Rossiters

I only discovered this glorious shop about 2 months ago but know I drawn to it like a moth to a flame on an almost daily basis. It’s not a cheap shop but everything is high quality, quirky and completely worth the money you pay for it!

You should prepare for how deep and big this store actually looks. It looks very small on the outside and you may pop in for a minute or two and come out an hour later because of all the stuff you will see. Rossiters is a wonderful multi award-​winning store that sells everything for the home and garden. Rather than just being normal items that are boring they have some unique and individual things that will brighten up your house.
Rossiters is located in the Royal Arcade opposite Cameraland. As you enter you can tell it’s not just an ordinary store with boring household items but something different and fun. Its colourful and captivating that it makes you want to pick everything up and try it out. They have such a selection of departments including lighting, furniture, kitchen appliances, jewellery and children’s gifts. If you want to look at the furniture then you will have to go downstairs. It’s bright and filled with unique designs of furniture that will look great in your home and make it feel homely. My personal favourite is the kitchen appliances because it has things that you want in your kitchen just to jazz it up.
Rossiters is a wonderful home and garden store with items that would make your home look and feel great. It may be a little pricey but I think it’s worth it.

Can an unknown benefactor come into my life so that I can buy all the cute little things in this shop I so desire?
With gorgeous handbags and purses, various pretty items for the home and novel yet classy present ideas, Rossiters is the kind of exciting nest I would assemble if I had the magpie’s license to borrow.
But unlike a magpie, my eye is not trained exclusively to glitter and so, for this reason, I normally avoid browsing the jewellery here. Rossiters have this strange habit of putting lots of colourful bracelets and chunky necklaces together, making their stock seem a little bit tacky. Truth be told, I really struggle to spend twelve pounds on a bangle which already looks like it has been thrown into the void of contained chaos which masquerades as my jewellery box.
As a keen traveller, what really tempts me here is their collection of chic travelling accessories. There is an assortment of journals, so that you can note down your globetrotting adventures in style, and the most stunning weekend bags. Unknown benefactor, you know what to do
URBAN CHALLENGE: Treat a friend to one of their witty mint tins

Being in Royal Arcade really helps Rossiters, its expensive looking style fits in perfectly and the open front entices people in with ease.
The shop is exquisitely laid out and looks beautiful in the way they have lit and organised the shop. Rossiters is a place I can imagine visiting mostly around Christmas time; not only does it look Christmasy, it is a great place to find odd gifts, pretty things for girls and presents for all the people you couldn’t decide what to buy.
Separated loosely into different sections, the beauty of the shop is that you find yourself ambling into areas you weren’t planning on looking. That’s got to be good for sales and makes the shopping experience all the more enjoyable.
Beyond knickknacks and browsing, I’m not sure Rossiters has much to offer. I wouldn’t put it top of my list of places to go when I’m shopping but it’s a lovely place to pick up a card and a gift.

Shops like this get me really excited. I’m a big girl when it comes to furniture, home and kitchenware. I just want everything. If I had my way, my house would look like something out of 50s magazine. This store is surprisingly big, considering it’s in an arcade, and there is so much in there.
The kitchen section is my favourite, because it sells the most adorable retro baking things and teapots and really funky utensils and gadgets that I’ve never seen anywhere else.
Their gift section is also fantastic with brands like L’Occitane and Burt’s Bees for toiletries, some really pretty scarves and jewellery, and then beautiful gift bags and paper to wrap them in.
It’s a shame this department store is hidden away and now has to compete with John Lewis, because it sells such beautiful things and it could be so easily missed if you didn’t know about it. It’s expensive, but everything is so nice that if I want something, I have to have it however much it costs.

I’ve only ever properly explored the part of Rossiters that sells lots of gifts and knick knacks, just near the shop’s entrance inside Royal Arcade — but in this section alone there’s lots of lovely stuff I’d like to be able to afford! From funky ice cube trays to fridge photo frames, it’s a great place to pick up small presents. There are some beautiful greetings cards, items of jewellery, well-​made children’s toys, a few men’s accessories, travel bags, purses, umbrellas and much more.
The whole place is more intimate than large department stores such as House of Fraser or John Lewis, and the feeling is one of quality over quantity. For me, the gift and homeware areas are probably the most appealing, but glancing into their other ‘departments’ they have a Homes & Gardens area, a kitchen department, a range of furniture, plus some fabrics, lamps, mirrors, and more. They also offer an interior design service, though I dread to think how much that costs.

Rossiters is very good for homeware, gifts, furniture, and toiletries. What I particularly like about this department store is that it is nowhere near as large as other department stores such as Bhs and Debenhams, also the items in store feel just that little bit more special and unique. They have a gorgeous little cake stand, that I’m going to have to find an excuse for buying one of these days, and when I finally get an apartment, I’m certainly going to make a trip to Rossiters. Personally I think it would be the perfect place to have your wedding list, although that might be slightly tricky as the only other store is in Bath.

Rossiters is a really good department store, as department stores go, because it offers everything that you could possibly wish for, whilst making you feel as though you are shopping in an old-​fashioned arcade. You feel like you’re getting all your shopping done in one fell swoop, but that you’re also part of soome larger tradition.
Unfortunately, though, there’s not much else to say about this place. Except that I would recommend it for anything you really need…

This is quite a large branch of Rossiters arranged over a couple of floors on the of the former David Morgan department store — an excellent shop to look in if you are looking for something interesting as a gift, the stock is an eclectic mix of jewellery, quirky books, kitchenware, furniture and other homewares the type of place you see things that you wouldnt find in other high street shops. I mainly look at the area of the shop as you just walk in that has several tables with alsorts of random objects that make differnt presents for friends (and would be ideal as xmas stocking fillers!) They also seem to have amazing sales where you see items of furniture at half price or more.