For many years shoppers across North Wales who wanted a proper day out shopping had to head to…read moreChester or beyond. There was a small Debenhams in Bangor and Llandudno had it's two Marks and Sparks but there wasn't a great shopping venue. A couple of years ago Parc Llandudno was opened, a new retail park featuring mainly fashion stores, and Debenhams was the flagship store. It's a decent sized place. Downstairs caters for the ladies with clothing, accessories and cosmetics. Go up the elevator and you'll find mens, kids and homewear. There's also a pleasant little cafe at the front looking out over the car park and across to the panoramic views of Asda. This is a decent addition to Llandudno and means that shoppers no longer need to make the trek to Chester.

Debenhams in Llandudno is a huge store that dominates the retail park it sits on. There's a huge…read morevariety of goods on offer. Ladies clothes, perfumes, makeup, and underwear cover most of the ground floor. Upstairs you have the menswear, homewares, toys, and cafe. The womens underwear (I have been assured lol!) is of a high standard and reasonably priced. I feel that the bedsheets and kitchenware etc is heavily overpriced and you can probably get a better deal elsewhere. The perfumes are well priced, but at Christmas they really couldn't compete well against Boots. It seems for the January sales they have brought in loads of rubbish stock, I don't believe they are selling the good stuff at 70% off. Either that, or ninja shoppers turned up at the crack of dawn to buy up all the good stuff and leave all the rubbish behind. This is a known sales tactic employed by many companies, so I'm not just pointing the finger at Debenhams. We'll go there durning 'normal' times of year, but avoid the place like the plague in January. Strangely enough the store in Llandudno feels far more pleasant a place to be in than the brand new one recently opened in nearby Bangor. I think it's due to it's regular and far less disorienting layout.

For most of it's life this shop was called 'Instore'. Although it was obviously part of the…read morePoundstretcher group from the product range unlike the Poundstretcher shops I'd been in (Llandudno, Rhyl and Caernarfon spring to mind) this store isn't long, narrow and difficult to move about in. Admittedly though they have always tried to recreate an authentic Poundstretcher experience by piling stock in any aisle that may be wide enough to negotiate. Stock wise there's a wide range from food to homeware to toys. They also have lots of seasonal stuff so lots of gardening items in the summer and Christmas items in the winter. It's all fairly cheap and cheerful. They possibly suffer a lit bit from being next door to the superior Home Bargains but it's worth a look if you're passing.

I'm having trouble finding my size in other stores; they're always out! Fortunately, I was able to…read moreeasily find the correct size here, so it was definitely an excellent experience.

Just suffered from very bad customer service They refused to…read morerefund full amount when I returned an item which was wrongly labelled

If you are a bargain hunter then this is the place to go. Home Bargains is a chain based mainly in…read morethe North and Midlands and they a number of branches across North Wales. The Colwyn Bay branch was first to open in my neck of the woods but the Llandudno branch, located on the Mostyn Champneys Retail Park, is bigger and therefore has more choice. Basically they sell a bit of everything from food to toiletries to homeware to clothes. Some items are permanently stocked but there are always things that appear breifly never to be seen again so you'll always find something new when you go there. Unlike a lot of bargain shops a lot of the stock is made up of well-known brands and usually the food and drink items have reasonable use by dates. What makes it worth a visit however are the prices which are often a fraction of supermarket prices. If you've never been you have to give a try, I guarantee you'll be hooked.

The best Shop for Bargains in Llandudno - I was so happy when I heard that Home Bargains was coming…read moreto the retail park. I never fail to spend far too much here as there are so many Bargains to be had, from Health and Beauty products, Homewares, Food and Drinks and Gifts there is something for everyone. Its a great place for everyday bargains and they sell named brands aswell as lesser known brands so you know your getting quality products. I'm not ashamed to admit that most of my Home Furnishings are from Home Bargains, they always have a great range of modern pictures and prints aswell as bedding. Another bonus is the great parking facilities - always a space nearby.

The Tweedmill is a factory outlet shop located in the Vale of Clwyd close to St. Asaph. It's easy…read moreto find with sign posts from the A55 and has a decent sized car park. The shop sells clothing, shoes, soft furnishings, homewear, gifts, etc. The clothing is, in my opinion at least, aimed more at the older shopper and I would expect most people without a bus pass to come away a bit disappointed. A couple of negatives as well. Firstly the building is basically a barn and really needs redecorating inside. It looks shabby which creates a poor impression overall. Secondly the reductions aren't as generous as you would expect in an outlet shop. For example the last time I visited I found some Ben Sherman T-shirts which had been reduced from £29.99 to £24.99, a saving of only £5. Overall it's OK for the older shopper but not great.

I last went to Tweedmill many years ago when it was a slightly dilapidated shed selling clothes for…read morethe over sixties. Since then it's had a makeover and having visited for the first time in years I can now report it's a very clean and modern looking buildings selling clothes for the over sixties. Actually there were one or two small sections of clothing for younger people, brands like Brave Soul and Lambretta, but only very limited ranges. And there didn't appear to anything for kids at all which disappointed my eight year old daughter.

I love this charity shop! It's one of many little charity shops in a row on Market Street, and I…read morethink it's one of the better ones. Items are a little more pricey, but there's such a great variety and such quality items that the prices are worth it. Plus, the lady gave me a good deal when I bought four items. :) You'll find a good variety of clothing, books, videos and DVD's, knickknacks, dishes, etc. I found an adorable miniature china dog--an unusual little white one, not your typical granny-knickknack--that I think one of my sisters will love. I also found a row of little hedgehogs that were all different, but sold together. Perfect for another of my sisters who collects hedgies. The ladies here are very friendly, chatty, and entertaining. It's one of my favourite charity shops so far, and I highly recommend it.

Poundworld in Colwyn Bay has recently become one of the first branches to incorporate a "Poundworld…read morePlus" section - i.e. items costing more than a pound. This section includes toys, small electrical appliances, household accessories, etc. I'm not entirely sure how successful this will be as Poundstretcher are only a couple of doors away selling most of the same stuff for pretty much the same prices and then Home Bargains is just one door further on. It's gone from having an identify of sorts, i.e. the only genuine "pound shop" in Colwyn Bay to becoming just another discount shop.

As long as you know what you're buying and what quality you can expect there are some great retail…read morebargains to be found here. I will attempt to give a comprehensive breakdown of my experiences to complement what the other reviews have already stated, as well as mentioning reasonable alternatives that cannot be found in the store. Bargain examples: 1. Emerge energy drinks (Regular/Sugar Free) are currently offered at £1/litre (25p per 250ml*4 or 50p per 500ml*2). This is about as cheap as most wholesalers will sell it to you. The RRP being 35p for a 250ml can. It should be mentioned that Cott Beverages Ltd. produces this drink along with Red Rooster, Asda Blue Charge and many other energy drinks in the UK so you're not losing out on quality. However, some may find this drink a bit too sour. 2. Snickers bars can be found at £1 for 4 snack bars, either in the form of a 4*individually wrapped bars multipack or 2*Snickers Duo bars. (Beware of the 3*individually wrapped bars multipacks, the cost is less efficient per bar.) 3. Seabrook crisps £1 for a 6 bag multipack. Some of the products, however, are less of a bargain. I particularly find this among the non-ingestible items: 1. The hair & scalp shampoo is a blatant parody of Procter & Gamble's head & shoulders brand, and while it does the job I find that one ends up using more of the product than is desirable per use due to its dryness 2. The same can be said for the huge bottles of Umbro men's power/energy/ice body wash: very watery. 3. The Vivac triple blade disposable razors are not up to scratch for coarse stubble or facial shaving in general. 4. The blank A4 paper they sell is plain rubbish. Too thin. My personal favourite in this category is Tesco Value White copier paper, but I'm not sure how long this will be offered (in its current form or at all) as Tesco recently replaced their Value label with Everyday Value. Don't be put off by the possibility of purchasing lesser quality items one might come across, just remember not to buy too much of a product if you have not tried it before. For the bargains alone I wanted to give the store 5 stars, however I find it quite dingy (as one would expect of a hard discounter) and the staff aren't the most friendly/helpful around compared to a mainstream supermarket like Tesco/ASDA/Sainsbury's/Morrisons.

I loved coming here to try on some of the clothes, having only bought from their mail-order…read morecatalogue before now (which means paying for postage and taking a chance that things will fit). The shop is laid out well and there's a good range of colourful indoor and outdoor clothes, backpacks, shoes and boots. Good quality too and the occasional bargain rack. Well worth a visit if you're in this area.