The delightful rhyming name of T K Booze and News isn’t the only selling point of the shop. Located on Oak Tree Lane in Selly Oak, T K’s is a deceptively large(and deceptively well stocked) newsagents and off license. The name actually sells it short, however. As well as doing the eponymous booze(a great range at student friendly prices — two offers are four cans of Becks for £3.50 and two bottles of Blossom Hill wine for £9.50) and news(a good selection of newspapers and magazines), the store is also a very good convenience shop, doing, in particular an unusually good range of frozen goods. The staff are always friendly and ask if you need a hand. A great local alternative to the nearby Sainsburys.
Tim M.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Birmingham, United Kingdom
T K News and Booze is my local corner shop/convenience store, so I do inevitably pop in when I’m ever caught short for a pint of milk, etc. It is a little more expensive that most places(and obviously the Sainsburys across the Bristol Road) so it’s not somewhere I visit very regularly, it is pretty well stocked though. The fella who usually serves behind the counter is a really nice guy who is always up for a chat — he didn’t even mind that one time when me and some friends came in a little worse for wear one evening. Generally I stick with Dave’s Wines next door for off-license needs, but T K is a conveniently placed store that has bailed me out on several occasions.
Sarah C.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Birmingham, United Kingdom
I have been in to this convenience store to pick up some wine or snacks, when I have been up to use the post office further down the road. It is quite big inside and it stocks everything that you would expect a convenience store to sell; tobacco, toiletries, food, milk, alcohol and variety of soft drinks. I find the prices are slightly more expensive than other convenience stores that I have been to in the area. This is the reason why I only visit here if I need to get something when I am around this end of Selly Oak. The staff are fairly pleasant, but I have never stayed long enough to chat to them as it a long walk back home if I do not drive here. It is a standard convenience store and good for those who live nearby.