This handy little shop is somewhat of a chameleon, in so far as it seems to fit several categories…read more It is all at once a post office, bargain booze and newsagents which is perhaps a bizarre mix but it's certainly useful in such a little town as Oakwood. It's quite a small shop but nonetheless I've never seen it particularly heaving, so if you are nipping through and need to post a parcel I can imagine this being a rather modest and simple task - certainly nothing like the hell of using the town post office, that's for sure! They sell all kinds of cheap booze deals, which is great for anyone living locally too. As well as that there are all the snacks, crisps, confectionary, stationary and other related newsy items that you could hope for. My favourite part is their uber, and I mean uber, awesome little sweet bags for £1. You get *loads* of delicious penny sweets in a huge bag for just a quid! Penny-sweet-tastic. The shop on the whole is reasonably friendly, certainly the chap at the counter was nice enough if nothing else. All in all, pretty handy to know about!

Now I've got to prove to the world that I'm not a Special Brew swilling tramp who frequents parks…read moreand is partial to sleeping on benches. However, I will continue to fuel those rumours by my love of this Bargain Booze. Let me put this into perspective. Sometimes you want cheap booze but you also want cheap quality booze. Well this little beauty priovides the two. It's also useful for loads of stuff, getting rid of your letters and stocking up on some alcohol soaking snacks. I love my posh emporiums, I really do. From time to time though Bargain Booze fits the bill and this one especially. Maybe it's because it is en route to several of my friends houses or maybe it's because I actually am a tramp. Oh well, tramps these days have way too much access to the internet. I'll go find a dog to worry and some people to scare now but first up I'll get myself a fine bottle of red or even meths if I'm pushing the boat out. In all seriousness though this is a good stop off joint.

Good local newsagent, not many of them about anymore…read more Nice friendly staff. Also has a post office that runs along side it.

The staff here are very rude and unhelpful , whoever owns this business needs to get rid of the 2…read moremiserable women who seem to delight in not speaking to you or not even acknowledging you as a customer !! So so rude , my aunt went in today to send a package at the post office , and stood at the counter while the 2 old gas bags totally ignored her and carried on gassing for 4 minutes !! So she turned and walked out . This is not acceptable , will never ever go to this place again .

You know what, it may just be a bit of a dingy newsy, but this place is excellent. The chap in here…read moreis always really friendly, and what with all the drunken debauchery he must face night in and night out, that's an accomplishment alone. (They are on New Briggate near all the bars and take away.) Of course, there's nothing unusual about what they have inside, from chocolate, to drinks, to snacks to cigarettes, but for location and unsociable hours this place is fantastic. Basically, if I'm ever going to town and need tobacco later in the evening this place is always open. I believe they shut at 11pm, which is reasonable, but thus far I've struggled to find anywhere else open so late if I'm in need. Add to that the guy is always lovely, and you've one happy (and loyal) customer.

Unfortunately a Negative Review Refused to except a small…read moreparcel to post first class signed for due to the fact that stamps had already been applied towards payment & attempted to sell a postage label to apply over the stamps not allowing there value to be taken into consideration or I could take it to the main post office. When I informed him politely that I didn't believe this to be true he became aggressive & shouted that I wasn't welcome in his shop & ordered me to leave. Firstly I would like to point out to the aggressive shop keeper that I had walked past the "Main Post Office" to get to the small independent shop as I always try to spend with smaller businesses & intended to make an additional purchase. Secondly the stamp on the parcel had been purchased from his location earlier in the year along with a postage label. Sadly a very angry & aggressive individual & as a result a formal complaint has been made to The Post Office customer service.

I cannot believe this place! I was on my way to work and stopped outside their shop to use the…read morephone. The owner came running to the window, started banging,shouting and swearing!!!! I was understandably quite shocked and carried on my way. I did decided to phone this irate man after as maybe a case of mistaken identity.. he then accused me of taking photos of his greeting cards... what the hell! I am a successful business man (ok dressed in casual clothes because it was Friday) What do I want with photo of his cards??? Totally nuts! He did not apologise and just slammed the phone down after his false accusations. I generally like to support local business rather than going to large corporate firms but I cannot support someone who verbally abuses inocent members of the public for no reason.

Gah, it makes me sad to write this update having returned to the world of smokers. It takes one…read morereally bad day and *bam* you're back on the fags. I had a school teacher that called smokers "dirty black lung faggers" and every time I fail to quit those eternal words run through my mind. Even so, I was in need of some extra cigarette papers so had the chance to pop in here once more to feed my habit. Friendly service was present, as with the last time I nipped in here, and not much more of a story to report! Handy, full of the essentials and small and poky just as all good newsys seem to be. Only minor thing was that they didn't have any extra slim filter tips, and since I try not to make my rollies cigar-sized, had to survive on my remaining few tips 'till I made it back to Headingley. No real bother though, y'know. It's only fags.

I desperately want to give this place a good review as when I was buying a paper and some crisps…read morethe guy behind the till was super-friendly and we had a good chat about the weather. Being British, I thoroughly enjoy these little exchanges. But the shop was pretty empty. There weren't many chocolate bars for sale, there were a few lonely looking space ships in a plastic jar on one shelf, I don't even smoke and I noticed the empty shelves behind the till that are normally full of cigarettes. Maybe I popped in on an off-day as there aren't many other news agents like this in Chapel Allerton so it can't be doing that badly! I did notice however a huge array of magazines, so perhaps everything else is superfluous.

This is the worst newsagents i've ever seen. The shop is dirty and has a poor stock selection. Most…read moreprices are way over the top and in prominent view there are a large number of obsecure pornagraphic magazines. Nice !! NOT. Nice sikh lady that runs the store but are seems to be living in a time warp. Best avoided if you can, milk is allways off don't believe the best before dates !

It's only fair to update Bargain Booze, given how often I visit this handy wee shop. The main…read morepremise of my being a fan is twofold -one, it's merely 7 minutes away from my house, and two, the lady who works here is awesome. They mightn't have an excellent range of goods-you can expect the basics of most things you might need - but you can always expect a friendly welcome. All the chaps that work here provide plenty of banter, and are always friendly and helpful! In terms of basics, come here for cheap booze deals on wine, beer, spirits, cigarettes, basic bathroom items, sweets, snacks, milk, bread, drinks, pet food, cards and more. Not the cheapest, but not as ridiculous as some places, and always there when you need. Open until 10pm most nights-a little later on a Saturday I do believe. I'm a happy customer.