Anyone who has any interest in sci-fi and anime will have spent every Saturday in one of these…read morestores. Dotted around the country, you were lucky enough if you could visit one of these stores on a regular basis. For me, whilst others dabbled in long sessions of clothes shopping, I geeked out in one of these stores whenever I had a chance. After all, this was basically the only store that remotely sold anime-related paraphernalia or quirky little bits and pieces. Unfortunately, as a tween, anime was not as popular as now and the section dedicated was tiny in branches I visited. Over the years, the manga book selections have increased but at this particular store, it is still quite limited. For me, this store didn't offer much. I'm not a gamer (board and card) or particilarly comic-book orientated but this store defiantly would meet your needs if you are. There lots of comicbooks, board games, card games, cool artwork books etc... and it is to my understanding that members meet to play and socialise regularly.

The selection in Forbidden Planet is pretty good, but overall subpar compared to other FPs I've…read morevisited. The store itself is greatly in need of a refit, and more importantly the staff are rude and have zero skills in customer service. I said thanks to the guy behind the till as I left and he just blanked me. Great job. There's another comics/manga store just a few doors away, sadly I can't remember it's name, but it's better in every way than this store. Especially customer service.

This branch of WHSmith is the most reviewed branch in Newcastle city centre of WHSmith with an…read moreimpressive 12 reviews on Yelp, including those merged across from Qype. It is probably the largest store I saw on my recent trip to the Tyne and Wear Region of WHSmith, which included branches in Newcastle Central Railway Station, Durham and the Gateshead Metrocentre. This branch was my favourite out of the ones mentioned mainly down to the size, it had a good product range for items such as lever arch folders, drinks and snacks etc. The drink selection was good however I found the 2 for £2.50 promotion to be a tad expensive, considering Superdrug nearby runs a promotion to have 2 for £2, which works out £1.80 with my Unidays Discount however sadly the range they have is much poorer than the WHSmith branch, when comparing the branch nearby to this one. There also is a huge staircase in the store, with the upper floor having some more WHSmith floor space as I recall and a post office. The staff member working seemed friendly enough, although I did have to take longer checking out my items as for some reason the self-service tills wouldn't recognise the 2 for £2.50 offer on my drinks, meaning it would take longer as I had to go to the manned checkout, then I had to go through the slightly longer process of finding my card after being told they don't accept Apple Pay by an employee, only to go on to find out they did accept it and the member of staff who served me didn't know about it. This is a large, decent branch of WHSmith, staff training on payment methods, machines recognising offers and pricing needs to be worked off at paramount importance, but until then this is still a decent store and a nice branch of the chain to warrant a three-star rating.

WHSmith is one of those shops that makes you feel really depressed as soon as you walk through the…read moredoors. This store in particular is very grotty and every visit to it so far has left me feeling deflated. The blue fluorescent lighting makes the shop horrible and dingy and the staff look like they are working in a prison. The store is far too big for what it is (a newsagent) and they never seem to have enough stock to justify the space. Especially upstairs. All that is up there is the post office and stationery, with a huge empty gap in the middle. I only really come here to buy snacks on the go as they have a good selection of confectionery, including American chocolates. I would have left a 1 star review but the confectionery lifts it up to 2. But as a whole, WHSmith works better in the travel industry, like in train stations and airports because their main high street stores are always eerily quiet and depressing, with the only noises being your footsteps and the occasional beeping of the self checkout.

I ordered a book via Amazon but due to an error with the product description , the book I received…read morewas not the one I ordered. I received a refund for the cost of the book but not for the cost of the return postage. Despite arguing that I shouldn't have to pay for the return postage as it wasn't my fault , Julie's Bookshop has refused to reimburse me. I think this is very unfair and not good business practice. When ordering make sure you closely check the product description

I have just received the book I ordered from you via Amazon, (Young Renny). This ex library book…read morewas in excellent condition and decent sized print and it came within a week of ordering. Pleased with the service, I will be ordering more of the Jalna/Whiteoak series as I only have some of them. I have read Mazo de la Roche several times over the years and love them. Liz Barbour

Just the same as every WHS in every town. Good range of stationery, magazines etc. Personally i…read morefeel their music and book range is limited. If its basic bits and bobs you want then this is the place.

Christian bookshop located within Durham cathedral near to the coffee shop. Cosy little shop,…read moremainly specialist Christian titles but some other works. Quite expensive and to be honest you wouldn't really go there unless you were visiting the cathedral. Nice though.

This is a good sized store and is one of my favourites if ever I need a DVD, CD or video game. They…read morehave many offers (they nearly always have some sort of offer on) such a buy one get one free, 3 for 2, etc. Because it is such a popular store, the queues can be very long but staff are great and usually apologetic. Their prices are good too.

This is a large spacious store located in the centre of the bridges shopping centre. Loads of…read moreoffers available on all current music and films. A valid NUS card gets a further 10% off in store and online. Really busy at this time of year but worth a visit as you can get something for everyone.

A glorious music emporium. A wide range of specialist music - World, Jazz, Blues, Folk with…read morehelpful, knowledgeable staff. I rarely walk out empty handed and usually with stuff I wasn't exactly looking for.

I LOVE this store, they have an excellent service committed to excellence. If they take a little…read morewhile replying to your emails, I can assure that it is because they are giving their best trying to give you the best solution. You can definitely trust them. Support small record stores!!

Great independent store which is a nice change from HMV!read more