Abakhan

A very cute arts store with a very fun photo booth inside! I heard about this 'vintage' photo booth from a friend and I just HAD to try. It was £5 for a session and had amazing results. Had to wait a bit (I'm guessing the machine's a bit old) but honestly loved the wait, because I went around the store and enjoyed some cute little eye candy.

An excellent giant craft shop 👌with 3 large floors of products. You can easily spend a hour looking around 👀 the shop. They literally have everything to do with arts and crafts! Everything! If they don't stock it which I doubt 😅 they can order it. You can easily find parking in Manchester but travelling in on the bus or tram is soooh easy. They also have an online shop for those who live at a distantance or have motility issues. Highly recommended to all artists & crafters 💯

I bought a journal but later decided I wanted to swap it for a different one. I couldn’t find the receipt, but I went back to the shop anyway to explain and see what could be done. To my surprise, the staff member was really understanding and offered to try and find the purchase on their system. It was a bit tricky (especially since I gave them the wrong card details at first), but with help from their colleagues they managed to track it down and sort it for me. They really didn’t have to go to all that effort, so I bought them a gift to say thanks. Their customer service was brilliant, and I’m genuinely grateful for the help 🙌🏼