I've been to rrrrr...R Havens..! This departmental store at…read moreHamlet Court Road is rather unique! A little old fashion kind of departmental store. Hence I've never set foot inside until today! I thought I will give it a go since the display windows indicating that there are many utensil items are on sale! Pleasantly surprise with the store inside. Quite a lot of cooking, food serving, and decorating items. I enjoy cooking, this definitely will be the place where I will look for things I need for my kitchen! I am glad and pleased that non of the staffs followed me while I was taking my time browsing around the store. (Hate it when someone is "keep an eye" on you while you do the shopping!). But from my observation, staffs are friendly and keen to help if you are specifically looking for something. Lot of decorating items some grannies might like, but maybe not for the younger generation! But good place to shop for house warming gifts I reckon!

One of the few remaining old fashioned giftware and interior shops left in the area. They have been…read morein Hamlet Court Road for donkeys years and can supply virtually any type of ornament or gift you can ever want. If you need a present for someone who is hard to please go to Havens and you'll find something! Worth a visit even if you don't need a gift just to have a browse at the wonderful displays.

This is a nice big Wilkin store that has lots of departments…read more They sell food, home ware, toiletries, DIY and soft furnishings. There's also cards and stationery. The prices are very cheap. This shop gets really busy but there's lots of tills and staff to deal with it. It's in West Gate so there's a nice big car park attached, that's fairly cheap and is pay & display.

I love this shop for getting all of my toiletries and also kitchen wear. There are always good…read moredeals on the toiletries and the prices are very competitive with supermarkets. I have bought a lot of home ware from here such as prints for my living room, cushions and also bed spreads. The price is so cheap and I have never had any issues with the quality. What is even better now is that you can peruse all their stock on line and they deliver in store for you. This is located on the East Gate at Basildon and the car park is right next to it. Be warned it fills up quickly so try to avoid peak times on Saturdays.

Great prices and the best place for knickers since C&A moved out of the UK. Fashionable clothes in…read morea range of sizes and good quality to boot. A wide range of underwear for all the family that withstands washing well. Great sales and well worth a look if you need accessories as they are well made and inexpensive. Well worth a look!

Great shop for fashionable quality items at a decent price. This shop is a reasonable size for the…read moretown, and stocks mostly women's clothes although there is a small section of men's clothing and accessories. It is mostly good for staple items such as knickers and socks but does also have quite a good range of jeans and t-shirts. Don't forget to use your nus card if you are a student for a 10% discount.

I love this Matalan!…read more Always full of new stock especially what is advertised in the catalogue there's plenty to look at in this shop. This includes clothes, shoes, accessories, homeware, seasonal goods and more. They also now have a party department, which has lots of great decorations, balloons, sweets, game and other things suitable for all sorts of party you may hold. Joining is very easy, all you do is complete a form then you are immediately a member and able to purchase from the shop. There is a private car park for this shop which always has a few spaces and is free.

Love this shop - always have great clothes with good size range available from 8 - 26+ and the…read morestaff are helpful and willing to assist if needed. The Matalan outfits sold always have plenty of accessories in-store to go with them so you don't need to visit loads of stores - you can do it all in one place. Prices make the checkout less painful than most shops and there are always bargains to be had. Great to shop or just browse.

excellent value for money and a great custmer service too, with friendly staff who are happy to…read morehelp you.

This shop is what you would expect of a Primark full of cheap good that are not very good quality…read morebut satisfactory when it only costs you about £2. Unfortunately the shop is always a mess. Whilst the shop is large there are too many displays, which often are too close together to walk through and there is ALWAYS clothes on the floor everywhere. IF you can't find what you want on the shelves have a look on the floor. The staff do run round trying to sort this out but they simply can't keep up. If you don't like having to fight your way to a shelf avoid this shop on a Saturday it gets manic!

This store used to be a bit of a flea market a few years ago with clothes flung everywhere and no…read morereal order to the store. This has definitely changed over the last year. Obviously with this chain of stores it is always extremely busy but one thing I will say is that they always have plenty of staff manning the tills so that the queues move quickly. The store has more of a structure now but I would still advise to make this the first stop on your shop as by the end of the day half the stock is on the floor. The majority of the staff are school kids and are not the most friendly or helpful but you have to expect that the service won't be amazing as this is one of the more affordable stores. Always a good bargain to be had and they always have out a variety of sizes.

Just as the names implies Rita's provides an excellent range of seperates for ladies in a good…read morerange of sizes and colours. If you are looking for something away from the runofthemill, then Rita's is the place to go.