One of the worst things about being in Germany is that I'm a couple of thousand miles away from my…read morelocal library. Luckily the Oxfam bookshop has a small English book section, and I regularly have a look see for any new additions. The books on offer are usually in good condition, a couple of times I've found a bit of a scribbler has been at them though. Naturally the German selection is much wider and they're a reasonable price (the ones I buy usually end up back in the shop after I've struggled through them). The staff are usually friendly and helpful and a couple of them speak English, which was useful when the only German I knew was Zwei Bier, bitte. If you want to buy a book or donate a book it's well worth a visit.

From the owner: Die Idee: Wir machen Überflüssiges flüssig…read more Oxfam Shops sind Secondhand-Läden mit einem besonderen Konzept. Ehrenamtliche Teams verkaufen hier Dinge, die andere gespendet haben. Die erwirtschafteten Finanzmittel kommen der entwicklungspolitischen Arbeit des Oxfam Deutschland e.V. zugute. Ob Sie uns mit Sachspenden unterstützen, ehrenamtlich mitarbeiten oder in den Oxfam Shops einkaufen - Sie setzen sich damit für die Vision von Oxfam ein: eine gerechte Welt ohne Armut.

Well, it's an Oxfam Shop - so you know what to expect. The secondhand clothes are rather on the…read moreexpensive side, but only really well kept pieces end in the shop. Tops and bottoms are sorted according to colour which is helpful. There are more clothes in larger sizes than in your average secondhand shops. It's always well worth to check out the glasses and bric-a-brac section for an unusual piece. The window display is changed bi- weekly - the currently displayed items are not for regular sale but can be bought at a kind of auction every Wednesday (I've never made it there on a Wednesday, so I can't really describe the procedure). In addition there are products like tea and coffee from fair trade to be had, as well as information on Oxfam projects. Most of the staff are voluntary workers and the proceeds go to development aid projects of Oxfam.

From the owner: Die Idee: Wir machen Überflüssiges flüssig…read more Oxfam Shops sind Secondhand-Läden mit einem besonderen Konzept. Ehrenamtliche Teams verkaufen hier Dinge, die andere gespendet haben. Die Gewinne kommen der entwicklungspolitischen Arbeit des Oxfam Deutschland e.V. zugute. Ob Sie uns mit Sachspenden unterstützen, ehrenamtlich mitarbeiten oder in den Oxfam Shops einkaufen - Sie setzen sich damit für die Vision von Oxfam ein: eine gerechte Welt ohne Armut.