Shopping

People in Hull have had their say on which shops should open up in the city centre. This week we asked what one shop our readers would love to see open on the Hull Live Facebook page and more than 600 of you replied. Four shops were repeatedly suggested in the comments and three of those were shops that had already had a place in town and since closed. These are the top four shops that Hull people said they would love to see. 1. The Disney Store For kids and parents alike, a visit to the Disney store was the pinnacle of a shopping trip. Once in Princes Quay in Hull, it has now in a sense been replaced by upmarket toy store Hamley's, but Disney still invokes a sense of nostalgia for many who relished visiting it. With walls awash with Disney memorabilia and sculpted characters looming down from the ceiling, the shop felt like Christmas. It closed in March 2013 after the expiration of the lease and negotiations with the landlord. On Facebook, Angie Ingamells said: "I would love to see … [Read more...] about Four shops Hull people would love to see open in the city centre

A new pop-up shop will give shoppers the chance to personalise their socks when it opens at Intu Derby next week. Solesmith will open its first shop near M&S and Debenhams on Level 1 of the city shopping centre on Friday, August 30. Customers will be able to make use of technology available in store to scan photos of family members or pets onto socks. While children can draw pictures onto a template which will be turned into custom socks. The company was founded at the Mickleover home of Lauren Dorling. Discussing her hopes for the store, she said: "We’ll have an area where people can bring their children – they can come and draw a picture in a template and we will turn them into socks while they wait. "There will be personalisation stations; machinery where you can put your dog’s face onto socks, an embroidery machine to add monograms to socks and scarves and generally really exciting gifts in a space that is really interactive. "The plan for our store is to … [Read more...] about What to expect when new Intu Derby shop opens next week

An Asda shopper has expressed her shock at finding part of a rubber glove inside a £1 pack of stir-fry. The customer bought the packet of vegetables which includes beans, cabbage, peppers and grated carrots but when she got home discovered an unexpected ingredient. Stapled to the plastic film covering the product was the thumb of a blue latex glove, Hull Live reports. "I find this disgusting. I was so shocked when I saw, I got home and saw it inside the packaging," the woman said. "There is a level of expectancy that you would have thought these products were quality checked - even before stocking them on their shelves." The regular customer of the Asda store in East Riding of Yorkshire had bought the mixed pepper stir fry to go with her tea on Tuesday, said she wants to take it up with the food giant after the grim discovery earlier this week. She added: "I bought this product on Tuesday. I have not opened it as I feel for health and safety reasons it's not acceptable. I … [Read more...] about Asda shopper’s ‘disgusting’ discovery in £1 stir-fry

Hundreds of people queued for hours outside the new Haribo store on its opening day ready to get their hands on all the store has to offer. The shop opening at Clarks Village on Thursday (August 22) was highly anticipated with sweets lovers of all ages flocking to its doors. On sale is a whole range of Haribo items, most of which cannot be found in the supermarket, Somerset Live reports. From huge stacks of sweets, merchandise and stationary, here is what you can expect: 1. Pirate chest You're unlikely to leave the store with just a couple bags of Haribo, so a chest might come in handy. You can buy a chest like the one pictured for £12. 2. Magnets These quirky additions to your collection of fridge magnets will cost you £2.50 each. Or buy five for £10. There were also Goldbear heart magnets on sale for £1 each. 3. Lunch box The lunch boxes came in pink only and were priced at £5 each. 4. 100 bags of Starmix Boxes of 100 mini bags of the iconic Starmix can be … [Read more...] about 13 unusual things sold at the new Haribo Store near Bristol

Charity shops have seen a surge in designer donations in recent months. And with branded, new and nearly new items going for sale for a fraction of their retail price, charity shops can be a magnet for savvy shoppers. Journalist Helen Carter has perfected the art of thrift shopping. Here, she describes some of the items she's found going cheap - and gives her advice to other bargain hunters. Charity shops are a well-trodden path when it comes to finding a bargain. Or they should be. It should follow the wealthier the area, the better the haul; but this does not necessarily pan out. A quick trawl of Oxfam’s shop in Chorlton this week yielded just one item - a brand new but unwanted kit to make a felt cat which was just £2.99. I imagined it would retail at around a tenner in a fancy shop on Beech Road. Chorlton is one of the wealthiest suburbs of Manchester, but was severely lacking in choice of garments on the rails, which were sparsely populated. … [Read more...] about Bag yourself a bargain with these charity shop tips