Claires Accessories

***CLAIRES*** There are over 3,000 Claire's Accessories stores world wide. The UK has over 380 stores nationwide situated in many shopping centres and high streets. Claire's sells products aimed at teens/young women. Claire's are also specialists in ear piercing and carry out millions of ear piercings annually. www.claires.co.uk ***STORE LAYOUT*** This review is based mainly on the two stores in Plymouth however as all stores are very similar, well especially those I have been in I will try and generalise. This is the worst part about Claire's, the stores are all so cramped. I have been in ... more

Claire's Accessories, affectionately know as just Claire's is one of the UK's leading Ear piercing specialist, with over 3000 stores in this country and 80 million ears pierced worldwide. ***Shop Layout**** Having spent most of my teenage years and now my twenties in 5 of the closest stores available to me, i can honestly say the shops are small with exception to their Outlet stores which are about a foot or two bigger, not much room i hear you all say, and yes its true there isn't. However, on many occasions i have noticed that the towers (normally there is 4 or 5 such towers located in each ... more

Whenever I think or Claire's I think of pink and tiaras! I go in Claire's as part of my shopping routine every week and its become a bit of a habit and if I miss it out I feel like I've lost something! On the positive they always have lots of offers and they usually have things like 5 items for £5.00 in my local store so usually I do end up bagging a few bargains! The way the store is laid out makes sense and is easy to mix and match stuff etc. If I need something for an occasion I know I can find it in Claire's as they do a great range of novelty items and dressing up bits and pieces. On the ... more

Luckily for me, I have never had a piercing performed at Claire's - I only venture into this shop for cheap costume jewellery, fancy dress items and little treats for my daughter. However, I do know people who have been pierced here, I have friends who have worked at these stores and, most significantly, I have completed four months of cross-contamination training as part of a piercing apprenticeship. I'm not saying here that ALL piercings will go wrong, that every piercee will get an infection or that all Claire's staff haven't been trained enough...I am saying that it's a big gamble and I ... more

Claires accesories is a great shop for adults and children alike. It is for all kinds of girls, great if you're a goth or all girly girly. There is a wide range of jewellery to suit the budget concious and loads of nice little accessories such as handbags and purses. This place also has a wide range of hair accessories again ranging from basic bobbles and scrunchies to hair pieces you could wear to the races or a prom. Value -------- Great value shop with earrings starting at just 99p. You can pick up some lovely jewellery you would pay 3x as much in shops such as accessorise or topshop. This ... more