TJ Hughes

I like quality stuff, mainly kitchenware, but I tend to baulk at paying the full whack. TJ Hughes is now on my list of places to check for bargains alongside TK Maxx and other than that it would be Clas Ohlson or else Debenhams during their frequent sales. Plus, I love the decent working class vibe about TJ Hughes — both the branches I’ve visited, this one and Argyll Street in Glasgow are somehow each very central yet in areas which are a wee bit rough around the edges in a good way! On the square at London Road, almost in front of the store, are stalls selling hunks of beef which would feed the largest of Liverpool’s Catholic families, plus fruit & veg. Beat that Debenhams/​Selfridges/​Harvey Nicholls — because I don’t think you can!
I would describe the TJ Hughes business model as quality brands and a few designer brand names stacked high and sold cheap — variety bargain retail might be the technical term. For example, under tableware they have the Rayware white range sold loose and that is £1 a piece for a dinner plate, side plate or whatever. (Although I think it was just dinner plate and rice bowl that were £1, with the rest of the range costing a bit more — but still!) But stuff like Denby also. And proper, stable stock you can browse and come back to another day — not random like TK Maxx with its strong ‘when it’s gone it’s gone’ vibe.
I think the purchasing guys are pretty good here in terms of quality and value. As an example, Villaware kitchen appliances, with the 1000W glass jug blender being particulary good value at £65 or thereabouts.
Given how busy this place was on a weekday afternoon in November, I am not surprised that some other reviewers may have found it claustrophobic at other times. And I’m not surprised that the crowds are flocking here. Especially if you don’t do Amazon or Ikea, TJ Hughes is a must. For stuff like kitchenware, general household goods (I bought a pack of ten flock lined slimline coat hangers), luggage etc, I will definitely be back.

T. J Hughes is almost like a bargain department store and it is one which is very well respected across Liverpool with a large store and clearance store on London Road nearby Tescos.
The quality here is nowhere near the level of somewhere such as Debenhams or John Lewis but there really are some great bargains to be had if you are prepared to look around.
The constant foot flow of customers means this place must be doing something right and I personally can see the appeal.
The staff are good and the place is well organised meaning that it does its job well.
This place has been around for quite some time and their business attitude suggests that this trend will continue.

T J’s is a really popular discount store where you’re guaranteed to find a bargain. The shop is uncomfortably haphazard; it’s untidy and always reminds me of a giant car boot sale, but it is cheap and stocks numerous top name brands and quality merchandise.
There is a good home furnishings section and the range of soft furnishings is extensive. I have bought bedding and bathroom towels from TJ’s and curtains for the home and they’ve all been great quality.
I usually shop for cosmetics and beauty products as Garnier, Evian, Nivea, Piz Buin and Johnsons are all available as well as Elizabeth Arden, Rimmel, Maybelline and hundreds of others.
There’s clothes, shoes, accessories, electricals, toys, holiday wear and suitcases, the list goes on.

To me this is the archetypal nan shop. My nan doesn’t go much further than the bottom of her street for her weekly shop these days but when she does venture into the city centre it will be to hunt out a bargain at TJ’s. These bargains usually end up as my birthday or christmas presents.
Like the much lamented Lewis’ which has closed down on Renshaw Street, TJ’s is a landmark store within the city. It is a much more modest department store than Lewis’ was and can be seen as more of a front runner to the now universal pound shops.
The key to TJ’s is the bargains. It covers all sorts of quality products and ranges — although nothing exclusive or top of the range — and at the cheapest possible prices.

I am quite simply a fan of TJ Hughes, always have been and always will be because its your store in one apart from selling food. They might fall short of selling food but they do have a basic café/​restaurant where you can have a hearty lunch for cheap prices.
Its the nature of their departments that makes them so popular with people of all ages. I can’t think of anything they don’t sell, especially when it comes to domestic requirements. Their crockery ranges from low to high standards similarly with their electronic appliances so whatever you are seeking, there should be an item that wins you over 9 out of 10 times. Not to mention, the same goes with shoes; the place is packed with them! And clothes too, the list is endless.
If you’re looking to treat yourself or find a gift, then TJ’s is probably your first port of call.

Bet you thought you couldn’t afford Trevor Sorbie haircare, huh. Batiste Dry Shampoo. That hair colour stuff that comes in a massive box and has ‘personally harmonised highlights’, Colour Experte, the added ‘e’ to imply ‘eeeeeeh, that’s well out of your price range, sunshine’.
Think again. Welcome to TJ Hughes, a place where I filled a basket, and then another, and then another, full of enough cosmetic bathroom products to give Greenpeace a stroke, and suddenly realised I was spending less than twenty squid. Unbelievable, non? How DO they do it?
It’s like a giant Home Bargains. But rather than finding obscure brands amongst the few designers and lucky dips, the majority of what is here falls under a well-​known usually rather expensive name. Make-​up, hair stuff, bath foams, even electricals, appliances, chocolates, biscuits, these are all things that would cost you a pretty penny on the high street. As well as this you’ve got clothes, toys, fragrances, garden items, homeware, gifts; more wonderful stuff than you could shake a stick at.
On a personal anecdote level? Well, not only did I indulge in a bunch of Trevor Sorbie and dry shampoo goodies (and heck, does that stuff work, especially for we brunettes who can’t get away with not washing their hair as often) and swing past the Tigi Bedhead range looking on longingly, I bought the most supreme eyeliner I’ve ever encountered in my life. This stuff is incredible, and if like me you enjoy doing the 1960s black line and flick across the eyelid, you must buy it. It comes in a pot with a well-​shaped brush, looks like solid paint and lasts forever, and you can cry, you can screw up your face, you can swim, and it will stay there. I tried some on my hand and I’m a regular handwasher, slightly OCD since the swine flu pandemic and the line was still there the next day, albeit faded. The only thing that takes it out is proper make-​up remover. It’s called ‘Paint the Line’ and it’ll be the best £3 you ever spend, ladies. Or boys. You and your guyliner, I dunno.
Perhaps the cutest thing about TJ’s is its spectacularly adorable and surprisingly large restaurant, where you can get a massive amount of good quality food for well under a fiver — traditional dishes like sausage and mash, fish and chips, breakfast, teacakes, all the tea in China and plenty of scones. It’s always full, and like the store itself you get an interesting mish-​mash of clientele. Anyone who forsakes TJ’s for high street prices is a very, very silly person. I implore you to get down there and marvel at the money you’ll save.

great discount store.
you can get virtually anything here, electricals, homeware, kitchenware without having to pay the highstreet prices.
it is split over 3 buildings, each one offering different types of stock. the main building has a particulary good soft furnishings and bedding department, where you can get anything from that single pillowcase, to memory foam mattresses.
ive never been here of a weekend, but i can imagine that it does get quite crowded and busy.
the aisles are rather narrow, and the store does seem untidy and cluttered, but this is because of the vast volume of stock on the shop floor.
go down to the basement, and you will find a more relaxed and neat layout. whether this is because this is where all the kitchenware is located, or because people hardly venture downstairs, i dont know.
what i do know is that if you are after something specific, but dont want to pay high prices, check out tjs, you might be surprised

TJ Hughes is a great place to go to pick up the odd bargain. They have a large range of stock including clothing, shoes, bedding, furnishings, crockery and electrical items. The clothing isnt’ always what you would call fashionable but if you are looking for cheap pyjamas and things like that it’s great. They also have a lot of hats, gloves and scarves in the winter (and thermal underwear as well). I think that some of the best bargains are in their bedding department where you can buy known brand pillows, duvets and bedding sets for a lot less than in the likes of Argos. On the ground floor there is a toiletries department where you can buy reduced price toiletries and make-​up (including brands like Elizabeth Arden). As well as the main building with clothing, homeware and electricals there are two other separate buildings with furniture and luggage.