One of several charity shops in the middle of the busy Cotteridge shopping area. There are enough charity shops along the two or three streets that make up the centre of Cotteridge to make is worthy of a mooching trip. Whilst not on a par with the Harborne High Street, it's nevertheless worth a visit. Harborne probably edges it on account of slightly better stock in general and the availability of a few decent pubs to take a break. Cotteridge does not have a decent pub. Anyway, this Acorns store is your standard charity shop outlet - clothes, books, records, bric-a-brac, and all, of course, at the bargain prices you'd expect from such an outlet. As with most of the shops in Cotteridge, it's quite small and can get cramped with other shoppers, so if you want to do some serious browsing and digging, I'd recommend a weekday visit. read more

Acorns Childrens Hospice - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Birmingham, XWM

Acorns is a very important charity in Birmingham, and therefore I think it is vital to continue to use their shops. Acorns itself is a hospice which looks after very poorly children and their families, they do an amazing amount of good work but with very little (if any) government money. A disgrace, but this review is not a debate into funding. Just up the road from the hospice itself is the Acorns Hospice shop, a charity shop where you can both donate your unwanted items and buy stuff you might need. I do both, but must admit I prefer the buying experience. Acorns is laid out really well, they mostly sell clothing but also have a very good selection of books and toys. The clothing is generally very good, although because this shop depends on donations the selection and quality of items for sale varies daily. All sizes are catered for and there is a surprisingly good selection of larger sizes, my friend is a size 22 and she can always find something she likes. Unlike most charity shops which sell nothing decent above an 18. I love the choice of childrens' clothes in here, they seem to have a much better selection than other charity shops I've visted in the area. A lot of the kids clothes you can't tell are second hand either, which makes it a lot more attractive to my 12 year old fashion victim who hates me buying her anything with a faded label! Baby clothes available are all brilliant quality and sometimes there are some total bargains to be had, recently they had some babygrows packed in little food bags which were only 20p each. I picked out 15 because my daughter was desperate for them and was thrilled when I got home to discover they were Disney Baby and would have cost me a fortune to buy them in the shops! There's also a small selection of homewares and ornaments in Acorns, nothing that really floats my boat to be honest although I have bought several brand new gift sets and candles for stocking fillers recently. I always buy a few books for myself and the kids' in Acorns, sometimes this is because there are no clothes I fancy but I still want to support the shop. There are a good selection and always something on the book shelf that I want to read, and as they're priced between 49p and £1.50 this is a much cheaper way of getting your reading fix than going to shops like WHSmith or even the budget books in th supermarket. read more

Not quite up there with the PDSA next door (which is amazing) this is a nice enough charity shop in the middle of Cotteridge High Street. They have a nice selection of bags and weirdly (I thought) a large collection of cycling stuff the last time I went in. The staff are nice and as with all the other Acorns charity shops I've been in, its well laid out and sparkling clean. read more