Better Value, Better Quality, It must be Dunnes Stores! Remember this old TV jingle for Dunnes…read more Anytime anyone mentions the place that recycles in my head. So all I can say is the ad worked. Anyway Dunnes Stores eh? What can I say, it is a bit of an institution in Northern Ireland and Ireland, it is kind of the same deal as Primark. Low quality clothes but at an excellent price. For instance I think I have got a few white shirts for various occasions from Dunnes stores. I would say its target audience is the older generation as I do not see too many young people go in and out of Dunnes. But it must be doing okay as it has been in its unit in the Flagship centre for years and years. If you need the basics in terms of clothes and don't want to spend too much money then I would go to Dunnes Stores. The flagship Centre is right in the centre of town and there is on site parking and ATM's galore.

Dunnes store is a classy department store situated in the centre of Bangor. Although it is moderate…read morein size it is all on the one floor and does stock a good selection of children's, ladies and men's. There is also a good quality stock of household goods. I have never been dissatisfied with anything that I have purchased from this store wether for me or as a present. It really is value for money with prices being very affordable for the quality provided. The only problem I have when shopping here is that there are so many nice things to choose from, just when you think you have got what you want, you see something else that had a bigger wow factor!! It is a lovely clean and bright store and the layout always stay the same so there is no valuable time wasted trying to find the section you are looking for. All in all I can't really say anything negative about this store except that I really could shop till I drop when I go into it but I always manage to come home with one of those great bargains that we all love to get our hands on !!

This review is for an employee at the Isle of Man Store. his…read morename is Will and he was very helpful. On Sept 24th we were looking for a deck of playing cards. Will immediately took us upstairs, all the way to the back of the store. Then he helped us at checkout. Exemplary customer service, thanks Will!

The branch of TK Maxx has had a refit in the past year making it a much more appealing place to…read moreshop. Located in Bangors main street there is a car par located at the rear of the store. The ground floor hosts ladies and kids clothing, accessories and footwear as well as toys and books. Upstairs is home to mens clothing and accessories, luggage and an excellent homeware department. I always find this store to be tidy and the staff are very helpful. There are loads of tills and a returns area so the checkout process is pretty fast. If you are a fan of a rummage check this branch out.

I have been doing my weekly shop here since it opened in Bangor. Today Wednesday the 14 July '21…read moreit felt like I was in i Iceland absolutely awful so cold. It was so unpleasant and even in the clothing area it was the same, I decided not to bother looking anymore. It was warmer outside and the sun wasn't even shining. Something needs to be done I really feel for the staff. I work in a large supermarket but it is certainly not cold. A discrase

Despite all my complaints about the other middle class shops and overall money wasting that goes on…read morein Bangor it is probably a bit weird to say that I like M&S so much, but to my shame, I really do. This place is massive, having recently been extended with a much larger clothes and home section added. This means that there is always something you can pop into get for a present for your parents or your girl/boyfriend. The food section in here is great and I'm a particularly huge fan of the profiteroles. The staff are always friendly and attentive and always on hand to help out. The parking here is amazing with plenty of free spaces. On top of that it is based in Bloomfield Shopping Centre which means it is easy to get to with lots of ATMs and other shops about.

This a handy wee shop in Ards if you like candles and trinkets. I find it is the best place to buy…read morelittle things to decorate a table with or to buy Yankee Candles. I have bought several things from this shop and have always been impressed with the price and the service. The girls behind the counter don't bug you no matter how long you browse. I recently bought a friend of a friend, who's birthday party I was attending two gorgeous rustic candle holders and two scented candles for less than a tenner!! Bargain or what! The best thing is the girls behind the counter will wrap them for you and put them in a nice little bag making the gift look way more expensive than it is. There are three parts to the shop; one area for gifts as I've mentioned, one area for kitchen goods and cookware and an upstairs with children's toys and clothes. Everything is reasonably priced, you can pick up some really unusual kitchen goodies which I have never seen for sale anywhere else. Well worth a visit.

I do love a good pun, so Presence will get an extra star from me for that, particularly as I did…read morefind a very good present in this great little shop. You know those fiddly people in your life who cause you huge issues when it comes to present buying for them? A friend of mine had a milestone birthday approaching, but I don't know her well enough to warrant an absolute plethora of gifts. So, I thought I would play it safe and get her a bracelet. This particular one was a gorgeous pink beaded bracelet with a tiny charm, bearing of the name of the company who made it. The shop assistant was fantastic and provided the loveliest silver pouch for my, I mean, my friend's new piece of jewellery. As she lovingly wrapped the bracelet, I soon realised that I hadn't asked the price...ooops. Slight panic ensued, but as soon as the shop assistant pleasantly asked for £6, my heart started beating again. What a bargain for such a luxurious looking piece of costume jewellery. Happy days. If jewellery isn't what you're looing for, cards, homeware, upmarket soaps and toiletries, cards, wrapping paper and stationery are all included in Presence. Do take a peek.

This is Cuddy's menswear shop and quite a small shop too. Despite the old fashioned frontage to the…read moreshop you will find, as I did, they have up to date high street brand names and, if anything, cater more for the young man. Keep a eye out for their sales I have picked up a few bargains from time to time. Quite a small compact shop so not a hugh range to choose from but I keep popping in when passing just to see what on offer. Cuddy's also have a much larger ladies shop in Market Place in Carrickfergus and Larne too. My verdict is that they are well worth a visit as they have more to offer than you would expect.

Blimey, Wardens should be renamed "The Never-Ending Store That Has Just About Everything"…read more Seriously. I have many fond (ahem) memories of being dragged, I mean brought, down to Wardens with my parents. Usually the visit was a long and tiresome, er, lengthy and informative one, consisting of mum and dad dandering round the furniture department, the decorating department, the gardening department, and the kitchenware / appliances department. Every ten year old's dream really. These days, I definitely appreciate Wardens much more than I used to. You could literally spend all day in the place, browsing the various departments. If you come in off High Street, you are greeted by a beautiful gift section, filled with ornamental goods, china, glassware and the like. You can find everything from Alice in Wonderland figurines to Goebel cats to Denby pottery to Tyrone Crystal. Seriously good stuff. Following on from this is the gardening / pets / kitchenware / decorating department (they sort of merge into one), in which I found a little jar of Jellybeans (considered purchased). Really goes to show the variety of goods Wardens has. The furniture etc department (you know what I mean...pictures / frames / carpets / rugs and all that jazz) lies beyond this, leading out towards the car park which is located off South Street. Parking here is advisable - Ards is an absolute madhouse when it comes to trying to find yourself a space. You just never know what you'll find in Wardens...there truly is something for everyone.

Warden's is, for me, the best bits and bobs shop in Newtownards. It's one of those huge big…read moredepartment stores with lots of different areas and slops and upstairs and downstairs areas and parts where tall people have to duck and fat people have to squeeze. It stocks everything from bespoke wedding hair pieces to hose pipes. It's a general store not unlike the department store on the popular BBC comedy of yesteryear 'Are You Being Served?' There is a section for wallpaper and paint, cookware, furniture, artwork, jewellery, screws and garden accessories to name only a small fraction. The only thing I will say is that it can be expensive and parking out the front is impossible. Go out the back to park, you will have to pay and display even if you are only nipping in as there is a traffic warden lingering somewhere all the time - don't risk it. Although the store is expensive it does stock a lot of bits and bobs and the sales are pretty good.

The magpie that I am loves sparkly things, and everything sparkles in here, and today so did the…read moreservice. I was just walking through to the Paperchase part and accidentally, totally deliberately, found myself in front of my favourite perfume. As I took a sneaky sniff a glamorous assistant appeared by magic and suggested that they had special gift sets round the corner if it was something I was interested in. When I explained I wasn't looking for a gift, it was just something I loved, she said she hoped Santa would bring me some and rushed off to a drawer where she produced some samples of it for me to 'keep me going til Christmas'. What a sweetie! Yes, House of Fraser is not cheap, but with lovely service like that (which has happened before) I'll always be back. I'll just wait until the sales.

I generally shop online for H of F. As too be honest the layout of the shop freaks me out…read more Of, I may on occasion, rush to the Tom form aftershave and give myself a blitz. But no one can prove nothing. Don't feel that the store has any soul.

I love Woodside I have to admit. I didn't even know this one in Larne existed. I've been to the…read moreother branches I don't know how many times (which unfortunately are closing down) but thankfully this huge branch in Larne is still going strong. The shop here is majorly jimassive! It is without a doubt the biggest branch I have been in. Woodside are known for being discounted store selling everything from knives and forks to socks and slippers all at a discount price. They offer some great bargains on a range of products including; Drapery, Kitchenware, Toiletries, Garden ware, Childrenswear, Menswear, Ladies wear and Confectionary. It is a brilliant department discount store. The Larne branch is one of four locations. The other branches can be found at; Lisburn Market Square, Ballymena Church Street and Bangor's Main Street

Friendly store with a range of decent clothing.Not many stores like this exist anymore .Staff seem…read morelike they really want to be there and help with any probs.recommend this store.

I was in tempest this weekend and was reminded of what a great shop it is. What makes it so great…read moreis that it has lots of mini shops all under one roof. Take a look at this little lot: Top Shop Argento Exhibit Wallis Benetton and Sisley Kookai Faith Warehouse A Wear Oasis Benefit and Clarins make up I know, what a list! And you can honestly say to whoever is with you 'I only need to go to one shop.' Genius. Each shop really is small but they manage to have a good selection and little bits of everything. Tempest is a really good one stop shop when you need an outfit in a hurry. The only little niggle is that if you try on and want to buy a selection of things from different brands, you have to go to separate till points to pay for them. If they get that sorted, it'll be pretty darn perfect.

Right, as a male, there is very, very little for me on offer in Tempest, if anything. It is all wee…read moreshops of womens clothing, which I have been taken around a number of times by girlfriends, sisters and female friends. The shops on offer all seem to be to be much of a muchness. What really is the difference between Top Shop, Warehouse and Exhibit? Its all clothes for people who have an eye for mainstream fashion and who want to have something to wear on the beach or a night out. No big deal really. This place is what it is, you kind of know what is going on and what you are going to get. There is nothing for anyone who is either male or outside the mainstream. Alas, if you like TopShop this is the place for you.