Saddlers Shopping Centre Reviews Summary

Shop Variety and Quality

Pros:

• "Saddlers centre is a great place, as there are lots of shops inside. Its got a great atmosphere to it."
• "There are a large selection of shops, as well as food locations."
• "This is a good place to shop because it has got most things you need under one roof."
• "Lots of shops selling different things. Clothes, stationery, phones, art supplies, discount shops etc."
• "Great variety of shops, plus with the new food court including a dessert shop and free wifi is a great meeting place."
• "Saddlers has all you need in a shopping centre. Two floors of shops ranging from shoes all the way to electronics."
• "Great selection of shops, quite a few eateries and well laid out."

Cons:

• "Used to be a fantastic staple place for walsall town and now although it still houses many stores it appears run down and half empty :-("
• "This place barely has anything to interest you in. They have a few stores non branded stores and a burger King."
• "A lack of decent shops, it's old and run down."
• "Very dated. Barely any shops other than charity shops left."
• "All looking a bit sorry for itself now. No real shops of note and loads closed down."
• "Not what it used to be. The poundland and the argos gone means that proper shopping choice is limited."
• "There's hardly any shops in here anymore, the place went downhill after Argos and TJ Hughes left, smaller business struggle to stay open I guess it's because there are extortionate business rates and rent within."

Cleanliness and Maintenance

Pros:

• "Lovely! Car park paid for already. Still missing the shoppers though because it was so silent."
• "The centre is clean."
• "Clean and tidy shopping centre."
• "Nice and quiet when I went through this morning (8am)... Place was clean and tidy, and even though there's a few empty units in there now, there's still a good range of shops to choose from, from butcher's shops to clothes etc."
• "They keep everything clean and there is security on site."
• "Generally clean and tidy, but the facilities are old and in need of maintenance."
• "A nice shopping centre a shame about the beggars (the sales people always in your face even though i say no thank you they still beg) so so annoying apart from them its bice."

Cons:

• "Only one lift to car park was working and 2 out of 3 lights in the lift were broken."
• "In desperate need of a face-lift. It's drab, dated, poorly lit and over half of the shops have closed down."
• "Failing to attend to the health and safety act by making customers travel up and down an out of order escalator for a month."
• "Lots of variety and easy access to the town centre. But it is dirty almost all of the time."
• "Flooring needs sorting it becomes very sloppy when it's wet outside and with people walkin the excess water threw on there whose it makes the floor not easy to walk on as a disabled person I won't go there unless I really have to because of how slippy the floor becomes and I'm scared of falling over on it."
• "Highly run down and is now an eyesore. Pretty much the same as the rest of Walsall town centre."
• "It just feels old, dirty and unloved."

Value and Accessibility

Pros:

• "The car park is great and very good value for money."
• "Car park readily available with massive amounts of space for your cars."
• "Excellently located like euro car park to provide shoppers access their favourite stores."
• "Great carpark, great smooth surface."
• "Cheap and cheerful, very friendly centre, good varied shops, with massive car parking - all staff very friendly, shopping experience focused on value for money - recommended!!"
• "The car park is £4 for all day parking, there are bathroom facilities as well as baby's changing room facilities as well. They keep everything clean and there is security on site."
• "Has good transport access as Walsall station is located right in the end of the centre."

Cons:

• "Prices for parking have recently increased."
• "For me, honestly I don't see the reason to pay around £1 an hour for parking to see around eight shops."
• "Terrible pillars in the car park which makes it awfully difficult to park in certain spaces."
• "The saddlers centre is going down the nick half the shops empty and the lift not working you can't get a wheelchair up the escalator."
• "A very poor shopping centre with empty shops and expensive car parking even on a sunday."
• "The facilities are old and in need of maintenance (only one escalator working a lot of times, sometimes both out of order and used as stairs)."
• "Lots of closed own stores including the 2 flagship stores. Toilets very far away up in multi storey car park and lots of buckets on floor for the leaking roof."

Atmosphere and Experience

Pros:

• "Has become a food hub with lots of food places to buy food and has a spacious eating area by the escalators."
• "It was nice and buzzing. Pound stretcher was good and the charity shop is always a winner with us."
• "A little lacking on interesting stores since ALOT of the original ones have closed unfortunately, however body care is a must to visit for alot of toiletries, cosmetics, home care and even fragrances at VERY reasonable prices.😊😊"
• "The food court is good. The subway is nice."
• "Fast food shops are good quality with recognisable brands like burger king and subway with decent wait times for food if it isn't already prepared for you."
• "Nice place to shop and also eat with good hub (TRY THE NOODLES)."
• "Great place to shop and meet up with friends and family have a but to eat and drink."

Cons:

• "Like the rest of Walsall, it's just a dump, full of drunks and beggar's."
• "Not really a reason to visit anymore I only came for a booster jab!"
• "I've never been to such a run down town. So sad to see the demise of local towns now. No Christmas atmosphere, empty shops and beggars on the street."
• "Sorry to say, like the rest of Walsall Town centre, not worth a visit. Very few shops worth going to and many unsavoury characters hanging around."
• "Be vigilant with your purse and money, as I know someone who had their purse stolen whilst in one of the charity shops earlier this year."
• "The only downside would be the atmosphere, no one looks like they want to be there, and all of the shops feel very corporate."
• "Wouldn't let us skate on the top floor. Security asked us to leave."