Furniture stores are few these days as big chains are in charge more or less. This shop though has…read moregrown from strength to strength. It offers all sorts of furniture to customers and is very popular to locals as it is cheap and unique furniture. If you don't want to follow the herd and go to IKEA then this is your perfect find. It really is great!

From the owner: We are an independent retailer specialising in home furnishings and bathroom products. Good quality…read moreluxury at affordable prices.

IKEA, the huge Scandinavian chain selling ready-to-assemble furniture and housewares, in a…read morewarehouse-like space over a few levels with different sections. Thy sell items for living space, bedrooms, kitchens and almost everything else you would want for your home. It has everything you need for all your home furnishings. There are one or two IKEAS in each big city around the UK and the World. It is very reasonably priced and they are usually very up to date with everything they sell. They also have a cafe in each store which has very reasonably priced breakfast and scandinavian style foods. They also have the IKEA family card where you can get discount on Breakfasts,Complimentary Tea and Coffee and great benefits for this great company. The Ashton IKEA is very easy to get to with great motorway links and a direct tram from the city centre of Manchester.

Normally IKEA would be 5/5 as I love the showroom aspect to seeing what you're going to buy in a…read morereal world situation. Unfortunately I bought the IKEA poang chair and footstool only to find that upon unwrapping there was an incredibly pungent fishy smell!! Half a can of febreeze and two days later its still here!! Not happy. Apart from that I had a nice couple of hours there and picked up some bargains as well as having the Swedish meatballs in the cafe. Top tip: try the apple cider in the restaurant, it's beautiful! Or pick it up in the shop at the end if you're driving you won't regret it.

I ordered a freestanding shelf unit from Accessories for the Home and when it arrived (very…read morepromptly), I found it to be completely unusable - it was so wobbly, just a tiny touch sent it rocking around in circles. I immediately got in touch with the shop owner explaining the situation - it took me sending two emails and then finally calling to get someone'a attention. She then admitted that the shelf she had in stock was in the same state, so couldn't offer a swap but said I could take a discount or a refund. As I spent almost a couple hundred pounds on it I opted for the refund. it's now been two weeks and i can't get anyone to reply to an email or my phone calls. terrible customer service - stay away!!

From the owner: Quirky and Stylish Home Accessories, Gifts and Industrial & Vintage Style Furniture. We have a…read moredatabase of lots of different suppliers and can source all styles and types and furniture. Customers are welcome to come to our shop/showroom for a coffee and a chat/advise and browse our catalogues.

Avoid this firm with your life! They take your money then don't even communicate with you. Reason…read moreis they take orders without having the stock to fulfill them. When they did finally deliver they told me that I would have to wait two to three weeks for completion of my order. Even more comical is they forgot to put two of the chairs on the van so I got two pieces of furniture delivered from my six piece set. As if things couldn't get any worse the two items that delivered were soiled & damaged. The Customer Services department is a joke. They very rarely call you back, you do all the chasing. And don't believe their Trustpilot review is all its made out to be, how many reviews have been removed? There are plenty of good shops around that are cheaper and more efficient than this bunch.!