Beaverbrooks

This afternoon (about five pm) I wandered into Beaverbrooks in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent as I needed a 30th birthday gift for my sister-in-law and had an idea that she might like jewellery ('something to keep' as it were) with it being an important birthday. I did not have to wait to be served. The sales lady asked me in a friendly and polite way if I needed any help. I explained that I wanted an unspecified piece of silver jewellery as a gift for around forty pounds. She asked me to take a seat and brought me a cup of tea (in proper china not polystyrene) while she picked out a selection and ... more

Shop: Beaverbrooks Location: Merry Hill Center, West Midlands I recently visited the jewellery store Beaverbrooks in the Merry Hill Center, Dudley in the West Midlands. I made a trip here to purchase an engagement ring with my now-fiance, and I was left pleased and satisfied by every aspect of the shop. Founded in the 1900's, I'm sure the shop has quite a backstory. A brief history can be found at: http://www.beaverbrooks.co.uk/index.cfm?​event=showAboutUs Presentation: The shop is situated next to a second jewellery store, after obviously checking out both, we were drawn back to Beaverbrooks ... more

Why is it that batteries always seem to run out at the most inconvenient of times? This year, my watch battery went on day one of our two week holiday. Being out of the country, I decided I couldn't be bothered to go shopping on a hunt for a battery so would rely on my alarm clock and the clock on my mobile instead. Who needs a watch when you're sunbathing anyway? On return to the UK I headed for Beaverbrooks for a new watch battery. My watch is not a mega expensive watch but it was bought from an expensive jewellers, you know one of those that has a buzzer on the door, one that you feel you ... more