I absolutely love Edinburgh Bargain Stores!  It is in an extremely ideal location - practically opposite Edinburgh University and in the centre of busy Nicholson Street.  It sells almost everything including mirrors, hardware, wool, shampoo and, my favourite, stationary!  I am forever in this store buying more highlighters and notepads which I don't need.  It is also very reasonably priced - I once bought a full length wooden mirror for under \u00a310.\n\nI do occasionally find myself feeling overwhelmed in this store by the sheer volume of goods available when I am looking for something specific as they sell so much and it can be quite hard to track down precisely what you are after.  Having said that, Edinburgh Bargain Stores is a great place to look for a fancy dress costume as you are guaranteed to be able to find something right up your street.