Although it is quite a small shop tucked away just off the Wilmslow Road, this second hand bookshop…read moreis always very well-stocked. These charity bookshops have been in the media recently and have been dubbed 'unfair competitors' to non-charity second-hand bookshops, who have suffered greatly. Basically charity shops no longer sell books for 5p which can be snapped up by other shops who'll sell them on at a profit. Charity shops have upped their game and I'd say most fiction books in this shop go for about £1.99-£3.99. Not as cheap as Amazon Marketplace but it's all about the rummaging! Alongside your Zadie Smiths and Patricia Cornwells they also have a good range of non-fiction books and I spied a decent selection of GCSE revision guides. It may be a good place to pick up second-hand course texts for uni due to the high student population of Withington. The shop is often staffed by students and young types who organise events such as cake sales. Find out more on their facebook group http://www.facebook.com/pages/Withington-United-Kingdom/Barnardos-Bookshop-Withington/102309933968

I'm with Kirsten, this is a lovely wee shop and though the prices aren't as good as some online…read moreprices, it's all made sweeter by the fact that it's for charideeeee! Also, you're likely to find stuff here that you're not going to find on Amazon, such as old board-bound editions of Shakespeare and romantic poetry. The 'olde booke' section, as I called it, is small (think the tall Billy bookcase from Ikea, about 2/3 full...) but the rest of the sections are well-stocked. The crime section in particular is healthy, which is good for me (I do love crime!) The staff here are truly lovely. They are almost always reading when you go in, and when I was living in Withington I noticed that the sign advertising for volunteers stipulated 'must love books' or something similar. One of the volunteers (a nice boy with floppy hair) put aside two old Shakespeare books for me because I couldn't remember whether Classy Friend loved Lear or Much Ado. The edition of Lear she ended up with had an inscription from a Manchester boys' school, sometime in the 1920s. Which was cool and very eco, too. A lovely wee shop with a great selection, nice staff and the occasional Lionel Richie 12".

Waterstone's in Altrincham town centre is probably one of my favourite stores within the town…read morecentre especially after the closure of the Carphone Warehouse store which was virtually opposite this one. It is a fairly large and modern store and it does stand out more than most within the town centre's shopping street, especially with the dark nights drawing in through these cold winter months and it is one of the larger stores on George Street anyway. It does shut early but this is common in the town centre and I did find the store again to be a little understaffed considering I did visit at quite a busy time (Saturday, the run-up to Christmas). 3* - Nice book-store for a big town, obviously it is a chain and I feel a little uneasy about paying higher prices at a chain compared to online retailers unless it is at an independent book-store, again this store doesn't compare to larger branches in larger towns and shopping centres but still it isn't a bad alternative if you don't fancy heading into Manchester from Alty.

This is a good sized bookshop that has a good selection of religious books, music and other small…read moregifts. As well as christian books the bookshop also stocks other religions however there are not as much choice on the other religions. The bookshop is not on the main road and is tucked away a little so it may take some searching for!

HMV in the Stockport Merseyway Centre is quite a poor branch of HMV in my opinion, despite being a…read moredecent size store over two floors, my first complaint is I was told there wasn't a lift by the member of staff, so i couldn't go upstairs, I'm not sure if there was one and it wasn't working or they didn't have one all together especially when considering most of the things seem to be on the upper floor including Games and Technology with as Music and Vinyl being on the Ground Floor. I came in here today after being a little dissapointed with the selection of games at Grainger Games, looking to pick up FIFA 16 on the Xbox 360, there was originally confusion over staff members not listening to me, who thought i asked for the 2017 version when I did not, so I waited and waited some-more only to then be told I had to go to the till. At the till, after waiting for a few minutes while the man got back to me, I was told straight away they don't stock the 2016 version, which basically was my time wasted as the member of staff didn't check this first and just was a little arrogant thinking HMV Stockport were the best and stocked everything. I also was really upset at the volume of music in the store, it was like a nightclub so communication was hard, it was just far too loud and it wasn't very nice to shop with the music at that volume, so I just tried to get out of the store as soon as I could because it wasn't a nice place to be, so sadly I feel this store only deserves a single one star rating due to issues with the staff, product range, music and lack of a lift.

A really impresive big store located in the main shopping area (Merseyway) of stockport town…read morecentre, with a great layout and lots of offer instore its really good place to look for bargins, although some products I saw I have seen cheaper elsewhere in the last few weeks, did manage to get some good offers on Dr Who DVD's, and some older films and a couple of books so was very happy, but I would recommend you shop around first and check out the deals they have on.

MICK & JENNY'S SHOP is situated on a once busy shopping plateur just off Moorland Road, in the…read moreHerdings Park District of Sheffield. The shop is difficult to find if you are a newcomer to the area. It sells a wide range of foodstuff, general everyday household goods, local Sheffield newspaper and gambling scratch-cards, alcohol, wines and spirits to drink off the premises. The goodside of this shop is; The staff are polite and friendly. The badside of this shop is; Due to the central floor shelves there's little room to move about inside when customer trade is busy - usually in the morning and at teatime.

nice shop. best thing of all is the staff. very nice and polite. jenny is gawjus and beena is also…read morevery gawjus and a beautifull smile. but back to the shop.. prices are ok. shops a bit cramped. need more space to move about. but all in all its a good shop with great eye canndy :)

This is a small store in comparison to others I have visited and although it is wells stocked with…read morefriendly staff it is a little hard to find, unless you know Sheffield well. It's down Chapel Walk and would be easy to miss. They often do offers so there's often great bargains to be had and its great for all your accessories needs (hair bands, bobbles, clips, jewellrey, purses, bags etc.)

Only thing is though this store is down chapel walk, and people tend to miss it and dont see it…read moreinfact they wouldnt know where it is as its down an allyway, unless you actually decide or 'accidently' walk through. Can find lots of stuff here (accessories haha as you can tell by the title)! like scarfs, gloves, hats, bags, shoes, ear muffs, earrings, rings, braceletes, neckalaces, hair accessories! They have great offers on now and again so you cant go wrong with the potential savings! love my bargains lol. the store is alittle smaller, compare to the one in meadowhall and slightly more cramped, but you still can find everything there is in the meadowhall.

I have a lot of mates in Chorlton and I always make a beeline for this shop when I visit. Ine of my…read morefavourite things in the world is shopping for second hand books and this shop has them in abundance. If your not a book lover, maybe you're more of a vintage fashionista or a budding photographer, you will find something that you love in this shop. Unlike most charity shops this one is staffed with people who are passionate about what they sell and who can hold a conversation about subjects more riveting than the weather.

Any book-buyer's favourite type of bookshop- simple, with a good selection of generally underpriced…read morebooks and a helpful but quietly-reading-until-you-want-him owner. Would be four or even five stars if only it were larger, so we could spend even more time browsing in the gentle silence of an undiscovered gem!