More queer than curious this little shop. From the outside (see picture) it looks like a quaint…read moreole' place with pot plants and other gardening implementalia (is that a word? It should be). Yet when you step inside, the old curiosity shop quickly begins to resemble a hoarder's loft. The inside is small made smaller by the sheer volume of crap inside. The crap is navigated by a pathway down the middle of the shop, lined with piles of stuff and things: Multiple copies of unknown books by unheard-of authors and just lots of nik-naks and household stuff. There was a couple of shelves of DVDs but I couldn't get to them or see them properly because a load of other stuff was in the way. The bloke whose shop it seemed to be was pleasant enough, watching the cricket on a little tele balanced on top of a pile of stuff. For the hardcore rummager only.

I am always a big fan of places where the items on sale feel like a random collection of things…read morethat someone has collected over the years......If you are a fan of one offs and items with charm this little place in the Custard Factory is well worth a visit. You can pick up furniture and household items right through to clothes and accessories if you are not afraid to have a bit of a rummage. The things on sale here change all the time so it's not the kind of place I go looking for something specific. This is more a curiosity shop type vibe to browse through and discover what it is you went in there for along the way.

Moseley Emporium is an Antique shop in Moseley Village, the shop proudly flies a union flag and…read morefittingly sits next to The Prince Of Wales at the lower end of Moseley Village. They have a wide range of stock with a range of items out front that is updated frequently. My favourite of which was an antique Dentist's tool with a foot pump that powered a hydraulic hose used to turn the dentist's drill! Not always so macabre, often you will find a nice piece of antique furniture or an old fire place sitting out front, proudly on display for all to see. Upon entering the shop you find much more inside than you might think with antique dressers and items that might have come out of Canal boats and be warned if you do enter with an Antiques enthusiast, you won't be leaving anytime soon, as the place opens up to reveal more and more, but then you could always slink off to the Prince next door.

Under lots of dust you can find some beautiful furniture in Moseley Emporium. When I went there for…read morethe first time, I was amazed with how much cool stuff they had just on the first floor. Antique chairs, chandeliers, vintage tables. Then the owner told me they had another two floors, one of them solely had items on sale. The furniture is very well kept and the prices are good, considering. It's easy to get lost inside the store, you could be in there hours. I bought a nice antique mirror for ten pounds. It is worth taking a look in there if you are an antique enthusiast or even if you just like to have a mooch, like me!

Antiques and Curios Creations is an eccentric, wild and downright charming little shop. Which is a…read morereflection of a really nice owner. I can't summarise the antique, aged and authentic goods that they have in store other than under the phrase weird and wonderful - which really doesn't do it justice. I bought a Matisse print from there framed for £15, which is ludicrously cheap in comparison to most places that would charge you triple that (if not more) just for the print. It is full of quaint jars, mirrors, candle holders, chests, tin helmets, lanterns, snow shoes etc. all of which give this shop a historic quality. I feel as though I could be in 1920s Paris when I'm in there. It's really worth visiting, even if its just to mooch around and see an assortment of items and ponder how so many strange and delightful things converged on a little shop in Birmingham. You never know, you might just be as pleasantly surprised as I was.

I love having a good old root around in this bazaar. I have never committed to buy anything because…read moreI'm not always sure of the usefulness of the things I pick up. They have all sorts of weird and wonderful things in there and what's great is that every time you go in there the selection has slightly changed. They have a collection of tins and trinket boxes which always catch my eye. I'm a sucker for bags and they have a whole section of vintage leather suitcases and bags. I once saw a perfume bottle which looked like something dug up from the sea bed of the Titanic wreck. Another eye-catching item I wish I could afford is the big brass-finished globe; it's pretty special.