cube mag   10 #1 Posted November 3, 2009 hi there, I'm looking for some comments about independant shops you like in sheff. comments on any of the below would be great for an art project... 1. favourite independent shops in sheffield and why? 2. what independant shops offer over large retailers? 3. Any nice/interesting/funny/strange stories re shopping you'd like to share 4. Anyone who's been shopping in the same shop for years and knows them well.  You can send me a message or reply here Cheers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Oddgitt   10 #2 Posted November 3, 2009 Collard and Manson (mason?) Rude Shipyard Natural Bed Company Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Rah Rah Rah   10 #3 Posted November 3, 2009 (edited) Well, I don't have any money, and I haven't been shopping recently. The last time I went in one was to buy a new wig. But anyway , in independant shops they have staff that don't look like they've all come out of some cloning device. Edited November 3, 2009 by Rah Rah Rah Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Kazpa   10 #4 Posted November 3, 2009 I love the independent shops and don't think there are enough of them. Favourites include Mooch @ Broomhill Design Studio ORA Chi Chi @ Dronfield Mookah Rio Within Reason Collard & Manson I like the individuality, the personal service and being able to buy unusual gifts, I have been shopping in Chris Lawrences shops for the last 30 yrs in various places Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cube mag   10 #5 Posted November 3, 2009 thanks guys, keep it coming! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bananamini   10 #6 Posted November 3, 2009 For DIY and hardware stuff you cant beat Arnold Laver on Little London road, opposite Stokes paints  the staff there know what they are on about and most have been there for years, not like BnQ and the others where you get served by some spotty youth who cant string a sentence together Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Dozy   11 #7 Posted November 3, 2009 Richardsons DIY, hardware and timber yard, Firth Park.  I've been shopping there since I moved to Sheffield 23 years ago. The staff know what they're talking about!! I can go in and tell them what it is I want to do, and they will advise me on what tools I need and the best way to do it. And they don't sell me the most expensive bit of kit in the shop if it's just for a one-off job.  You can buy nails by the pound - works out much cheaper than those stupid little plastic bags of 'em that you get in the big DIY shops. They keep a couple of boxes of "odd bits", so when I needed a couple of those plastic shelf support things, I got them for free.  I've got to know the staff and am regularly updated with photos of one of them's first grandchild and they sympathise with my various ailments. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Magilla   510 #8 Posted November 3, 2009 hi there, I'm looking for some comments about independant shops you like in sheff. comments on any of the below would be great for an art project... 1. favourite independent shops in sheffield and why?  Hewitts Eccy Road.  2. what independant shops offer over large retailers?  They've always beaten or got close to any price I've found in larger stores or online, I can pickup directly and have somewhere to go if it goes wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...