Great gifts
28 Apr 08, 21:30
Beyond expectations
I really love this shop. I could spend hours in it. It's got some really good little items of clothing, I've often gone in there for a birthdau card and ended up buying a dress, they just always seem to have something unique that you just can't resist. It's brilliant for gifts, which I suppose is what it's for, great costume jewellery, bags, baby gifts, great one off books, it has lots. Not a good place to go if you are walking past and just want to nose, cos you'll always end up spending money
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Hotel OliverBonas
06 Aug 07, 10:05
As expected
See, I'm just more convinced that these shops are for women than men. It's one of those places that you see in most streets in London.
They don't seem to have much of a point to them besides that of just making you spend money on things that you really don't need (Silver Dice anyone?)
Clothes shop? Gifts shop? Jewellery shop? Furniture Shop? Card Shop? All of them? Yes, credit card please.
Having said that, I can see its appeal because you don't need the things inside; You want them. Desperately.
Big bean bags, nice shelves, cufflinks, clothes, cutlery, cards, fridge magents, massive lampshades, candlesticks, assorted chrome and dark wood items, cusshiosn with fluffy things on them.... It's all just somehow a bit unoriginal now. It's doing something right as its been there for about 6 years now.
Do not under any circumstances let your wife go in here.
She will come out with some pointless pink thing or some crome thing in which once inserted into a baby's head makes them eat in a cleaner manner. Or something.
So. In summary, women will love this place. Men will hate themselves as they will too. (Mmmmmm, cufflinks that double as clocks, microscopic penknives......)
You can go in any time you like but you can never leave.
Avoid like the plague, if you know what's good for you.
Great gift shop
18 May 07, 17:22
Above expectations
I suppose you would class this as a gift shop as it has a lovely array of candles, cards, jewellery, stationary, picture frames etc. But Oliver Bonas also stocks a really good range of clothes for both women and babies. Nice bags too. You can also get some unusual pieces of small furniture as well as quirky household goods.
