The Works

Most of my experience with The Works comes from my local store in Canterbury, however I have also been to the Ashford outlet store and also Chatham. Although listed as discount book store, they do much more besides! Its often a good place to browse in periodically because the stock does over turn frequently, for all their ranges. I used The Works indepth last Christmas when trying to put together a Christmas stocking present for my husband. The stores themselves are often a bit tight for space, with walls shelved out and quite a few floor standing units as well as displays of stock underneath these units. They have always got an offer with ...  Read the complete review

The Works is a discount bookstore which until recently could be found in most towns & cities in the UK. However due to recent economic climate, they have closed down a large number of their stores but they still continue to have a significant presence on the high street. As well as selling discounted books, The Works also sells a large variety of stationary items & accessories if you're into your art or drawing, these are cheaper than you're likely to get at some of the competitors. Also available are a selection of gifts offered at great value prices. They don't have a static product range & almost each time I go into my local store they have ...  Read the complete review

Present in most shopping centres, The Works stock a cheap and reasonably varied range of stationary items including pens, pencils , rubbers, folders and writing pads as well as cheap diaries and calendars, making them ideal for picking up office-related bits and bobs and a good rival to Stationary Box as well as considerably more expensive retailer W H Smith. They also stock a decent range of low priced arts supplies, including paints, brushes, easels and drawing pads, making the shop a great budget choice for arts students. Much of the shop is given over to discount books, with large numbers of cheaply produced end-of-line items available at ...  Read the complete review

There seems to be a The Works store in pretty much every town now tucked away at the top of the High Street. As they always have "Final Clearance 8 Days to Go- Closing Down Sale" in the window, I was constantly under the impression the store had been closing down for about 5 years until it was pointed out to me they have the same signs in the window all the time and when it goes past the "1 Day to go!" sign a new sign comes up saying "New Stock!" then a week later "Clearance! 19 days to go!". Safe in the knowledge the store isn't imminently closing down, I took the time to browse around the store at my ...  Read the complete review

If I'm looking for a gift then I will usually pop into The works because I know I will find a great book at a discounted price. The shop mostly sells discounted books but there is a whole array of other stuff on offer too. This is a place where the stock changes all of the time so you can't expect to have a name of a title and find it there. You really need to go in with an open mind and be happy if you come across a good book. There have been many occasions when I have been browsing and found a top book for half the price or less. My hubby picked up a hardback copy of a U2 book that he was going to spend over £20 on, for just 99p! Now that was a bargain to ...  Read the complete review