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2nd & Charles

3.5 (84 reviews)
Open 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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Nancy C.

What a great bookstore and media store. Lots of books, DVDs, collectibles, toys etc. Spacious aisles through the books section, not so much where the DVDs are shelved. Honestly, you need to visit this store. I will be back and try selling some of my books.

Meena C.

My husband and I have been in a decluttering mode, and we've been cleaning out books that we don't plan to keep/read again. We've come here twice to drop off books for credit, and to say I've been shocked is an understatement. I understand the credit value is based on demand, etc, but when you drop off 50books, you expect to get more than $8. Yep. 8 bucks. That's 16 cents a book. And some of them were hardback. I would really like to see a print out of what each book brought... I think it's a little shady that they come back with a total with no explanation. Beware!

Katie J.

2nd and Charles is one of my very favorite places in Birmingham. This huge store is filled with all things books, movies, games, and music. When I first started coming here, it was mostly movies and books. Now you can find everything from musical instruments and valuable books, to collectible vintage toys and records! You can bring in your old items and trade them in for either store credit or cash. They are very selective and will usually only take items in pristine condition.i took a box of books and movies up there recently and they rejected the entire load because they found a single book in the pile that had some old water damage on the inside with a small amount of mold. I totally get why they rejected them but I was pretty bummed! Be sure when you go up there you check out their free book bin in the front, you can find some great stuff in there that people have left that didn't get bought back or they simply wanted to donate. My only complaint with the store is how the books are sorted, there are fiction and nonfiction sections, and then sub categories for both. Then there are multiple display tables, endcaps, and more, making it difficult to find something specific, even though staff can look up items to see if they are in stock. All in all, this is an incredible store and it's easy to spend HOURS in here browsing. Go check it out!

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Church Street Coffee and Books

Church Street Coffee and Books

4.6
(153 reviews)
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I was eating at a nearby restaurant and saw that this place was still open so I decided to drive…read moreacross the street to get me half a dozen breakup cookies. If you haven't had one before you definitely need to get some. It's the chocolate chip cookies, but they're salted. It gives them a different flavor. You can go inside and get something to go or eat it there because they do have tables for people to sit at. We came here on Mother's Day around 5 PM on a Sunday and it wasn't really busy. I will definitely be back.

Updating my review from six years ago (teary eyed face). I have so many good memories from hanging…read moreout with my friends here in high school. This was the spot we would all come to to do homework. It's still got that same warmth and charm. I came in on a Wednesday morning to sit and do some work. I ordered a cappuccino, bran muffin, and a breakup cookie to take home. The cappuccino is just as expected. Served at the perfect temp, great flavor. The bran muffin, which was my attempt to be healthy, was really a delicious stand-out. I would definitely get that again. And, of course, the breakup cookies are some of the best cookies in town. They bake all of the baked goods in-house, I believe, which gets a round of applause from me. A lot of the recipes are still the same ones I remember from 7 years ago. One thing I noticed that's even BETTER than I remember was the books and gift selection. A lot of the books caught my eye. It's a great curation of fiction, non, memoirs, birding books, children's, etc. They also carry the Village Apothecary candles, which are made locally and have some packaging I really love. Church Street is one of the Birmingham staples. I hope they're open for a million more years. They do what they do exceptionally well.

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