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Jenner's

Edinburgh, Scotland
Ranked #24 of 72 shopping in Edinburgh
2.5 of 5 stars 17 Reviews
Type: Department Stores
Activities: Shopping
Description: Ritzy department store selling everything from bedding to Edinburgh Crystal.
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London, United Kingdom
Top Contributor
50 reviews 50 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
38 helpful votes 38 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

What a shame to see what was the Harrods of the North come to this. A wonderful majestic building with an interior worthy of Harrods or Selfridges in London, and yet Jenners as it was is no more. Crowded and actually not that exclusive now. House of Fraser adorns and screams out at you everywhere. Wonder how long this store... More

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manassas, va
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28 reviews 28 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2012

Really not much to talk about here. A basic clothing store in an old building. The designer areas are nice, the house brand areas are rather crowded and junky looking. Edinburgh has too much to offer to waste your time here looking for stuff that is cheaper on the Royal Mile or similar to what we have in the states. More

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London, United Kingdom
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52 reviews 52 reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
29 helpful votes 29 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 February 2012

Jenners has been an Edinburgh institution for years. It was recently taken over by House of Fraser and thankfully they have not messed with it. The main hall is as lovely as ever . It really should be seen at Christmas when the tree is in. The Foodhall now has a Valvona & Crolla concession and a good selection of... More

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Cleveland, Ohio
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120 reviews 120 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
162 helpful votes 162 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012
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Went to see the first and oldest department store in Edinburgh. We are basically foodies, so just visited the food hall. We bought some lovely candies and crackers to bring home to friends. Had a small but interesting take away section and grabbed a couple of entrees to eat later in the day. The view looking down into the store... More

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Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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52 reviews 52 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
34 helpful votes 34 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 January 2012
2
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In years gone bye Jenners was the quintissential shopping experience in Edinburgh. My wife has been going there since childhood. The highest quality, a large range of goods, superb service. Back then it would have beaten Harrods into a cocked hat. A but how things have changed. Jenners has fallen on hard times and not just in the last couple... More

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North west
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
30 helpful votes 30 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 November 2011
1
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We spent some time wandering around this lovely building and I imagine it will look beautiful when the Christmas decorations are up. My teenage daughter wanted her eyebrows threading and I thought I would treat her to a Shavata eyebrow thread. At £18 this was much more expensive than usual but I thought it would be superb. How disappointed we... More

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Scotand, United Kingdom
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26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
120 helpful votes 120 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 September 2011

Typical department store. My main complaint is that the layout was very confusing, especially for the first time visitor, with signage at time ambiguous. Items in the homeware department were of excellent quality, but over priced. I would recommend this store for it's excellent prominent location on Princes Street and it's wide array of items for every purpose and the... More

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Edinburgh
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9 reviews 9 reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 September 2011

Service has gone downhill, not the same any more, overpriced department store More

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 March 2011
3
people found this review helpful

I booked into the beauty salon for a pedicure. The salon looked really tired, but I generally feel that if the treatments are great this can be overlooked. Unfortunately this was not the case here. The pedicure was pretty basic - no foot scrub or pumicing or anything. In fact after the nails were shaped I saw the therapist fill... More

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Coupar Angus, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 January 2011
2
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Years ago I was brought to Jenner’s as a child for Christmas shopping, the magic of the Christmas department, the warmth of the toy department and the overall experience meant Christmas was coming......well I felt like I had just been told Santa wasn’t real, and for good measure Bambi’s mother wasn’t really sleeping. What a disappointment! The lifts were grubby,... More

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