Vital Home Essentials

Was just on my way to Arkay printing nearby when I popped in at Home Essentials ,as they generally have proved very good for all hardware items , and as Arkay Printing was charging £2 per copy , Home Essentials only charged .15p. Spot on for helping the community without ripping off their residents . Ill def be back to use them for other service too

Excellent service and great staff ..

There is simply not anywhere near enough space here to even begin to describe my many varied experiences in and around the area of Leith Walk and in particular the shop know as Home Essentials.

Vital Home Essentials provides every essential item for the home. From the semi holographic Elvis pictures to brooms and everything in between, this is the shop that drives the dynamic pulsating social hub that is Leith!

This is where I met the man with an orange for a head.

They also sell great advent candles in January, which is when all good satanists celebrate the coming of the lord.

Today I was rudely ambushed by the God of the broken shoelace whilst I was on my way to film a documentary about mental health. Who was the angel that appeared to save me on a Sunday from such a predicament, Jesus? Jehova? A Mormon? Buddha? Nope! None of them batted so much as an eyelid as I was almost taken to the hell gods realm; forever to be tormented by broken shoelaces. The angel that came to my rescue was Vital Home Essentials. These people deserve to be worshiped. And I can now confirm that they do sell shoelaces in red and blue as well as the more conventional for Leith which is black and white. Most films that are shot in Leith are in the black and white format.

But I digress, would you like to know more about how I met the man with an orange for a head?

Great shop - has majority of what a tenement flat and bigger property would need for day to day DIY.

A super useful store with plenty DIY & hardware items, electrical goods (with oven and other appliances hard to find light bulbs), LED fluorescent tubes stationery, paints (gloss, matte, sprays, etc.), kitchen and cleaning supplies, watches, lighters, e-cigarettes, candles, Indian incense, haberdashery, photocopy service, video/USB/audio cables, etc. Prices are affordable and they accept credit and debit cards. Recommended.

Staff more than helpful, like an aladins cave, there's always something to tempt you around the corner!

Really handy place for printing, general DIY supplies and kitchen items.

Great staff, great service

I have bought, in my time, duck tape, scissors, a giant lighter, multiple small lighters, incense, a mop, a trowel, a brush, some picture hooks, a headphone jack adaptor, a power adaptor, a power extension lead, glue, a glue gun, a diary, a notepad, folders (several), pens (several), plastic document wallets, small sealable bags (at least 300) and cellotape, among other things, from this shop. While they may not have a wide range of coloured shoelaces, I find them at least as helpful as Drylaw police station (q.v.), if not more so.

The owner is a calm and helpful guy. Definitely more priority to customer satisfaction than money.

Everything you will ever need. Love the shop and the owner is amazing

Great shop, staff are nice and kind.

Very helpful, went to have my watch battery changed.

Great customer service, great selection of goods and great guys.

Excellent DIY choice....
For daily use....

They have everything.

Truly has everything vital for the home.

Very good lad !
Life saver

Great sevuce