This newly opened shop is truely amazing. For instance the shop does what it says outside,…read moreeverything is a pound. All items are very cheap, this is great with the economy of today. The store offers a wide range of items from food to home and gardenwares. If you like a good rummage, which is what you have to do in this store. Eventually you will find a bargain. Store is cluttered but full of great value items, checkouts are very slow and que's are regular occurance.

Everything is a pound in this store and that goes for items that may not quite be worth a pound in…read moremy opinion! I bought my ds a little bag of Halloween chocolates the type that are wrapped in foil. It wasn't until we ate them that I realised it was the cheap disgusting chocolate and not dairy chocolate and I thought for £1 for a tiny bag it should have least had been quality chocolate. They sell very cheap items. By cheap I mean poor quality.

With some personal health issues I will no longer go to this place. The biggest problem is why it…read morewas built in a big hole in the ground. I got stuck down Wesley slope. The angina kicked in and it took me nearly an hour to get back up to the M&S store level

Changed the way the world viewed Basingstoke! I used to go to Reading, Southampton or Guildford…read morebefore Festival Place was built. Now I very rarely find the need to go further afield. Has a wide selection of shops, places to eat/drink and is always kept clean and tidy. Plenty of parking too, which always helps. If you've not been before, it's worth a visit.

Not bad for Primark. Doesn't resemble a jumble sale! Stoer is well laid out and is clean and…read morebright. The checkouts are clearly visible and the queues not too bad although some of the satff might need some customer service training , at least a smile! Loads of choice at really good prices. I think this shop deserves to do well and is a notch up on the other Primarks I have visited.

Primark is a great store to shop in. It has the look of a high quality store but the prices are…read morevery reasonable and there is such a huge stock available that you will have no problems finding something great. I shop here especially when preparing for a holiday trip as you can buy lots of items such as t-shirts, shorts, children wear at very good prices.

This is quite a small store, but has a limited range of TU clothing for men women and children…read more There is a good selection of toys and gifts at the back of this store, worth browsing along as the prices are highly competitive. Any offers run by sainsburys are nearly always in stock here, and the staff are well prepped on what the offers are and how you get them, if they see you at the till with something and you can get another for free they'll tell you! This store is well presented and good for discounted discontinued stock which is presented usually at the rear near the soft drinks. Always double check your receipt as they do often mistakenly overcharge, which is annoying if you have travelled all the way home before you notice!

Considering this place is right in the centre of town, a short distance from the station, it's…read moresurprisingly well stocked. Loads of products, loads of aisles, and a good selection of just about anything you could conceivably wish to buy. Their tills are usually busy and queues develop pretty fast, so don't expect to be served instantly, but it's a busy store what do you expect? I made the mistake of coming here on Christmas Eve at 4pm, and believe me, I won't be doing that again, but if you come during a less busy time it's a great little supermarket.

They offer a great range of suits for all price ranges, from the cheap first suit to the ultra sexy…read moreTed Baker designs. The staff are helpful and always offer to help with shirt and tie combinations to go together (whether or not you have bought the suit from them!). They also sell some mens shoes, belts and cufflinks, not necessarily the best selection, but great if you are in a hurry on the morning of a Wedding! On the topic of weddings, they also do suit hire!

When I hired the suits for my wedding I found the staff here to be little more than competent, not…read morehelpful, with no forthcoming advice or opinions. Their lack of communication left me with doubts that my order would be fulfilled. Happily all went Ok after some chasing. On a plus point, the pricing was very reasonable and their 5 for 4 offer helped, even if I did have to remind them about it!

Marks and Spencer have really tried hard to get away from the twin set and pearls look of…read moreyesteryear and now have a good fashionable range with their per una range. The store is very clean and tidy and easy to find your way round. There is a children's section and of course the highly popular food section. Unfortunately the food section in the Basingstoke store is not as well stocked as the store in Reading.

The Marks and Spencers at the Festival Place is a medium sized branch. It has the Per Una line as…read morewell as a housewares section, Mens clothing section, a small children's section, a cafe, grocery store, and women's clothing section. Their customer service is fantastic, we ordered food there and when there was a mistake they more than made up for it with discounts and still making sure the correct order got to us on time. It is quite a busy store, especially on the weekend and around Christmas. If you shop near Christmas time make sure you make use of their 3 for 2 deals!

I love Beaverbrooks and got my wedding ring from there years ago. It is a beautiful looking shop…read morefrom the outside with big clear windows which show off their jewelry. It is the only jewelry shop that shows a bit of class in my opinion unlike H Samuel which is the cheaper end of the market. Of course this makes some of the items very pricey but I have also found reasonable priced items for gifts for my mum, nephew and nieces. If anyone gets a Beaverbrooks gift they know it's quality and that's why I like it.

A good selection of quality jewellery and probably the widest selection of high end watches. The…read morestaff are quite friendly and helpful and the store is immaculate. Good deals can be had as they frequently seem to have sales. This store is rather set away from the clothing shops, so I find it is often quieter than other jewellers if you are looking for quick service. Lovely diamond necklaces to gaze at!

Nice resonably priced shoe shop for men and women located in Festival Place opposite Iceland. The…read morestore sells all sorts of shoes from sandles to formal shoes and boots. Also sells small luggage items and bags. Throu my experience the staff were very friendly and helpfull.

this shop sells a range of shoes and boots and other footwear at the cheaper end of the market. if…read moreyou want a pair of shoes and you dont want them to last forever then it is ok. i find the shop a little bit too small especially at the weekends when any more than 10 people is too many! the staff in the week are very helpful and willing to help you with fittings etc.. but i find the young girls at the weekends a lot less helpful, you can also pick up bags here but again i find them to be cheap looking, great shop if you are on a budget but not a huge selection for kids or women

I think tk maxx is a bit like marmite. you either love it or you hate it!? im one of the lovers, I…read moream a fan of bargains and dont mind hunting for them! this store is huge, on two floors its hidden in a corner in the shopping centre but once found, never forgotten! All ladies clothes and footwear on the ground floor and upstairs is the childrenswear, toys and baby equipment as well as menswear and homewear. store is generally clean and tidy, lots of tills and staff friendly and helpfull.

I love TK Max. I dislike TK Max Basingstoke and would recommend shoppers opt for the much larger…read morestores which may not be layed out as neatly, but house a lot more stock with more bargain prices than I was able to find in Basingstoke. I am a self admitted cheap skate and bargain hunter, so if you've money to burn head out to Basingstoke, if you prefer a well found bargain discovered when digging through piles of carboot style clobber then find your nearest TK and schedule a day trip. To find the best bargains, 1 must invest time. :)

I bought a watch strap from Hinds and the top of the strap cracked and the fastener came off and i…read moretook it back to the shop and the manager was shocking. I had my receipt and he said that it was my skin that had caused the damage???So it was not fit for purpose.How can my skin cause damage to the top of the strap? Eventually he reimbursed me and took the watch and chopped off the strap and chucked in in the bin including the metal part of the watch that you attach the strap to. I didn't notice until I went into another jewelers and they pointed out that part of the watch was missing. I went all the way back to Hinds, and showed him what he had done. He never once apologise.or smiled during the time I was in the shop. Shocking that people like this have jobs.His manner was appalling I will never visit Hinds again.

F Hinds is one of those jewellery stores that looks like it has great stuff, but then almost always…read moredisappoints. Their stuff looks great in their catalogues and under the bright shiny lights, but when you hold it in your hand the quality of craftsmanship is rather mediocre. If you're looking for a cheap standard pair of gold earrings, or something like that, and quality is not your main concern, then F Hinds will probably suit you just fine. It is also a good place to get things like watch batterys replaced as they charge one of the lower fees for the job and do just a good a job as any other jeweller.