This is quite a big W H Smith store. It is on two levels. They sell a large selection of magazines,…read morebooks, stationery, games, cds, dvds and craft items. They also sell newspapers, drinks and chocolate bars. The prices are reasonable and they often give out money off vouchers for when you spend over a certain amount. The shop does get quite busy and so you can be queuing for a fairly long time. There is now a post office upstairs in the shop so the shop gets even busier. I have found on a few occasions that things I have bought have had the wrong price on. I have found the staff helpful most of the time and I always find what I am looking for.

W H Smith is brilliant for everything, books, magazines, stationary. But Southamptons main Post…read moreOffice has just closed down and moved itself in to W H Smith. And oh my god, you cannot move in this shop anymore because the queue from the Post Office takes up 60% of the room upstairs where the stationary is. They also sell ciggarettes in here now so everyones queueing up for fags and a paper now so it gets quite hectic in this shop.

Probably the biggest toy and kids shop in Southampton, definitely in the city centre. Situated…read moreopposite West Quay retail park its in a good location. Its new facelift this year really has improved it, giving it a fresh breath of life into the store. I really used to love Toys R Us as a child, I was only allowed to visit once or twice a year to get christmas and birthday and I loved going round with all the toys. As an adults toys and games still have they're appeal but to me Toys R Us has lost it, catering for cheap quality imported toys to sell easily and it really does annoy me. And the prices aren't competitive at all. Still good for board games and often has 3 for 2 on different brands.

Massive toy store in the West Quay shopping area. Huge range of kids toys and new born clothing…read more There is a massive range and you can pretty much get any kids toys you want. There is easy parking and the store is really easy to navigate. Staff are friendly and helpful and are also very informative on the products on offer. Not the cheapest toy store in town when you have Tesco's Homebase and the entertainer nearby. They also seem to not have everything in stock and tend to sell out of all the newest and most wanted toys so quickly and take ages to get stock back in.

All items I have ordered received within a few days, consitent over several orders. Excellent…read moreservice at a good price. Don't confuse with Marine Megastore in the same general area, similar name & similar area but the likeness ends there.

Used these guys for years and always give great customer service. Both online and in the store. Not…read moreto be confused with other imposters!

British Bookshops and Sussex Stationers is the best place in Southampton to get all your stationery…read morerequirements. It has a bigger, better and more attractively displayed selection than any other shop. Also, this store is really great for book-buying and browsing. They always have money-saving special deals on offer. Their friendly and very helpful staff really know their stuff and make excellent recommendations. Author Philip Pullman supports independent bookshops and has presented this branch of BB/SS with a signed Oxford Literary Festival photograph of himself with the message, `best wishes to British Bookshops and Sussex Stationers`. You can see this photo displayed on the wall behind the main counter at the back of the shop. Nicely done !!!!!!

Sussex Stationers (aka British Bookshops) is always a good place to come and find new release books…read moreat a cheaper than main bookstore price. On a recent visit into Southampton I was looking for the latest rew release from James Patterson and popped into Sussex Stationers in the precinct after looking in Waterstones and Borders. True to form, SS had it cheaper than both of them. The only other place to get books as cheap as this in my opinion are the supermarkets but they don't often have them in so quickly. While I was browsing an assistant offered an opinion on a book I was looking at (Twilight) and recommended this so I purchased it along with my James Patterson one. After reading it and realising she was indeed correct and it was a really good read I went straight back, thanked her and bought the following 3 sequels. I'm always really impressed with the service in SS/BB and this is usually my first port of call when looking for a new book.

Southampton doesn't have many bookstores but luckily both of it's city center Waterstones are well…read morestocked and friendly. This one is inside the West Quay on the lower floor with an entrance inside and another that lets out onto the Esplanade by the outside facing restaurants. Upstairs has fiction, new releases, and other general interest categories while the downstairs has genre fiction, YA and children's, arts, and so on plus the cafe. Service is always friendly and usually there is no wait.

This is quite a big card shop. They sell some really nice cards and they have a great range but…read morethey do tend to be very expensive. It is easy to find what you are looking for in the shop with the cards being arranged by the occasion they are for. As well as cards they sell balloons, teddies, badges, confetti, candles and other small gifts. The staff seem friendly and I am sure they will help if you can't find what you are looking for. So overall I think this shop is convenient but not the cheapest and I would rather go to another card shop further up the road.

Huge store with its very own car park, alongside the trainline in the town centre. Parking can be…read moreaquired cheaper when making purchases in store. Massive range of clothing, shoes, toys and homeware at really good prices! Seems especially good for summerwear. Clothing is generally very good quality for the price. Give yourself some proper time to look round here, you can't do it in 10mins!

This Matalan store is very big with it's own car park. Very near to the train station, buses and…read morethe other shops. This store has great range of clothes for men, women and children and even a quite large homeware range including kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and entertainment. It's seasonal goods are also very good with lots to choose from at competitive prices. The range of gifts are really good, you will be sure to find something for everyone.

Upstairsw in west quay, this store is your typical clinton cards. Always look out for one of these…read moreshops as they have a card for every occasion, and it's somewhere i always pick up a card for family or a loved one. You can pick up other items at the same time, such as paper, cuddly tyous, mugs and other exciting stuff! Take plenty of money, im sure they keep putting up the prices on the cards! certainly the other stuff instore such as the cuddly toys etc are really expensive, but seeing aas we only purchase these once a year or so, it's not really that bad! Nice store, open the same hours as the mall, and always neat and presentable

This store is situated on the upper level floor of West Quay shopping centre. It stocks a wide…read morerange of cards, wrapping paper and gifts for all occasions. This is quite a large store and does get very busy at peak times, with sometimes long queues. Some of the cards are very expensive so always check the prices. Clintons do now stock a value range of cards which are much cheaper and are in a separate area of the store.