Jewellery Stop

Poplar Road is fast becoming the go-​to place for gifts. If you are a rubbish and lazy shopper like I am, you may wish to remember this when December rolls around. There’s a fair chance you could get gifts for all the family along this short stretch of road just off the (maddeningly) busy Kings Heath High Street. One such shop is The Jewellery Shop which, as the name helpfully suggests, specialises in jewellery. Whilst I’m pretty much a novice when it comes to buying this sort of thing, I have found one or two things in here with the help of the very friendly staff. Prices vary from fairly cheap trinket and dress jewellery items, to the more expensive. Nothing however is particularly showy or bling — so gangsta rappers and footballers wives should look elsewhere.

The Jewellery Stop is a great place to buy gifts for the ladies in your life. I recently found some beautiful earrings which I think were made of dark wood and had a silver pattern on. I also have received a lot of gifts from the jewellery stop including these bright green round glass stud earrings.
They’re always very happy to help when you pop in and you’re really spoilt for choice. I think their jewellery is more of statement then some prefer so might not be a good shout for those who like delicate chains etc. The shop is really colourful and eye catching so I’d recommend it just for a mooch around. They don’t just have jewellery, I’ve seen some lovely scarves in there and nice greetings cards. I’m heading back before summer to get some of their braids for my friend to put in my hair.

Situated on one of King’s Heaths’ ever interesting side streets, The Jewellery Stop is accurately named as it focuses almost entirely on jewellery. However, this isn’t your Claire’s Accessories plastic neon pink bangles type of place, nor is it a diamonds, gold and platinum kind of place. The key words to think of when considering the Jewellery Stop are «tasteful» and «affordable». Most of the jewellery is handmade, and I would describe the aesthetics as pretty, but not showy — it’s not the sort of place rappers are going to buy their bling that’s for sure. Prices aren’t dirt cheap but seem reasonable for one off pieces — for instance, necklaces start at about twenty pounds each. What the song says isn’t true, diamonds aren’t always a girl’s best friend, and when your looking to buy jewellery for such girls, this is definitely a good place to start.