I had been visiting this opticians for many years - until I needed glasses at which point I…read morechanged. The reason why I had been with them so long was that it is a good opticians! The staff are lovely and friendly and it is very central to the town. They have always been helpful if I had ever had a problem with my eyes. I went for a test a few months ago when I got told I needed glasses - I had a quick look around and the prices amazed me for anthing other than a pair of nasty NHS ones I was looking at paying above £150. At that point I decided to take my prescription and leave. I would recommend this opticians if you only want sight checks with them, I wouldn't recommend them for getting glasses from.

Located two stores down from the main Boots store, this small opticians is modern looking, very…read moreorganised in layout and full of great offers. The opticians and assistants are friendly, knowledgeable and down-to-earth offering a friendly opinion when asked and making things as easy as possible. As pleasant as a trip to get you eyes tested could possibly be and even better you can collect advantage card points on you purchases!

Simply the best service, selection and quality there is. I am absolutely thrilled and continue to…read morereturn because of the great personal attention and the quality of the exams, procedure to find the perfect frames and lenses. This is the only place to go in my opinion!

OK, this won't be the cheapest place to buy glasses - but you get what you pay for. The glasses are…read moreexcellent quality. The staff are all helpful and friendly. The place is not as modern as some - but the frames are, and there is a good selection. I have a very complex prescription and the optician and dispender both took ages making sure I had the best possible lenses. I felt much more confident leaving there than I have done in the past from all the budget places. Highly recommeded.

These ladies excel in customer service. My husband purchased a very expensive pair of eyeglasses…read morewhich he then dropped. The earpiece arm was wobbly/loose and they slipped off his face. Lens was cracked. the replacement took about 2 weeks. Will always return here!

This is usually an allright place, however my last shop there wasn't pleasant. This isn't a very…read morebig boots, but they go for a little bit of everything here. TINY mens section, TINY electrical section. They do have an opticians and a chemist though which is a plus. Although the queues can be absolutely awul for the chemist in here. When I went in there yesterday, something scanned at 1p. In all other shops the prie tag has been 1p and have let me have it as they are discontinuing his product. Bedford Boots felt the need to make up an elaborate lie about it being a free product with another product so I couldn't have it. Oh well! There is a new Boots at the Interchange in Kempston which is much better!!

Staff are friendly and helpful. If needed the pharmacist will come over and you aren't kept waiting…read morefor long. They do sometimes ask personal questions which don't always need to be asked.

Despite negative online reviews over many years about this store, theu seem to still do nothing to…read morefix it. I know the staff didn't know this but today was my first trip out in a month, due to ill-health. I was stupidly looking forward to it, despite previous bad experiences going back many years. After all, a trip to a haberdashers should be fun, right?! What is it with their staff?! We went in there with smiles on our faces, eager to spend money - all we got back were scowls! The same faces, same scowls, that we've put up with for years, but each time I hope it will be different. I was stood right in front of two members of staff, waiting politely to be served. They deliberately avoided eye contact - didn't think to say, "Sorry, I'll be with you in a minute!" The customer in front of me was chatting away, full of smiles, but getting blunt one word responses in return. The person waiting after me was told, very rudely, "I'm sorry but you'll have to move over here!" Saying 'sorry' when using such a nasty tone doesn't quite fix it, I'm afraid! She was standing at the checkout after all but must have felt like she was being told off for somehow standing in the wrong place! I've had the exact same telling off so I know this wasn't a one-off! I remember on my first visit, a staff member actually yelling at me, "YOU CAN'T BE BACK THERE!" Simply because I was looking at fabric on display for sale in the shop! I hadn't even noticed that the till was on the cutting table in front of me, 2 metres away! I was nowhere near it & certainly not about to raid it! Why put fabric for sale there if customers aren't allowed to stand there?! Despite this, like an idiot, I apologised! That's how scary these women are! They work in a haberdashery - a dream job for many! I'm sure the shop could find lots of amazing women to work there who'd love their job and take pride in their work. Instead, they have a bunch of miseries who act like they don't want to be there! Needlecraft had no competition for a while as the haberdashery in St Albans had a similar reputation. Now, under fantastic new young management, the St Albans shop is reinvigorated! Full of atmosphere, smiles, and good manners, Needlecraft finally have the competition they so badly need. Sadly, that shop didn't have quite what I needed so I had to go to Needlecraft - though they didn't have what I needed either. My first trip out in a month ruined by rude ladies who give the rest of womanhood a bad name. For goodness sake, sort this problem out - reputation is everything, and your shop's reputation is notorious for all the wrong reasons! It might help to get rid of those awful lights - firstly because it's impossible to see the colours of fabric etc correctly. But also maybe they' re giving your staff 'sick building syndrome' - maybe that's why they're all so incredibly grumpy?!

Brilliant shop, wonderful family business where the advice of the staff is invaluableread more

Superdrug is one of the biggest health and beauty retailer…read more This shop is located exactly opposite to Boots in Arndale caentre. The prices are generally lower than boots. I do always buy nappies from this shop when they are on offer. They also do quarterly magazine which has got many money off coupons. Many well known brands are at reasonable prices. This shop has also got in store pharmacy. Their recent christmas catalogue has got loads of gifts and money off coupons too.

Like other chain stores Superdrugs are pretty much the same wherever you go. This one is a decent…read moresize, so is more likely to have the variety than some of the other ones. I've found the staff to be quite churlish, but what do you expect from teenagers working in shops! The store can get quite messy on a weekend or evening. There is an in store pharmacy.

What a brilliant shop this is. They sell loads of stuff from bed linen, to mirrors, picture frames,…read moretowels and plastic tupperware, everything for the home. They even have an online store now, so you can have it delivered to your door. They're really reasonably priced too. The quality is good too.

I like Dunelm, but going for something you've seen there before is a bit pointless. They change…read moretheir stock range very quickly and only have 2 sales a year. They have a wide range of curtains, bedding etc and will cut material to size including net curtains. Great for habadashery items. They also have a large kitchen section. They are reasonably priced on most items although they stock more expensive items also.