Wilkinson

Love Wilko’s! My personal ‘go to’ place for any home essentials at a bargain price!
There’s always an offer to be had on cleaning products which understandably no one likes to pay a hefty price for, and there is a pretty sizeable interior decoration section upstairs with all the basics you might need to decorate your bathroom, living room, kitchen, bedroom or garden! Yes it’s cheap but actually a lot of it is pretty decent quality too. If your home is in need of a refurb without breaking the bank balance then Wilko’s is your store!
If you’re a sucker for pick n mix at the cinema I’d recommend getting yourself here as they sell Candy King sweets at much cheaper prices. Sometimes a flashback to childhood is just medicine!
The only downsides to Wilko’s are that the staff always seem irritated if you ask them anything and you will normally have to queue for a fair bit at the tills even when it’s quiet.

Hands down I am a huge Wilkinsons fan! After four years of depriving myself from Wilko goodies, I am happy to say that Wilkinsons is still the cheap, reliable place I remember it to be. This is the type of store great for bargain hunters wanting to add some flourish and essentials to their house.
This store is huge so I haven’t explored it much beyond the pet and stationery sections (the most important bits!) YET, but I can say that these departments are well stocked with a wide selection. As you enter, there’s escalators going upstairs to the home department and a café, to the right are back-​to-​school deals and food with 5 till points beyond that. Deeper into the store on the right is the stationery section (which has a good range off DIY and card making goodies) and the pet section is further in with another entrance/​exit at the back of the store. The pet aisle is quite big with a good range of own brand treats and branded treats that don’t come with the supermarket price tags.
The only reason why I’m giving a four-​star rating is that there are definitely not enough staff on the tills so the queue was quite long. Also I noticed a lot of dust around and on products… a few more staff members wouldn’t go amiss.

Has to be the best shop in Newcastle and Gateshead. Sell everything you would want at canny prices as well.

This shop is great for everyday items that you need, as they are easy to pick up in store or get delivery access, all at cheap prices, so your money will stretch further. As well as the already cheap existing prices, there are many opportunities where you can get discount on the items, so visiting this store while you are in town is well worth it.

Wilkinsons is a good value home store, sort of like Primark for your house. Very little furniture is sold here, although there are bulkier home wares such as ironing boards, lamps, picture frames, decorative canvases etc. There are also all the stationary items, books, batteries, basically anything you could ‘need’ but not a shop to go in to browse for something pretty. Occasionally they also have reduced price food and drink, this is always the same kind of things as stocked at poundland, which does not require a fridge. My reason for visiting though is the storage boxes. These are durable and come in a huge variety of sizes so you can neatly organise anything you need.

Wilkinson is one of my favourite shops. It offers very good value. It has range of quality products in a very competitive price as well. However, This is not always the case. So, you should always compare with other shops before you buy. It has a good variety of products, from all household stuff, DIY stuff, confectionary, stationary, electronics, to seasonal stuffs. Unfortunately, It has not got good network branch. As far as I know, There are only two in Newcastle. one is in Newcstle City Centre (near Grainger Market) and another one is in Byker, near Morrison. So, it is a bit far and difficult for me to visit the shop every week. The staff & customer service are helpful and nice.