Since working here as a youngster as my first Saturday job I have always been a fan of Boots…read morestores! Eldon square boots can get very congested but that's because you can now get pretty much anything all in one location. Always good offers to be had and those Boots loyalty points soon rack up if you regularly buy your essentials here. The staff can be slightly hit and miss if like me you need help picking a hair dye due to the sudden spurt of grey hairs! Then again you can't expect staff to be knowledgeable about all products as there are just too many. It's worth noting that you can get your prescriptions sent directly from your GP to the pharmacy and there is even a doctors surgery downstairs for those living in the city centre.

I have been in this Small, local, pharmacy many a time. I always find the staff friendly, down to…read moreearth and efficient. I've never had a problem with the service here. Always willing to answer any questions I have. To be honest, I can't think of anything negative to say about them, apart from I never get offered a cup of tea or coffee while I wait for my prescription to be processed lol.

From the owner: Welcome to Fairmans Pharmacy. We are an independent retail pharmacy group, established in 1987 by…read moreChris Forster, a fourth generation pharmacist. By keeping healthcare in the family and with a passion for customer care our business has flourished. With our roots firmly in the north east we are Fairmans Pharmacy caring for you.

Ashchem Chemists is a great little pharmacy its in a prime location (right next to a local doctors)…read moreso people can collect the perscriptions with ease. Its also great because it has everyday medicines and health products which you may need from, shampoo, to asprin, and baby items. The staff are very talkative and very welcoming.

Hoggs is a small chemist close to South Tyneside college. The building itself is very old and…read morerundown looking, but the inside is fine. I haven't been there in over a year, but there have been a few times when I have gone here to collect a prescription and they haven't been opening, so I think the opening hours must just be half days/odd opening times. Overall the pharmacist and the sales assistants have always been friendly. The waiting time is very short as there's hardly ever many people in. They also sell lots of other things such as toiletries, baby items and cosmetics. Good experience from me!

Hogg Chemists based in south shields is a well run chemist that has a range of goods apart from…read moredoing the usual stuff a chemist does. The staff are very helpful and friendly and they also offer a prescription collection and drop off service which is a life saver for us. They offer a range of cosmetics and toiletries and also stock a small selection of sweets as well as shampoo and other buy over the counter products. The prices are about standard compared to other chemists and obviously the prices of prescriptions is going to be the same wherever you go the personal touch you seem to get with these makes this my number one choice chemist in South Shields.

This superdrug is a large store so they stock a wide range of cosmetics, toiletries, gifts, etc. I…read morehave found that their prices are much more reasonable than boots, even with the points you get there it is a lot more expensive. The staff are friendly in the store and there aren't often long queues at the till.

Went into this store looking for the perfume Ghost, thinking there was just 1. Boy was I wrong…read morehowever I was put right by a male assistant, who not only was very knowledgeable but got me a great bargain. For that staff members assistance I give it 5 stars, as to me it's just another beauty parlour shop.

This is a small pharmacy on the corner of Burn Terrace and Churchill Street.It is one of the…read morefriendliest chemists I've ever used. Apart from being able to have your prescription filled here,they also have an assortment of the usual goods you find in Chemists.You know the kind of stuff cosmetics,babystuff cleaning products and also over the counter medicines. There's always a chair if you need a sit down while waiting but I have to admit I've never had to wait long. Staff are very helpful and friendly which is a bonus.

Wide range of products, the staff do not really bother you unless you ask them though.read more

I really like this Boots shop. The layout is really good, as soon as you go in they have all of the…read moreexpensive make up and skincare products and the perfumes are to the left. The shop always smells really good. Upstairs they have a wide variety of products, from cameras to babyfood. At the minute they have started getting the 342 products in for Christmas.

This branch of Superdrug is a rather large branch and is located in the Gateshead Metrocentre, I…read moremainly called in here to take a quick look around and buy a few drinks while in the centre. This branch is a similar size to the branch Superdrug have in Newcastle city centre, both of which I'd say are larger than average in terms of the company standards. There was a decent selection of drinks, much improved to other branches including Newcastle city centre which included Starbucks iced bottled beverages, lipton iced teas and Oasis drinks, on the 2 for £2 promotion, which considering the Starbucks drinks are £2 - £2.15 each, that's an impressive saving to get two for £2. They even have three flavours: Vanilla, Coffee (sadly those are now hard to get hold of) and mocha. The store was really busy, the staff working seemed rushed, mainly behind the tills, they didn't go out onto the shop floor and enage, the queuing system was actually handled quite well and I was served fast, especially for how big the queue was. The range for everything else in the store was okay, however I feel this store deserves at least a three star rating mainly down to the drink selection and price, making it one of the better price to get bottled drinks in the Metrocentre, and also how the queuing system was handelled and the fact the signal in the store was good, hence I was able to load up my loyalty card and discount card via mobile data made my shopping experience easier to warrant a medium level three star rating.