Hawkin's Bazaar

The onslaught of Christmas mail shots is heralded by the arrival of Hawkins Bazaar. Its always struck me that a Freudian slip or felleistungeen is in order as Hawkins Bizarre would be a more apt name. The catalogues tag line reads "because lifes too serious" well perhaps it is but that doesn't mean the populace wants bombarding with expensive tat of the variety that crams the current catalogues 124 pages. Its addictive reading of the sort that you keep returning to again and again just for a giggle. I'm rather fortunate in being able to visit their tiny Chester high street shop saving me spending a fortune on postage (currently £4.99 or £9.99 for ...  Read the complete review

Hawkin's Bazaar is a shop that has recently started to pop up in more and more city centres and seems to have taken over from the Gadget Shop for offering fantastical toys and games but in my opinion it goes over and above. The store offers fantastic toys and gadgets at fantastic value. The toys range from a few pence to having a couple of zeros on the end but are all brilliant in their quality. I have been in a couple of these stores with my wife and she simply loves to get her hands on all of the items which thankfully the store are more than happy for you to do. I have made a few purchases with things like bendy pencils, polystyrene flying dinosaurs and a ...  Read the complete review

I first discovered this shop last year up the Centre MK and since then I have become addicted. Hawkins Bazaar is a branch of novelty toy shops across the UK, they sell the most crazy unimaginable products from simple toys suitable for children to silly wacky gift ideas ideal for adults. There is also a website for the shop to order online from. Inside Hawkins Bazaar is Sureal, you look around at every shelf and you see the strangest of objects in all their colours and forms jump into your eyes, it almost reminds me of something from a Roald Dahl book. I have been to many toy and gadget shops, but Hawkins really is like no other. They sell the most insane ...  Read the complete review

I have been in several branches of Hawkins Bizarre and I have been very satisfied with all of them. On every occasion the service of the staff has been brilliant, very friendly, approachable and fun. I am usually in there because my 3 year old wants to look and it is always child friendly, things to test and instead of grumpy staff saying dont touch, its quite the opposite and he's encouraged to play! Infact its overtaking Early learning centre in his favorite shop list! The products are generally fun, novelty things -a little out of the ordinary and they have a huge range...old fashioned toys, books, sweets, gadgets, games and jokes and tricks and ...  Read the complete review

When this shop appeared in our town, I thought I had died and gone to heaven. This is the sort of place that appeals to the child in me and I could and do spend hours in here. Hawkins Bazaar is a shop that sells toys and games but a lot of the products are things that have been and gone a long time ago. This is the sort of place you walk into and you will even see the eyes of the grumpiest old man, light up due to the nature of the place. The store is extremely well laid out and has a 'fair ground' feel to it. It's tidy and orderly which makes it very easy to browse and examine what there is to buy. I love the window displays because they ...  Read the complete review