Wonderful shop wonderful service, I really do recommend Nanadobbie, quirky bright and interesting…read moreretro furniture that has been cleverly sourced. The owner really knows her stuff and is happy to source items for you, plus they allow dogs into the shop!

I love this place! Great shop with tons of fantastic retro gear. It helps that we recently moved…read moreright around the corner and we will be kitting out our place. Already bought a telephone and a framed poster and now have my eye on one of the industrial cabinets. Always seems to have fresh stock every time I go in and has some real unique pieces. The owner is a delight to talk to and is always upbeat and happy to talk.

Brilliant prices for stock that all well within sell/use by dates. Many well known High Street…read morebrand names. The diversity of stock is overwhelming. Staff are extremely helpful. Parking is excellent. Well worth a visit. Try http://www.barhamtradingpost.com . You won't regret it!!

What a great shop! It doesn't look very posh or greatly organised, is a bit cramped and gets very…read morebusy. It gets busy for a reason though, it is popular with people because there are so many bargains. The fruit and vegetables are very good, and there are loads of brand goods selling much cheaper than usual. The chiller cabinets host milk, yogurts, ham etc. There are gifts, crockery and stationery also for sale. Upstairs, there is furniture and soft furnishings. The shop doesn't provide carrier bags, but there is normally a good supply of boxes available, and you can take a trolley round with you which you don't have to find a £1 for! The stock does seem to change quite alot though, which can be a bit disappointing if you particularly like an item and then they stop doing it, so if you can, bulk buy your favourites!

Only found this shop due to Past Times closing and it is nearby. Knockout perfumes and aromas exude…read morefrom the door as you pass by, which leads to you to have a perusal. Well worth it too, for their are some bargains to be had, especially in todays economic climate!! Made up baskets and bags of all sorts of goodies to be had at reduced prices. I use these smellies in my garage and shed! but fun.

This shop is now the 'Yankee Candle Shop'. It has a huge range of Yankee Candles and all the…read moreaccessories such as tart holders, votive holders etc. If anyone hasn't tried Yankee candles before I highly recommend them. The scent (of most) of the candles is gorgeous and lasts for a very long time. I have had one of their big candles and burnt it regularly for hours at a time and it has lasted for at least 8 months. The shop has a 'scent of the month' and this is always at a 25% discount. If you belong to their loyalty scheme you get invited to events at the shop. Although the candles seem initially expensive they are good value for money as they last such a long time.

Beautiful shop full of treasures and well worth a visit with friendly helpful staff very welcomingread more

This place looks as if its contents were filched from some 18th c French chateau. In a word it's…read moreformidable. Antique chests of drawers, gilded mirrors, naked cherubs firing bows, ornate stone owls, and a dog which is not for sale and pretends to be dead.If your mother in law wins the lottery and offers to buy you a keepsake bring here here rather than let her buy you something porcelain. J'adore les trois angels!

This is the Hove original of the Bert's Homestore chain (there's now one in Brighton too), located…read morein the pleasantly pedestrianised shopping area of George Street. (George Street is small but reasonably quiet, even on a Saturday - it's the complete opposite of Brighton city centre.) They sell lots of stuff for kitchens and bathrooms, concentrating on accessesories such as knives, chopping boards, tea-strainers, tea-pots, mug tress, washing up bowls in funky designs, etc. rather on standard crockery and cutlery (although there are a few basic items). It's attractively laid out and lovely to browse, and excellent for things such as olive spoons, tea-bag squeezers, lemon rind peelers, which in my book are not essentials, but make those specific tasks so much easier. The staff are lovely too. It's hard to leave without buying something

This is a trendy little shop selling everything you need (and a lot you don't) for your home. While…read moreI try not to shop at supermarkets if I can, the one thing I think is worth buying from them is kitchenware as its so much more expensive in shops like this. I just wouldn't pay £14.95 for a fold away colander. Why have a fold away colander? That said, they do sell a really good range of kitchen knives here at good prices and that's one thing you should spend a but of money on.

Second hand furniture shops are such a good idea. Even better if they're for charity…read more I'm so sick of throwaway, flat packed, cheapie Ikea and Argos furntiure. The idea that for £99 you can 'buy a lifestyle' buy buying some cheap laminate that'll fall apart after a couple of years. And yet, anywhere other than those places is hideously expensive. This is where Hove YMCA comes in. Genuinely good quality wardrobes, tables etc that have stood the test of time, at very reasonable prices. And maybe even with a bit of character thrown in (not everything needs to be fake beech). If you have old furniture to get rid of, they'll pick it up from you for free - really useful if you haven't got a car.

Hove YMCA is a great place to buy secondhand furniture and what's more, it's a charity so you're…read morehelping the community whilst fitting out your new pad! Prices in here are really reasonable and they quite often have great 30s wardrobes and chests of drawers. I picked up a beautiful dark wood art deco dressing table with full-length mirror for just £25! They often have cheap sofas and dining room tables. Also if you're in need of a vase or some tasteless crockery look no further, you've struck gold! Although there are often absolute gems to be found, it can also be like walking into MDF land- if you find it to be this way, don't despair, just pop back in a week or so and you will find the stock changes quickly. By the same token though, this means that you should act fast when you do find something you love...Hove YMCA has regulars who like to swoop in and grab a bargain. If you have no joy here, there is also another larger store (the mother-ship, if you will) located in...yep, you guessed it - Hove!!

As secondhand emporiums go, this North Laines indoor flea market is pretty sweet. To the naked eye,…read moreBrighton's many second hand and antique shops might seem the same, but trust me...there are subtle but very important differences! Take Snooper's Paradise for instance. I love the place, but it's undeniably the more commercial, touristy of the bunch, meaning they can inflate their prices. The Brighton Flea Market in Kemp Town: great for furniture, but I always feel a little like I'm in a museum as I walk around, which discourages me from committing to a thorough, full-on bargain hunt. Enter the North Laine Antique and Flea Market! I really enjoy browsing the shelves of the various rooms in this place. Unlike in some antiques shops, where I feel resigned to the fact that most items will exceed my budget, I know I will always find something here. Be it a velvet cushion cover or a ceramic tea pot, there is always something to tempt me, and at a reasonable price. My last visit yielded a £1 plant pot and a beautiful little painted dish. If you're after a mirror or kitchen or living room furniture, check out the second room, full of wooden cupboards, shelving units and kitchen tables. Like most antiques shops, items aren't categorised, but thankfully there isn't so much stuff that you're tripping over yourself to get to things. Top tip: you can often find cool shoes and some great vintage leather handbags. It's all luck of the draw of course, but well worth a look!

Like Snoopers Paradise and Brighton Flea Market, North Lane Antique and Flea Market is a dream…read moredestination for browsers and bric a brac lovers. Tucked away on Upper Gardner Street, this two storey building is accessed down a ramp and makes you feel like you're entering another world. There's the occasional modern item like a Michael Jackson poster or a recent pop annual but the majority of the space is taken up by chairs, desks, tables, lamps and unusual decorative items from the 1930s onwards. I often spot things I like here but rarely buy anything because most of it is too old fashioned or chintzy for my abode.

Tucked in the basement of the Loot fashion boutique, Mumbles Emporium is a great vintage shop that…read morespecialises in fab 40s and 50s furniture. Run by one of the Brighton Rumble deejays, its a tiny space packed with cool sofas, leatherette chairs, formica topped tables, designer chairs, lamps, stools and cabinets. Everything is reasonably priced and the stock changes regularly with new pieces selling quickly. Record lovers should note, they also sell gorgeous jukeboxes and boxes of old magazines, postcards and rockabilly 45s and 33s.

I wish I hadn't graduated from University, and was still sitting pretty on my student loan, because…read moreif I was, this shop would be empty. Downstairs from the shop Loot, this little beauty of 'Vintage Living' and 'Kustom Kulture' hides. It is like stumbling across an immaculate basement of some cool east end grandad who lived and breathed the Teddy Boy and Mod life, and has kept one room as a shrine to his forgotten past. On sale there is a mix of vintage clothes such as old parka's, leather jackets and other coats and anoraks from the 40s/50s era which to be honest I don't even know what they're called, but I know they look damn cool. There's also a small range of mint condition shoes, some still with their original boxes from the era. However as the shop declares, it is not only vintage clothing but 'Vintage Living', which means a whole cross section of items, from Paintings of Rockabilly star Mac Curtis, red and white American diner style stools, original DICE magazines and cans of Dax Wax to name a few. The Rockabilly scene in Brighton meets here to discuss upcoming gigs, and the owner DJs a Rockabilly night in the Tin Drum. So if your into the lifestyle or just the music, this place is brilliant to just come and hang out and chat, or come away with an original piece of clothing or 'Kustom Kulture' item. Bit pricey, but it's all quality, so fair do's.