Octopus, Westminster, London

This is q quirky little shop which often becomes crowded because of the wonderfully unique items on sale.

The things they sell are very ordinary, ranging from watches and rings to knives, forks and umbrellas, however their designs are always innovative, unique and interesting.

On the minus side though I think that the items require a very specific taste and are often over-the-top and over-priced.

This shop is somewhere to buy a few quirky, colourful objects for your house, NOT somewhere to buy everyting you need to furnish your house with :P

I adore this shop. Great for buying gifts and little household goodies. Only thing is the watches break very easily, i’ve had to replace three that just stopped after about three weeks. Apart from that I love the store - specially the Covent Garden branch.

Octopus is definately a very unique shop. They have a large variety of crazy and weird items. I think the shop is slightly overpriced but then again- you wont find the stuff in Octopus anywhere else. The items range from watering can bags to eyeball bracelets to lighters… The products are ideal for gifts as they are unusual and not something you would really think to buy for yourself. The staff can be quite pestering and so means that you feel like there is someone watching over your shoulder while you browse around but other than that it is a nice little shop.

This is one of the most charming shops I have ever seen. You can buy there almost everything that you need to decorate your household, however, the offer looks just so lovely that I would just look at that without using.
Everything is colourful there and it's Alice in Wonderland atmosphere. The staff is dressed magically and you simply want to spend the whole day there just enjoying the supernatural image.
It's like Harry Potter's Diagon Alley. WOw!

This quirky shop sells all manner of household items as well as a small selection of jewellery and accessories, but not your usual run-of-the-mill stuff. The items are bright and colourful with modern and unusual designs.

A great place for a different and memorable house-warming or wedding gift for someone with uncommon tastes.