From the outside this second-hand furniture shop doesn't look like much--but nosey your way though…read morethe raggedy entrance, past the offices, and you will find yourself in an enormous vault of housewares. The quality and range of furniture here is excellent, and the prices make each item a fantastic value. Not only that, but it's run largely by volunteers with profits going to help the homeless. Although it looks modest and homely, (especially with Ibrox looming over it across the street), this really is a treasure trove of used goods that will spruce up your home *and* help a worthy charity! Other details: Cash only / Delivery for £15 / Close to Ibrox, Govan and on the 121, 89 and 90 bus routes

From the owner: Second Opportunities is a Scottish registered charity, set up to tackle the effects of poverty by…read moreproviding services, which incorporate the concept of recycling.

I used to visit St Margarets hospice quite often when they had one of their charity shops in…read moreSauchiehall street. They took over this old shop quite a few years ago possibly the second biggest charity shop other than the Salvation Army. Inside they have quite a large selection of furniture, Bric a brac, shoes and jewellery. Not often that l ever see anywhere that sells records these days these guys had 100's of them must have been a recent donation. I quite often donate items to this shop they always have a quick turn around of items. Some items can be expensive to buy one of my negatives at this shop when l donate a lot of items and they pick it up you are not given a time when they will be there for collection so feel it's such a waste of a whole day.

Market on the Green is part of the Gorbals Recycles Project. The head office is based in Commercial…read moreRoad in the Gorbals where the shop there is a bike shop. This branch is a charity shop with some cracking merchandise on sale. The charity shop offers free uplift for any old items you may want to give away. Gorbals Recycles aims to prevent land fill by recycling people's old furniture, brick-a-brac etc. They sell really good quality items and clean everything brought into the shop. The volunteers steam clean and tag the garments in the back shop. The shop is although in the city centre is a bit hidden away. It's located at the bottom of Saltmarket near to the high court. It's not got a lot of passing trade hence why I thought I should Yelp this project. Gorbals recycles supports volunteers and unemployed trying to get back into work. It's an excellent project and deserves lots of support. The shop is in a lovely spot where Glasgow Green is just over the road, so if you're ever swinging by to Glasgow Green swing by Market on the Green.

Like the majority of the charity shops in this area, this Cancer Research UK outlet has a lot to…read moreoffer the locals. There are often some secret designer brands to be found in here, a large collection of books, including 90s collections of Disney hardbacks, a Stack n Store box filled with framed art prints of wildly varying images and a handsome collection of mugs and spoons. But what makes this place really homely is the extremely helpful, earnest staff who will not hesitate to give you a hand while you browse, or indeed in assistance trying to lift something off the shelves! I like the way that the woman in charge your choices as you go to pay - gives the place a cosy feel. The nice environment and commitment from the staff members show in the way they efficiently organise their shop, and with their warm manner and down to earth courtesy there's a feeling of the older, compassionate Glasgow spirit in here. I was last in yesterday and enjoyed having a look around while old 50s records played in the background, but what struck me was the way a man siting by the door went out of his way to help me out as I shuffled along with a heavy load. Sadly manners are becoming a long-forgotten art, so it really stands out when a group of people extend a helping hand. I'll continue to be a regular of the charity shops in this neck of the woods.

Undoubtedly another one of the mother's phases - an allotment or a plot. Apparently the obtaining…read moreand renting of one is rather urgently required due to the lack of sun and size of her own garden. Given, she's yet to actually venture a visit to the nearest allotments - never mind investigation - I surmise this will probably not materialise. Nonetheless, I did some digging on her behalf. This meant some mother brownie points as well as a very handy review. Talk about multitasking! Anyway, these are the closest allotments to me, at a tiny three minute walk. They are cleverly tucked away just off of Old Castle Road, which can give the impression that you're actually not in the middle of Glasgow. That's always nice. One of my elderly neighbour's rents an allotment here - and has done for at least five years. Needless to say, he's continually been pleased with their services. The allotment's are a decent - and manageable - size with good earth and handy gardening facilities. There is also extremely limited trouble of disturbance due to the adequate security and vandalism deterrents. These include big metal padlocked gates (as you can see from one of the photos) and 'anti-climbing' paint. You know, the never drying paint. So youth's will be more concerned with staining their track suits than ruining some veg. Excellent reports on these allotments - so should you wish to go all Charlie Dimmock this place is ideal.

New to You is the third branch from the Gorbals Recycles Project. This is another charity shop…read morefocused more on furniture with a few books and toys thrown in. Ooh I forgot, they also have a sweetie counter, I just had to buy me some 10p mix ups. Yum! They had some cracking deals with wardrobes and sofas from £20. Not a lot of items stay there too long, while I was there, a chair was sold and the Gorbals Recycles luton truck turned up in which they were bringing in items as fast as they were taking out. Stock is replenished frequently due to the great bargains they have on offer. The shop is immaculately clean, you can tell it's well looked after. It's a warm and friendly place, equal to their partner shops in town and in the Gorbals. It's such a great project and everyone I've met on the project has been really helpful. Gorbals Recycles supports it's volunteers which you can tell and they also support unemployed trying to get back into work. They also try to prevent land fill through recycling many various items that people no longer want or need. New to You also has some of the bicycles from the Gorbals shop on sale, they said many have taken an interest since they put them on display. This shop is situated in a cracking location in Partick, on the Dumbarton Road line of great charity shops. It's also a hop, skip and a jump from Partick train/subway/bus station. There's also plenty of buses that pass by. It's an ideal spot so I would definitely check what stock they've got, whatever's in the window goes pretty quickly so I'd get in there quick.

Embarrassingly this was the first time I've given blood in a couple of years. Since moving to…read moreGlasgow last year I've been meaning to do it. After seeing on Facebook that they were running low on my blood type (a good thing to keep an eye on) I thought I'd look up when they were open. Turns out you can make an appointment after work on Wednesday and Thursday. They are open until 7 these nights, which is great! No excuse for 9-5 people ;) All the members of staff were brilliant, I go there at 6.05 and had left by 6.50. It probably would have been quicker, but because it had been over two years I had to see a senior consultant. The lady giving out juice and bicutes afterwards was lovely, and really made sure you were feeling fine before letting you leave. All in all this place is a great resource, well run and spotlessly clean. It's in such a convenient location if you're in town as well. I need to make an effort to give blood more often!

Any excuse to visit Nelson Mandela place is welcome. I am so unbelievably proud that the city I…read morecall home renamed the place where the South African Consulate was located in 1986. South Africa was still apartheid and Nelson Mandela was still imprisoned. So any excuse to visit is welcome even if it involves giving up some of my blood. The centre is located in a beautiful building and is as you would expect spotlessly clean. All the staff here are lovely and I can imagine that if you were in the least bit nervous would be amazingly good at talking you down and getting your blood. As far as I am concerned the absolute best bit about donating blood is that you are forced to have a snack and a drink before they let you leave! Obviously with me there has never been any need to use anymore force than "tea, coffee or juice?" and I'm always going to choose a tunnocks tea cake.

I visited the shop today, and was horrified to see one shop worker(perhaps the manager?) furtively…read more indicate to her co-worker to keep an eye on me whilst she went into the back shop, as if I was a shoplifter, or worse!! Upon requesting from her when she returned if there were any records for sale(I am a collector) her attitude was somewhat dismissive towards me, and quite sarcastic. I won't be visiting there again in a hurry.