smokers it's a candy shop of accessories and tools, and for those who like swords it's also got treasures. The price point is always good and fair for the quality you are getting

My little brother is a geek to the highest order. He nearly wet himself with excitement when on a…read morerecent visit to stay we walked past this shop and before I knew what was happening we were in. Had I have known this place was here I wouldn't of taken him anywhere near it as predictably he spent nearly an hour here gawping. The stuff is a little freaky for my liking, creepy looking marks and all manner of gargoyles and action figures. After much resistance I finally gave in and allowed him to get something that looked half alien half wolf. He did try to explain to me what it was but I wasn't really listening. The best part though was that he had been a grumpy teenager for most of the trip but after a little while in this shops he was positively cheery.

I have been shopping here for over 10 yrs. Friendly staff that remember your face. Beautiufl things…read moreand reasonably priced. Also the staff are wiccan and will help you with spells and things

Hippypottermouse is a lovely little shop with gorgeous candles, jewellery, clothing and more. Great…read morefor anybody interested in new age stuff.

This is a delightful card shop on the North Concourse of Leeds train station. Particularly handy…read moreif, like me, you have a tendancy to go and visit friends and family for birthdays and such, then only just remember as you get to the station that you'd forgotten to pick up a card for them. D'oh! Thankfully there is now plenty of choice in Leeds station if you're in this position! There's Funky Pigeon, Paperchase and WH Smiths all selling greetings cards, but this shop will definitely be my first choice in future. The thing that makes this shop the one I'd choose over Funky Pigeon and Paperchase is the size and layout of the shop. The quality and range of cards and gifts on offer is as good as at those other two outlets, and the prices are about the same. But browsing for a nice card in here, especially if you've got a bit of luggage with you for your journey, is just so much easier when you've got a bit more room to manoeuvre! You know I'd even go so far as to say I might even come here to look for a card even if I wasn't passing through the station! I did get some particularly special sparkly wrapping paper for my mum's 60th birthday pressie earlier this year, and I've never seen anything like it before elsewhere, so I think if I was looking for a really nice card / gift / wrapping paper in town and couldn't find anything that really hit the right spot, I'd come and have a look here. However I would have to expect to pay that little bit more for a product from a store like this, selling premium products in a place like the train station.

This place is a geek child's dream store. I say child, but on my last occasion there I could see…read morenaught but adults within, so perhaps it is better put that it is a geek's dream store. The entire shop is literally packed with exciting niche toys, books, games and figurines. The items range from old fad to new so there is surely something for everyone. Staring at you from opposite the entrance are those 'skull panda' toys, they have Resident Evil figurines (including the 'lickers' which were particularly cool), all kinds of different manga magazines, 'ugly' dolls (my favourite being the crazy long-necked one), Domo toys (possibly the cutest craze so far) and oh-so-much-more. They just about have everything in the way of fantasy, sci-fi, horror alternative gifts and such - it is truly a treasure trove of cool things. I must admit, there isn't exactly a *need* per se for, let's say, an 'ugly' doll but I'd much prefer one of those for Valentine's day than a 'forever friends' boring bear. But, I suppose, I was always more geek chic than girly girl anyway...

Aah, Forbidden Planet, always and forever a holy place to me. Why? BECAUSE this is where I used to…read morepick up the brand new seasons of Buffy and Angel on VHS, hot off the press, not available on terrestrial telly (which was all I had). Ah, those were the days! Barely able to contain my excitement on the bus home, then settling down once I got in, telly on, kettle on, junky snack foods prepared and all set for a twenty-four hour MASSIVE BUFFYTHON! Broken only by the odd hour of restless sleep, to which I succumbed with the greatest reluctance and only when I could keep my eyes open for the next episode no longer I feel quite melancholy and almost tearful with nostalgia. God bless Forbidden Planet and all who sail in her

I really like Ada Proctors very medieval sign. As well as that I really like their display. With…read morebouquets pre-wrapped in coloured tissue paper, the colours of the flowers are often highlighted, and look so pretty you can'thelp but want some to display in your own home. Complete with ribbon counter for delightful wrapping, appearance id obviously something this stall takes a great deal of pride in, which makes total sense considering that is the purpose of decorative floral bouquets in the first place! Prices are highly reasonable, most bouquets costing under the £4/5 mark.