Marks & Spencer

I like this branch of Marks and Spencers!

It’s only a small branch, but has a good range of women’s, men’s and children’s clothes. They also sell a good range of food and drink.

Obviously you won’t get the same choice that you’d get in a branch in a larger town or city, but they stock a good range in a variety of sizes.

I’d agree with Jane-Elizabeth - the staff in M&S are exceptionally friendly and helpful - nothing is too much trouble.

Something I love there at the moment - their dine in for £10 deal, which runs every other weekend up until Christmas. For £10 you get a main course and side dish, dessert and a bottle of wine. Great if you want to spoil yourself and have an evening out of slaving over a hot stove!

A fairly small branch but very good nevertheless. The best thing about M&S is its present movement towards ethical trading. They have pledged to increase their use of trade-fair, environmentally sustainable items (that are not tested on animals) as part of their new image. The clothes are good quality but a bit expensive for me; however, their range of toiletries is marvellous and not particularly expensive. The big bottles of coconut milk, and cocoa butter and vanilla, body lotion (300 ml) are gorgeous and only £1 each! I thought that was a mistake when I saw them first. There are really lovely gifts on offer this year too (leading up to Christmas as I write this), with lovely packaging - especially the scented toiletries and also children’s toys and games. Of course, all branches of M&S will sell all these things, not only the one in Neath (but that’s the branch I was in today)! I was struck by the helpfulness of the staff when I asked where something was; they are trained well in customer service.