This place is quaint and adorable! Great little selection of Highgrove teas, biscuits, sweets,…read morehoney, marmalades, and chutnies. Elderflower candles light up the little room and leave a tantalizing scent for passersby. The shop keeper is so sweet and passionate about the local fare, she had me buying up half her shop. If you venture to the restaurant next door, they will give their highest recommendation to shop where, stating they even use some of their honeys and marmalades! This little place is the epitome of what you'd hope to find for small gifts representing local flavor of a small town. I'm definitely a fan!

A strange combination of souvenir tat cum stationery shop and tea room, the Corner House is…read moresituated in prime position in Aboyne to have completely cornered (sorry, couldn't resist the pun) the lunchtime market. As well as the expected tartan & heather souvenir stuff, they have some nice jewellery, handbags, scarves, novelty mugs, kids' toys, candles, stuffed toys, stationery and other household essentials like lightbulbs. They have a fondness for plaques with witty aphorisms, such as 'sometimes wine is the answer to life's questions'... you get the idea. Down one side of the shop is the tearoom cafe, which is one of the few lunch options available in Aboyne, so consequently it does a roaring trade and gets very busy. We just had soup and a sandwich, but it was nice home-made soup, and the coffee wasn't too shabby either.

We bought a Rowan tree from Parkhill nurseries last year and it died, we bought another one this…read moreyear, it too has also died, both in a short time of planting, both were planted by a professional gardener. I phoned Parkhill nurseries and spoke to Mr Barry mcGillivray the owner who explained that their Rowan trees only survive if planted in their own specialised compost, this was not explained to us in any way before we purchased the trees. I found Mr McGillvray's attitude to be bombastic, aggressive and very defensive. My advice would not be to buy Rowan trees from this supplier. Very disappointed. J Rennie

This garden centre is not too far out of bridge of don and has recently made some great changes in…read moreorder to encourage people to spend longer there and for new people to go. The garden centre isn't that big in itself but it utilises the space very well. It has the usual inside section which can be quite gifty and the larger outdoor area for the vast variety of flowers they have. The new changes include a gorgeous little cafe which has delicious food, snacks, meals, cakes and at not a bad price either. Definately worth a visit, even if you're not into gardening.

In addition to being a jeweller, Sinclairs is also a restaurant. This review is for the restaurant…read more We were in Inverurie and needed a lunch. We decided on Sinclairs at the back of the jewellers. The atmosphere and service is nice enough as is the menu. Biggest issue was the amount of mayonnaise on our chicken and bacon panini. That pulled down which was otherwise quite a nice lunch.

This is a great garden centre located at hazlehead with a large car park outside it. not only do…read morethey sell a vast range of garden items they also have a large gift section and a lovely cafe. the prices here are very reasonable and the staff are all very friendly, knowledgeable and keen to help

The gift house is a lovely independant shop in Westhill Shopping Centre selling gifts. It sells a…read morelot fo lovely things including jewellery, candles, decorations etc. Lots of the things are very individual and it is great being able to get a nice present without having to go into town. They also operate as a dry cleaning agency and the dry cleaning prices were very competitive. Parking is not a problem and there are lots of other lovely shops in the area.

Great shop at a great location in Stonehaven…read more The staff are very helpful and they gift wrapped my purchase for free (yeah!). Very reasonably priced. A great selection of high quality, non-tacky/cheesy gifts. Check it out!

Recently saw some wallpaper I liked in John Lewis and then later saw in Jane's Design Studio…read more Enquired and they arranged to have a sample sent to me. Wallpaper was £10 per roll cheaper than in John Lewis and service was great. Shop is in a great location by the harbour so well worth a visit - giftware is really nice too if you are looking for items for the home or as a gift.

Aberdeen doesn't have many places where to go for quick home/garden fixes or DIY, so in that way…read morethis store is quite handy. This is a place where we go for potted Christmas tree or plants/flowers - the quality here seems to be a bit better than Dobbies garden centre, where they look half dead :( Otherwise the quality of home stuff doesn't seem to be as good though for the price it costs. With a bit of research you would probably find cheaper options or better quality. Especially wood for fire or cleaning products. So this is not a great VALUE for money shop but rather quick fix life saver when no other options are available.

We used B and Q for our new kitchen two years ago but also recently for some changes in our lounge…read more Both online ordering and the service in store at Garthdee are outstanding- nothing is too much trouble and although we had to return goods due to errors on our part, again they were extremely helpful.