Save The Children Fund

This is one of the less good charity shops around the Botanic area, but it’s getting four stars anyway, because, well, it’s a charity shop. Bargains are to be had.
The less good part is mostly about the selection of clothes on offer, which can be quite limited and some of which are a bit bland and elderly. But there are usually offers on, such as a £1 rail or Buy One Get One Free, and the staff are always helpful and friendly no matter how long I spend rifling through the racks or hauling armfuls of stuff to the changing room.
And there are several good parts to this shop to offset the less than perfect clothing range. The choice of books is impressive for a small charity shop, including a classics shelf as well as several shelves’ worth of contemporary novels and non-​fiction, and prices are very welcome for the skint among us. There are usually also a few board games on offer for a good price, always good for those ‘Mon everyone back to mine!’ moments after the pub. And the household stuff, from old china teacups to curtains to duvet covers, is probably my favourite section to poke about in. Definitely worth a look.

This is a typical charity shop which has all the usual bric-​à-​brac, clothing, shoes and music. ]
Unfortunately their window display leaves alot to be desired. If this was changed and modernised I believe the shop would probably get alot more business.
In store there are alot of items which are sell-​able and would prove successful on a window mannequin but there just aren’t being used effectively.
The shop is poky and can feel a little congested but this is in part due to the amount of clothes on the rails.
The volunteer staff are very helpful and do all they can to accommodate your needs. They even keep items over to the end of day or a more suitable time if you’re in a hurry, heading to work or have prior engagements.

Again for my recent penchant for various types of charity shop I thought it was apt to complete the trifecta.
I’ve been here a few times in the past looking for that addition to a last minute Halloween costume. They always turn out a disaster and never quite get finished as of course I have a habit of sorting out what I need at the very very last minute.
The last time I called in (albeit quite some time ago) I had to have a look around at some of the oddities on offer. You wouldn’t believe the things charity shops have, I suppose they’ll essentially take anything from anyone. I found ladies hat which was very similar to something an officer in the SS would have gone to work in.
I did however manage to find a battered copy of Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species. A book I’ve never read but have been planning to for a long time. That said I still haven’t but at least I own it… and all for a paltry quid.