Although this charity shop is small, they fair manage to pack an enormous amount of stock out onto their display rails!
As Katie said, there's not really much hidden treasure in here ever. I always frequent this British Heart Foundation branch when I'm in town and I don't know if it's to do with the catchment area for people donating or its location on the high street, but most of the clothes are fairly new second hand clothes from the stores. This can be like gold dust if you had your eye on something in the shops for a while and it fell out your grasp, as most lines are nearly new in here (that goes for the condition of the stock, too). Nevertheless, I am a second hand bounty hunter that looks for something to be completely unfashionable and, on occasion, hideous, and nothing in here has ever really been "out there" in terms of fashion. If you're browsing for clothes you can hope to find a lot of office clothes, including a neverending supply of pinstripe trousers. This trend has been going on in this shop for years and can be really handy if you're looking for clothes for work!
Their ornaments and jewellery is generally unexciting. They have a sparse supply of kids toys and clothes, some videos sometimes and some British Heart Foundation branded stock. Their book collection is super handy, especially for uni students since a lot of them are last year's textbooks, dumped here as soon as the students can afford to forget the hours they spent pouring over them. A woman came in today and said "I'm looking for Sherlock Holmes" - I was tempted to tell her she was as well ringing Baker St but I declined on the basis of my joke being terrible!
The best thing about the Heart Foundation is that on Valentine's Day you can donate a pound and leave a message on a heart shaped card in the window for a loved one! It's a nice exaggerated romantic gesture if you're bored giving out corny Valentine's cards every year. read more