I'm not one for charity shops, and I know that sounds awful, and I'm a bad, bad person, but I just can never find anything in them. On one occasion did I buy a Primark top for my sister which was probably cost me more to buy in the charity shop than it would have done in Primark. Anyway, I decided to pop into Quaker Care for two reasons: a) I'd never been in one of these charity shops. In fact, I'd never heard of it before. b) I was after something to compliment my roller disco outfit (all is explained in my Harlequin review). Stepping into the uncannily quiet shop, I quickly scoured it for ladies clothes. Of which there was a minuscule number. Eh what? Yes, barely any ladies clothes in a charity shop. Oh deary. Well, since I no longer had a reason to be in the shop, and there was nothing keeping me there, I departed. I was exceedingly disappointed at the lack of choice, particularly in a charity shop in this part of Belfast. But, that's not their fault really, so this is a plea for Quaker Care... Please give them a few nice ladies clothes. Pleeeeease. read more

Quaker Care - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Belfast, BFS

I am one for charity shops and not because I want to give generously or because I go in there with the intention of helping others. I like charity shops for two reasons - a chance to find a bargain and there is no snotty sales assistant putting the hard sell on. I hate the hard sell and it's wasted on me, the minute I feel even the slightest push I'm outta there. Anyway I genuinely have never seen a Quaker Care charity shop before and having just watched the channel 4 documentary on Quakers and having fallen a little bit in love with a young Quaker boy I decided to go in, I was, for some reason, hoping he would be in the shop! ha ha what is wrong with me? Anyway (again), I had noticed that Lynne M (a fellow Yelper! yo to Lynne!) had said there were not many ladies clothes - not today! Lynne - you must have been in on a bad day - there were ladies clothes galore and good one at that. If I were a business women I could have picked up a really smart business suit from Hobbs or a very flash office dress from Coast both coming it at less than a tenner. I love charity shops in the more affluent areas of town! I'm not tight i just love a bargain and I think you could pick up a few nice one in here! read more

Quaker Care - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Belfast, BFS

I had collected together quite a few, good quality items which I no longer wanted and headed off to this Quaker Shop this morning. My husband helped me carry some of my items. The staff in the shop were having their coffee/tea break when we arrived and were obviously less than enthused about our donations - no thank you or even a smile. One woman asked my elderly husband to put the bag down somewhere in a rude, ungrateful manner. This experience is definitely not what one expects in a charity shop. It also means that we will no longer be either donating any further items to this particular shop nor buying any items either. read more