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18 years ago
This is the nicest charity shop up the hawthorns. The shop is well lit and not overpriced or full of tat everywhere. The staff are nice and are always really greatful for any donations you have to offer read more
244 Hawthorn Road
Birmingham B44 8PP
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0121 382 3451
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Second to None
(3 reviews)
I adore Second to None - it has to be one of the best vintage clothing shops for miles around! It…read morealmost has a cult following and is well worth a visit. A treasure trove of all things vintage - a fantastic collection of clothes, handbags, shoes, scarves and jewellery.
Iv been a customer here for 30 years. Love this shop. I could spend hours rummaging. Reasonable…read moreprices. Great vintage stock.
Vintage Warehouse
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My favourite shop in Nottingham by far. The staff are so friendly and the clothes are reasonably…read morepriced and lovely! xx
This shop down hockley is a shop i always go in down nottingham! It sells all things vintage, and…read morein bulk! The owners of the warehouse are realllyyy friendly! I only had to go in a couple of times with my mates and i got discount! You HAVE to go to vintage warehouse if you go to nottingham and like vintage clothes!
DollyMix Vintage
(2 reviews)
I love it! The staff are friendly and the selection is amazing--good selection of clothes for all…read moreages and sexes in addition to some lovely home deco items. (I just about died when I saw the vintage Singer machine! And the steamer trunks! If only I could bring them home with me!)
Ooooh, I LOVE this shop. You could easily wander in first thing Monday morning and not come out…read moretill Wednesday lunchtime. There are rails and rails of clothes from the 1920s onwards, a men's section on the third floor and oodles of linen, accessories, hats and suitcases. Even old, working sewing machines, buttons and fabulous Vogue patterns from the 1950s. Just when you think you've seen everything, there's another nook or cranny just waiting to be explored. The only heartbreaking thing is that in many cases, the sizes are just too small for most people today. A consequence of changing body shapes, I suppose. But if you are a size 16, then prepare for a long rummage to find something your size. I know, I've been there. But if you look like Christina Hendricks, there's every chance you could leave looking like an extra from Mad Men or like you've walked from the pages of The Best of Everything. Now, the only thing is to find Don Draper.....
Thrift Vintage
(1 review)
I am a big fan of thrift stores. I love having a mooch through the rails to try and find that one…read moreoff or hidden treasure. Thrift is a new addition to the Birmingham scene and they have really excelled with this new shop. Oldschool decoration and vintage furniture sit alongside both branded and unbranded pieces of vintage from the 70s,80s and 90s. From the minute we walked in the people working were so friendly and happy to help, they explained that they have only been here a couple of weeks so if you are in the area go and have a look for yourself, get involved and possibly meet that one off special item you didn't even know you were looking for.
Top Banana Vintage Clothing
(6 reviews)
Reasonably priced mens & women's quality vintage clothing…read more Top Banana and many of the shops on York Road share the ethos of the old-fashioned shop keeper. The staff like to have a natter with the customers, offer them a hot drink if they're having a good mooch and often give discounts if you buy more than one item. There aren't many places to buy quality vintage clothing for men so Top Banana has an edge over most other shops. The focus is mainly American vintage from the 60s-70s and the majority of the stock reflects this, but they have everything from 40s to 90s - you just need to have a good rummage! Fans of converse and vans if you haven't heard of Top Banana where have you been?! They have LOADS and prices range from £15-£25. Prices are very reasonable but don't expect bargain basement prices like £1 etc.. this is quality merchandise which would set you back a pretty penny down south! Grab it while you can before someone else does! While you're here pop next door to Cherry Reds for some yummy food or two doors down to Polar Bear Records,
Vintage gold converse, weathered denim shirts and an abundance of classic pieces from yesteryear -…read moreTop Banana offers something that few clothing stores do these days - and that's authenticity. They have some really nice stuff, some of it I imagine would make you look like Tony Soprano, a 70s mobster or Dirk Diggler. Their range is enormous for a small shop - from vintage varsity, leather and demin jackets to knitwear, polos and an array of slick shirts. All of the items I have bought from Top Banana have a timeless quality about them that only get better with age. With Top Banana you're guaranteed to get some fine clothing for a fair price that even a young Jean-Paul Belmondo would give a nod of approval to.You will leave a (fashion) law unto yourself, swaggering like a don, whistling 'ain't no stopping us now' and ready to share your new-found slickness with the world. At least I did.
The Vintage Barn
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Drive along the Redditch Road and find this big converted barn housing a veritable banquet of…read morevintage goods! Mention that ubiquitous word and you might immediately think of clothes. At The Vintage Barn though, there is an emphasis on furniture, homewares and memorabilia. Pictures, clocks, lights, vases, dining sets, pin badges, books, games, kitchenware, electric fans, figurines and a whole load of curios await you. AND some tasty looking, warm-sounding hi-fi equipment refurbished with USB slots! Everything is artistically displayed, with exhibit-like qualities, so if you see something you like, they'll be another beauty nearby that will fit well with it. Everywhere you look there are items from yesteryear that you simply must have. And at these reasonable rates you'll happily walk away with some treasures. On the day we went I came out with a Gold Label Barley Wine dish, some 1970s Sparklets for a soda siphon and some Swinging Inn Sign Cocktail Sticks, for under a fiver, all in. My friend spotted a tall £30 glass vase, and was pleased to hear that because they take credit cards, then she could take it home that day. New stock is arriving all the time so it's worth visiting regularly, to find more unique pieces for your home.
My family & I have visited the vintage barn twice in the past month or so....and have never left…read moreempty handed! The range of products suits a wide audience - there's something for everyone & is a great place to find a present. This chilly barn ( wrap up in the winter) sells a variety of clothes, china/dinner ware, glass ware, ornaments, jewellery, furniture, records..the list goes on...from years gone by. Its a great place to root around but also everything is well organised & visible. Our incredible purchases include a a three piece men's suit (£30), a cut glass salad bowl with condiment holders, vintage watch, two brooches, Stevie Wonder LP, a fascinator, two dresses (£4&£6) glass bowl (£3), tie bar & cuff links, fur coat & our favourite ( see photo) a 60s Formica table & stools (£45) The barn is run by a lovely couple who are not overbearing & are very knowledgeable & friendly. They also have a Facebook page so you can keep an eye on any new furniture being uploaded at great prices. The team there also run the Moseley retro & vintage fayre - which is on once a month. Check Facebook for details
Vintage Hideaway
I am always a big fan of places where the items on sale feel like a random collection of things…read morethat someone has collected over the years......If you are a fan of one offs and items with charm this little place in the Custard Factory is well worth a visit. You can pick up furniture and household items right through to clothes and accessories if you are not afraid to have a bit of a rummage. The things on sale here change all the time so it's not the kind of place I go looking for something specific. This is more a curiosity shop type vibe to browse through and discover what it is you went in there for along the way.
More Than Vintage
What a fantastic little shop in the Great Western Arcade! I am afraid to say I've walked past this…read moreplace more than once and not popped in. In all fairness, I normally head through Great Western to get somewhere or of an evening (when things are closed), so I do have a whole bunch of valid excuses. This place is a vintage charity shops which supports two homeless charities (SIFA Fireside and Trident Reach the People). So not only are you recycling by buying here and reducing waste, you're also stylin' for a good cause. It's a win win for everyone! I popped in here to look for a dress for a weekend away. I was greeted by the lovely staff and soon we were all in a conversation about Vintage shopping and the bargains to be had at kilo sales. I asked them if I was ok to snap some pictures (because I couldn't resist) only to be assured I could snap away to my hearts content. There was a fantastic mix of crockery, hats, clothing and lots of odds and ends (vintage woollen tea cosies anyone?) about the shop at really great prices. As you can see from my pictures, I spotted a gorgeous typewriter, vintage bears and silver spoons. Why don't you take 5 minutes and pop in? I'm sure you could find a great item at a fantastic price and all in aid of a great cause!
Revival
(4 reviews)
Revival is a great little vintage stall in Birmingham's alternative fashion store, The Oasis. They…read morehave a wide range of clothing for men and women spanning 50s - 80s eras with the odd exception. They stock Modj favourites such as Harringtons, button down shirts and desert boots but also have a great range of women's dresses for very reasonable prices; I picked up a lovely 50s print shift dress for a mere £10 the other day, which would have cost me double that anywhere else in Birmingham. I also found a Burberry trench for just £25 which might still be there if you're interested. There is a small changing area which is handy and the owner was pretty helpful when I enquired about a style of dress that I was after. I've visited the stall a few times now and he always tells me when his next delivery of dresses is due. All in all a great little stall where you might find a real gem if you look hard enough. If you have any enquiries you can contact Revival via wintcane@aol.com
I was quite surprised to see items that are familiar to me, a great place to dig for treasures…read more Burmi has a lot of selections when it comes to thrift shops and that's appreciate. Looking forward to visiting again someday.
Expensive Mistakes
It is worth a trip to Ludlow - it starts with the funny shop name "expensive mistakes" which…read moredescribes it perfectly. They sell second hand designer clothes from high class brands - normally when you hear second hand, you're not really keen but here a lot of items still have original tags and have just been hanging in a wardrobe. They have quite a choice of clothes even though the shop isn't that big. The service in the shop is fantastic! I highly recommend to go :-)
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This branch of PDSA charity shop is located on Hawthorne Road in Kingstanding and is one of the…read morebest charity shops in the area I think. It's not the tidiest shop I've ever been in, but there are some real gems to be found if you're prepared to rummage and the prices are excellent! The shop is laid out very higgledy piggledy but this is partly because it's such a small shop and they want to obviously get as much stuff in it as possible. The selection of ladies clothes is excellent and I always find something to buy whenever I go in. The sizes are always mixed up and not clearly marked, but again it's worth having a sort through the clothes because they generally have a good range of sizes in most of the items. Clothes are grouped in dresses, tops, trousers, tracksuits etc but again garments are often in the wrong place so you really do have to have a proper look around. The mens selection is usually rubbish, but mens clothes are so cheap to buy brand new these days (unlike womens clothes!) that I wouldn't really buy my fella anything from any charity shop unless it was something special. There is a small range of childrens clothes, mainly baby clothes but these are usually in near perfect condition so I often buy my seventeen month old daughter bits and pieces from PDSA. My recent bargain was five Next tops for her which only cost 75p each and two of them were brand new as they still had the tags on. There is sometimes somthing for my nine year old, but not often as the shop seems to stock mainly younger childrens clothes. I'm lucky I have girls' because the selection for lads is nowhere near as good, males just are not lucky in this shop at all! I always browse the books in PDSA and usually buy a couple as they are well priced at 75p - 99p for a paperback, there are always lots of books to choose from from older dusty tomes to brand new thrillers and chick-lit. There are the usual soft toys for sale from around 20p, but it's usually a load of rubbish so I don't tend to buy them unless my daughter is miserable in her pram and then I may get one to keep her entertained. Likewise the homewares, there isn't often anything to interest me as I find the ornaments a little old fashioned but occasionally I will see something I like and buy it for about £1. The staff are really nice in this branch of PDSA, they are usually older ladies who are happy to chat and are so polite to their customers. They always seem so grateful for your purchase, which is a breath of fresh air when you consider most shops take your money with a grunt these days! I know the way I've described parts of the PDSA sound like criticisms, but really they're not. I love rummaging through the clothes to find my size and have found some lovely surprise items, I think it's the thrill of the chase which leads me to shop in here as I never quite know where the next gem is going to come from!
great charity shop and welcoming staff. always find a bargain!read more
is a shop that sells donated items to rasie money for childrenread more
Great charity shop located in Wednesbury Town Centre. Some real bargains to be had especially on…read morebooks, CD's and video's.
This is one of the biggest charity shops in wednesbury. Obviously compared to normal stores the…read moreprices are insanely cheap, but this particular charity shop seems to charge a lot more than the other local shops. They have a decent selection and it is always in order, they have so much stock I have seen them turn donations down. Nice shop to have a wander round, but check out other stores in town as you may find similar bargains even cheaper.
A great small charitable shop kind of out the way really. I…read morehave been in only a handful of times and they sell really nice shoes/trainers. Its definately worth a looking. Cant remember their prices now but from what i can remember its very reasonable, thats age coming in to play by the way!! So its just before or after Oxfam depending on which way you walk down/up hertford street. Its kind of in a corner and looks quite dark from the outside. Friednly staff and loads of choice make it an ideal place to go for trainers and things! Definatley one not to miss. I think people have avoided it in the past due to its location and kind of charitable presence. Its not 2nd stuff but all brand new!
Second Chance is a Charity shop or Thrift Store on the Ladypool Rd,…read moretied into the Church there. Formerly a butchers the shop still has the railes going around the ceiling where the meat was hung which now make convenient hangers for clothings. If you're into digging through Charity shops to find those rare collectors items or iems of vintage clothing, Second Chance might be one that you're not so familair with. I tend to go into Charity shops with three things in mind; clothes, books and the chance that I find something out of the ordinary that catches my eye. In Second Chance I have found some great books and a few decent items of clothing, but as is ever the way, you never know what you're going to find! If you're passing the Ladypool Rd or are a commited Charity shopper intent on routing out that bargain item, Second Chance offers a new opportunity to find that lucky find!
There's not many charity shops in this part of Birmingham, but Second Chance has more to mark it…read moreout as unusual than that. In an era when many charity shops have become, for want of a better word, modernised, Second Chance seems to be stuck in a much earlier decade, possibly sometime in the early eighties. This applies to the look of the place, the products on sale, and the pricing. You get the feeling that Second Chance don't really price their products by referencing internet sites like Ebay as some seem to. Rather what seems to happen is items are priced via a price it cheap and sell it quick ethos. Unlike some of the charity shops in other areas such as Moseley where you might see designer products from time to time, the products could best be described as "curios". If your passing and the above appeals then it's probably worth a look for no other reason than novelty value, and charity shop addicts might want to make a special trip for a dose of genuine character.
Perry Common Community Hall is a little treat nestled not far from Conker Island in the midst of…read morePerry Common / Kingstanding. The reason this place is so fab (aside from having had money from Advantage West Midlands, Birmingham City Council and Witton Lodge Community Association which has been used to make an amazing shiny new airy lovely space) is because the staff who work there are just passionate courageous people. You've all seen the knitted bull at the bullring at xmas, and more recently in a Union Flag getup? Well Witton Lodge and Perry Common worked together a couple of YEARS ago and managed to borrow the original lifesize maquette of the bull from it's current owner. It was installed in their carpark for an agreed period of time, during which they motivated local knitters to send in patches of knitting and then cobbled them all together to create a beautiful patchwork coat for the bull. THEY DID IT FIRST! They covered benches on the island, and lamposts and trees, and the residents were all so proud, and local shopkeepers would shoo away anyway picking at the knitting, and it was such a great community cohesion project done with very little money but lots and lots of love! Since then, the teams have continued working together to run other community events in their space and have continued building the social capital of the area! If you fancy popping along to the centre, there are plenty of classes that are run on a regular basis, and the rooms are also available to hire.
A community hall that has had a facelift makes this an even bigger gem than just a good community…read morehall. This one sparkles even brighter because it is supported by the Witton Lodge Community Association, which means right there that it is ran and supported by people from the area. Not only is it a great space with a hall and meeting rooms to hire but the staff are fantastic. They are passionate, helpful and enthusiastic. They are always eager to give new things a try, support people to get something happening in the community, and subside activity during trial periods to determine interest. Nestled in the heart of Perry Common, Kingstanding, on the edge of Conker Island, it is a greta place to visit and if something is happening on the island it's bound to be them that's doing it. They have knitting groups that were the first to fully cover the Bullring Bull, and if there isn't a group for something and there is interest then they'll get it happening. IJoin their Facebook group, find out when they are up to something and turn up and support them.
This is a great little charity shop. It has reasonaby cheap stock, and this tends to come from posh…read moreareas so it's all good quality stuff! They have a generally fairly good book section, and lots of ornaments and collectibles, although these can sometimes be a little steeply priced, but it's all for charity so who can blame them ;) The staff are always friendly. There is usually a good selection of second-hand furniture, and they will deliver it for you if needs be. Much better than the Acorns shop round the corner. Free parking, though you do sometimes have to park at the other end of the shopping centre! If you're visiting, please note that they close at 4.30 every day.
good selection of clothing. decent selection of cds and videos. friendly and helpful staff and the…read moreprices are quite good.
This is one of the nicest charity shops in lichfield, very well set out, also sells brand new items…read morethat are extremely nice. Very friendly staff.
Unfortunately you get pounced on as soon as you enter the shop asking if you want raffle tickets by…read moreone particular lady, its happened 6 times to me, so not an isolated event, even asking me twice in one visit, then you have to listen to her asking everyone else as you look around, its so irritating, I will avoid this shop in the future.
Nice store and stock, but I thought prices were a bit steep for a charity shop to be honest,…read moreespecially for the books, which is what I was mainly in the store for. Its well set-up, everything is well labelled and organised, and staff were friendly. However the prices were a deterrent, and so I just had a bit of a look-see among the book shelves, and not finding any of the books/ authors that I was seeking, was out of the shop 10 mins later. Not sure if would return back. Yelp 17/ 2019
This is probably one of the biggest charity shops in Coventry. It does a large selection of clothes…read moreincluding childrens clothes and adults. they also usually have a selection of curtains and such like. they also sell crockery and homewares such as furniture and dvd's. They often have a selection of fairtrade gifty type items.