Selfridges (London)

Advantages: Large, spacious, choice, service, location, value during the sales, find things you are unlikely to find on the High Street.
Disadvantages: Odour of the food hall, one might get lost, sometimes it is expensive, sometimes it is better to shop on Bond Street shop by shop.

...with Harrods and Harvey Nicols, Selfridges is one of London’s most famous department stores. There is also a branch in Manchester which I have never been to. “Location” It’s located on Oxford Street closer to the Marble Arch side, with Bond Street the nearest tube station. Personally, being in the Oxford Street area is more convenient for me than the Knightsbridge area of the other two shops that I mentioned. There is also ...
...the chance. “Floor Guide” Selfridges (& Co) as I said, is a very large store probably about the size of a football pitch and a little spanning 4 floors and a small 5th floor. There are countless entrances and the store is set out in a way where’s it’s fairly difficult to get lost, and with three sets of escalators and lifts it’s quite n easy shopping experience. Toilets are aplenty, but fairly difficult to find. B ... Read review

Advantages: everything you want (and can't afford) under one roof
Disadvantages: never enough time or money to enjoy it properly

...Marble Arch. You can't miss Selfridges itself. To quote someone I once knew "it's the huge-ass expensive looking shop which says 'selfridges and co' on the door". Once you've made your way past the people collecting for charity and used all your upper body strength on the big revolving doors to actually get into the shop, it's time to die, because you will have already mentally spent about 5 grand. The ground floor is home to everything but clothes. ...
...people who've quaffed champagne in selfridges (very nice, if very expensive) but Spirit is my spiritual home. Lower floors aren't my forte, but I have it on good authority that, like the rest of selfridges, it's hell on your credit card and your self-discipline. One of the things I like about Selfidges is the slightly less pretentious attitude, and the fact there are fewer tourists. Selfridges is where the locals go, as well as the visitors. The ... Read review

Advantages: Goods ranges and quality
Disadvantages: can get crowded

I first went to Selfridges to look at their wonderful Christmas displays but was soon drawn though the door. It's a retail experience to be enjoyed and I doubt that you would come away emptyhanded. Departments are well signposted and the goods and displayed well. Although it can get crowded, I has always found queues are not too bad and the service polite and quick. The quality of goods for sale is excellant and of course the range is far reaching, ... Read review

Advantages: Huge. Wide array of merchandise.Value for money
Disadvantages: Busy

...a fashion area known as Selfridges Spirit,just for them, this stocks many of the top designer names.There is a one-stop Men's Accessory Hall created by internationally renowned interior designer Christian Liagre and for women there are new names such as Asian-based Song and Kelly, World a collection from Australia ,as well as hordes of traditional and famous designer labels.Glamorous and glitzy party wear,shimmering colourful textiles,accessories,embroidery,satin,velvet,and ...
...Other goodies you can buy include traditional wicker hampers for picnics. The tourists may want to head for Harrods but if I want to buy a shirt,some magazines, a present for a friend or something for my daughter, Selfridges is where I head for when I am in London. ... Read review

Advantages: They have a huge range of quality shops,lovely building, right for the whole family.
Disadvantages: none

...brilliant shops available. For example selfridges & co. This huge department store offers the most choices in shops, whether it is for household care, to baby wear! At night the lights offer a fabulous attraction, and it is a must-go store for shop-acholics! They also have personal shopping for those who don't like to wander round the store, of course for an extra charge though. Selfridges is located in one of the busiest streets in london, Oxford ... Read review