Often you find a lot of charity shops where the small retail items and the furniture are in two…read moreseparate shops but this one has them both and a really good range of furniture. My vintage furniture addiction was really wanted to by lots of things but as i was out and about with a friend i resisted the urge to pick up a Lloyd Loom storage stool for a fiver and they had some dressing table gems and sideboards too. If you need to furnish a house or flat cheap, or you like your vintage furniture then always check these places before venturing onto ebay or more expensive retro retailers. You'll be able to get a quality piece of furniture for a fraction of the price and it will last you longer as well, oh yeah and the money goes to charity. Lots of feel good factor in one place.

I love home bargains there always tidy and very helpful. The staff are all very polite and also…read morefantastically helpful to all customers. There are sometimes a few queues but you can not moan when you are getting amazing bargins and they charge less than rrp on packets which is great when you are on a low budget. This shop sells food & drinks to kids toys to alcohol and hygiene stuff that you may need, they also do homeware items. I recommend that everybody goes and try's out home bargains to get a great bargain which is also handy for those kids party and the children's Christmas presents they sell Easter items for those Easter bonnets and Easter eggs. You are always guaranteed to grab a great bargain in your nearest home bargains store. Home bargains also sells gardening items and tools eg plants and bulbs to trowels and forks.

I love this place I live abroad and every time I come back over I have to go here and check out…read morewhat they are selling, it is all in the name, bargain it definitely is!!! I wish I could open one of these in Holland, that would be so great!

Northfield isn't home to the most swankiest of shopping centres, but it is a great place to go for…read morelocals and visitors alike, who are wanting to explore more unique shops. But don't get me wrong, the centre still boasts a large collection of big stores such as Poundland, WHSmith and Iceland, which are all greatly needed for the Northfield locals. It means that they don't have to travel elsewhere for their necessities. The overall aesthetics of Northfield's precinct are very outdated and generic, however, the actual shops themselves are varied when compared to the usual shopping centres of Brum. It's the independent shops that make the centre different, and there's a great collection of clothes stores for all ages and genders, from the men's shop Little Italy, to the girl's clothes accessories shop Miss Bizybody. I was quite surprised at the actual size of the centre, and expected it to be much smaller for the area (considering that there's quite a few shops on the Bristol Road outside as it is.) The centre is a great find, and is definitely worth checking out if you're in the area.

Ok this is not the best shopping centre in the world or the most exclusive, but I like it due to…read moreall the cheap bargains you can get here!. For me it is not the best place to go clothes shopping but it is great for Poundland, Superdrug, Peacocks, Iceland, WH Smith amongst many more. They also have clean toilets which is more than some shopping centres have. It was recently been refurbished also..

It's nice to know that you can still go to a few remaining independent clothes shops; especially…read moresomewhere where you can always pick up unique t-shirts that nobody else will have. I personally hate seeing everybody wearing the very same garment that you bought a month ago from the very same chain store! Little Italy is full of one off men's clothing (or batches made specifically for the shop), so you never have to worry about blending in with everybody else. Although, I have to say, other than a few unusual patterned t-shirts, the type of fashion is not really to my taste. The shop would be perfect for the trendier men out there though! Prices are average, and most t-shirts cost around £10, which is general to most chain retailers; So you're getting something unique for the same price. It's a shame that shops such as this are hidden away in shopping centres outside of the city centre. I can see this store being very popular if it were located in central Brum.

wow!! this shop will make a man feel in heaven and will make him want to shop til he drops my…read morefriends if you want to get your man shopping this is the place to come

I really like this store and have popped in a few times. It is the perfect places to pick up…read moreaccessories for fancy dress costumes, or merely for accessories alone. I have purchased a few scarves and bags for various fancy dress outfits that I have worn to parties. The staff are quite friendly inside and have been helpful when I have been looking for something in particular. The store is in a bit of a jumble and I have found it hard to locate items on some occasions, however I always eventually find what I need. They also keep quite a lot of stock in boxes outside the front of the store, so I have often spent time rooting around trying to find stuff. I do not like this aspect of the store; I would prefer it all to be easy to find and well organised. It is a great store, but it is a bit disorganised.

Shops like this make your local high street the place to check out on a saturday morning. The floor…read moreto ceiling jam packed-ness of fun always amazes me. If you are in need of some cheap tat as a present, for a project or require something for a fancy dress outfit then you will no doubt find it here. Who needs expensive fancy dress shops or paying for shipping off a website when you can buy inflatable props from here? Love it, a great little shop full of things to mooch in and to spend money on stuff you either didn't know you needed or had forgotten you needed as you never spot it in the supermarket.

I'll always have a browse in the window of Uncle's in Northfield as I am absolutely obsessed with…read moreearrings and have found some really unusual pieces in this pawnbrokers window. This is mainly second hand jewellery, but that's the beauty of this shop because there are items appearing in the window that you're not going to find in other jewellers shops. Of course it also means that you can only choose from whatever they happen to have in that week, but nine times out of ten I'll find something I like - although whether I can afford it or not is another matter. Uncle's obviously puts the most interesting items in the window and you can usually expect to see necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings in the window. All are hallmarked gold and prices are very reasonable in my opinion with hollow hoop earrings starting at around £15, with solid hoops costing around the £60 mark. Everything is displayed beautifully in the window and it always makes me want to go inside and have a look at what Uncle's has in the glass cabinets inside. To be honest it's always a bit of a disappointment inside as the really gorgeous stuff is usually in the window for everyone to see! Inside they'll have a few bangles, stud earrings, the plainer necklaces and things like that. All of it is cheaply priced because to be honest it's not the best quality and the designs are plainer than those you'll see in the window. Uncle's also offers a pawnbroking service, which is now he gets his gold in the first place. I've never used this service but have seen money changing hands when I've been inside browsing. It looks a simple enough process, I think you just have to take your gold in and fill a form in to get your money. You then have a few months to pay the loan back with interest added.

The only Superdrug Store I feel completely comfortable in is the branch in The Grosvenor Shopping…read moreCentre in Northfield, I'm not sure why this is but there's something nice about this store and browsing the shelves is a pleasure. The layout is excellent in here with everything exactly where I expect it to be, a lot of Superdrugs are laid out in a very higgledy piggledy manner I find but this one is the exception to the rule. The aisles are perfectly straight, none of those awful shelving racks that stick out at right angles to the rest making getting around the shop an awkward nightmare! This branch is a decent size and stocks all the big brand names as well as Superdrug branded items. Of course, the emphasis in here is on health and beauty products and the range is fantastic. From shampoo to hair colourants, shower gel to bubble bath and Paracetamol to Deep Heat - everything you could want is available here and at much cheaper prices than its main rival, Boots. The make up selection isn't brilliant, but to be honest I don't use Superdrug for make up anyway so this doesn't bother me. I sometimes buy my daughters bits of make up and have found that although they stock the main brands, the choices of colours are not always the best on the High Street - perfect for a 12 year old just learning about make up though and always a pound or two cheaper than other shops. I love the sales this branch has quite regularly where things are reduced drastically to silly prices. A couple of weeks ago I popped in just to buy a bottle of pop and ended up spending nearly £40 because they'd reduced so many of my favourite products. Original Source bubble bath for 99p, Nivea hand cream for 49p, Nicky Clarke conditioner for 79p - amazing, and my best bargain was a light up mirror reduced from £20 to £4.99! I almost couldn't carry all the bags to the car! The staff in this branch are really lovely, most of them are older than I'd expect but this means they are patient and experienced when dealing with customers. I usually know what I want when I visit Superdrug so rarely have to ask for help, but when I have required assistance the staff are always polite and very helpful.

You can't beat The Card Shop in Northfield for your greetings cards needs through the year. It's…read moredown towards the Grosvenor Shopping Centre and you can't miss it because they fill the pavement outside with baskets of stuff for sale. The shop inside is filled more or less completely with greetings cards, mainly birthday cards which are sectioned off depending on recipient. They also sell plenty of plain birthday cards which can be sent to anyone. The cards I think are brilliant quality for the price, obviously when you're buying 5 cards for £1 you can't expect Hallmark card quality but these are typically of a quality that you wouldn't be embarressed to send to anyone. In fact my mums birthday card came from this shop last year and she was so impressed she asked me where it had come from, she now uses this shop for all her greetings cards. About a month before Christmas the shop is taken over by Christmas cards as you'd expect and at this time of year the choice of cards is fantastic. Christmas just gone I bought all our 'special' cards from here and it cost me a grand total of £4.25, to have gone to any other shop which sells cards the same selection would have come to at least £10. As well as cards there are always some cheap bits and pieces for sale in The Card Shop. My favourite was on Christmas Eve when they were selling sets of four coffee mugs with matching spoons for just £2.50, I bought a couple to make up my sisters Christmas present and no way in the world would she guess they were so cheap. Outside in the baskets you will find such items as beachballs, hen night stuff, diaries, soft toys and things like that. These are usually priced at £1 or less so it's worth having a look, especially if you've got the kids with you as you can treat them to something unusual without breaking the bank. The only downfall to The Card Shop is the fact that it's so cramped inside. The shop is narrow and sectioned off down the middle so the two aisles are not wide enough for a wheelchair, you can get a pushchair down there but not easily and if someone tries to get past you then it's all over and one of you will have to reverse back down the aisle.