Household Shops - Tips & Comparison

Other than IKEA, generally big-name household shops can be expensive, and the best place to buy such products are budget places like Wilkinsons, local small-town discount shops like Quality Save, and of course the pound shop. Quality Save sells a mix of things from toys and games to food to househols products. You do have to look and shop around to get the best bargains. My best bargain from there is probably a clothes airer I bought. The exact same one is selling in Tesco and online for about £30-£40, whereas mine cost £7.99. It's also good quality and holds a lot of clothes - bonus! Wilkinsons is also good for a range of things, especially things ...  Read the complete review

I have recently purchased items from both Argos & Index & wished to return both of them. I purchased a mobile phone from Argos but had problems getting it activated. After numerous attempts over the weekend I eventually got it activated but by this time was unhappy with the telephone. I returned it to Argos, within their 16 day returns period, but they would not accept it as a return even though I explained that I had problems with it. The member of staff was unhelpful so I asked to speak to the Manger. He simply told me that I should have brought the phone to them and they would have tried to activate it for me and that was all the help they were prepared to ...  Read the complete review

Not usually one for stopping for a toilet break whilst buying paint or garden shears, but my 2 yr old daughter is!! I found that HomeBase had fantastic toilet facilities including a baby changing mat in my local store. I asked one of the staff members if there was a public convenience on site, fully expecting a sort of grunting sound that resembled "sorry luv", instead my attention was engaged by the member of staff telling me not only where the toilets were, but also pointing out that I could get a trolley in the middle cubicle which was designed for wider loads, buggies, wheelchairs etc. I was able to wheel a trolley load of goods, including ...  Read the complete review