New Oxfam book shops.

[NiceguyEddie]

Any one been into one of these yet? We were in Wells on Saturday and I visited one. Very nice - no clothes - just books and CDs. Just like a normal bookshop.

[Kell]

We've been lucky enough to have one for several years now. We also hae a Barnardos Books. It's always nice to be able to get books at a good price and know you're doing some good at the same time. :)

[NiceguyEddie]

We've been lucky enough to have one for several years now. We also hae a Barnardos Books. It's always nice to be able to get books at a good price and know you're doing some good at the same time. :)

I thought it was a new thing. Perhaps it's new in Wells. :mrgreen:

[Karen]

I wish we had one here...although that would just cause all sorts of problems for my TBR pile.

[Sarahrob]

I wish we had one here...although that would just cause all sorts of problems for my TBR pile.
I'm right there with you!:D

[Renniemist]

There is an Oxfam in Perth that is just for books and CDs. It is a while since I have been, but the books are generally in good condition.:)

[prospero]

*books ticket to Perth*

[Lilywhite]

We have an Oxfam bookshop in Preston and have done for some time now. They sell records and dvds and the such too.

[Janet]

The one in Wells has been there for quite a few years. We also have one in Bath. They're great!

[~V~]

Our local Oxfam is getting more and more book oriented with some pictures and so forth. I think they've recognised the huge gap in the market since all the small independent bookshops went down. Plus lots of people must give books away

The online shop is good too - quick delivery too

[Purple Poppy]

The only problem with Oxfamn is they are very expensive. I can get a new copy for the same price as an average condition one in Oxfam. I do support the other charity shops and buy quite a few books that way.

[~V~]

99p my way

Scope were doing 3 for £1 recently. Then apparently the Regional Manager told them to price all books at a minimum of £3. Ridiculous when you can get best sellers brand new from Tesco for not much more than that

[happyanddandy]

The OXFAM shop in Rayners Lane is crammed with books - none under a quid. Opposite is the Hospice shop with books 40p - 50p - you know where I am to be found :smile2:

[supergran71]

We have an Oxfam bookshop in Littlehampton, but I think they think they are a proper bookshop the prices they charge. We have 3 charity shops in the High Street and you cant get any book for less than £2.00 Makes me furious.

[kelly2008]

We have an Oxfam bookshop in Preston and have done for some time now. They sell records and dvds and the such too.

To be honest i was shocked at the prices when I first went in :irked: But it is a good little bookshop and I do often go there :)

[Lilywhite]

I was too Kelly but I still can't help myself if I see a book I want. :D

They're quite reasonable in there, my last book cost me £1.99 and they have a good nonfiction selection too.

[kelly2008]

Some of the books are really good quailty so i dont mind the price, but when they are really run down and the pages are falling out i think they should be a bit cheaper. :)

[NiceguyEddie]

I bought two hardbacks that were on my list of things I'd like for £3.99 each. Alternatively I might find them on eBay for a quid less, but then I'd have to pay P&P on top, so I thought that was reasonable. I can't stand paperbacks so even if they were 1p, I wouldn't be tempted.

[beef]

We dont have a book only charity shop here but we do have 4-5 shops with a good selection of books so combined its like a treasure trove :D and my money gets spread accross causes.

[Purple Princess]

We have an Oxfam book shop in Durham, when I was in there about a month ago the books were a little bit expensive for 2nd hand but they were on 3 for 2 and in quite good condition too.

[Welshman]

Our local Oxfam shop is basically our local secondhand bookshop. Unfortunately the Oxfam recycling poinst for collection of boks has been moved and this has affected their stock levels. Hopefully this will change in the near future.

In Stafford there is something of a book war going on between Oxfam and the Heart Foundation - both want to be the King (Queen?) of the castle. Suits me - this way I get 2 bookshops.

[nicnic]

I love the Oxfam bookshop in Newcastle, it's fab! I know it is expensive, but the books are at least half the price they are in a full price bookshop. The reason why I shop there is the books are usually very good condition and they actually have decent titles. Most of the charity shops round our way just have Mills and Boon and a few thrillers!

We also have an Amnesty International bookshop, which is possibly even better. It has a decent selection of academic texts etc

[Welshman]

What's the charity bookshop opposite the U of Northumbria. It was really rather good.

[kehs]

I wish we had one here...although that would just cause all sorts of problems for my TBR pile.

I worked as a volunteer in a charity shop for a while. No prizes for guessing which section I was put in charge of! ;)

The only problem with Oxfamn is they are very expensive. I can get a new copy for the same price as an average condition one in Oxfam. I do support the other charity shops and buy quite a few books that way.

I agree, Oxfam books are dearer than other charity stores book prices, and they are usually valued too, so no chance of finding a treasure for a few pence. ;):)

[Janet]

What's the charity bookshop opposite the U of Northumbria. It was really rather good.
I'm not sure exactly what you mean by opposite the U, but there is a large secondhand bookshop in Alnwick called Barter Books (http://www.barterbooks.co.uk/).

The town where my parents live has a large Lions Hospice Charity Bookshop that sells books at 30p each - or 4 for £1. :D

[Welshman]

It's about 3/4 years since I was last in Newcastle and I was always getting lost there anyway, so I am the last person to guide you to where I mean. All I recall is that I thought it was an Oxfam bookshop, but I may be wrong

[kelly2008]

British heart foundation is great, 2 paperbooks for £1.50 or a hardback for £1.15. They dont have many books though :)

[nicnic]

What's the charity bookshop opposite the U of Northumbria. It was really rather good.

That one is the oxfam bookshop, you're right, it's just along the road from the University of Northumbria (which is confusingly located in Newcastle!). It's on St. Mary's Place.

[Janet]

That one is the oxfam bookshop, you're right, it's just along the road from the University of Northumbria (which is confusingly located in Newcastle!). It's on St. Mary's Place.
Uni of Northumbria! Now I get it - I thought Welshman was looking on a large atlas and talking about a place where the 'u' in the middle of NorthUmbria landed! :lol:

I've never heard of university being abbreviated as merely 'u'!

[~V~]

I've never heard of university being abbreviated as merely 'u'!

Well you've never lived then :lol:

(It's usually used when saying 'The U of ....' rather than 'Somewhere Uni' if that makes sense?)

[NiceguyEddie]

Well you've never lived then :lol:

(It's usually used when saying 'The U of ....' rather than 'Somewhere Uni' if that makes sense?)

I hate the term Uni. I'm sure it's a fairly recent term.

[Welshman]

The term U of .... is nowadays quite common and used extensively in the higher academic press. I guess it's the evolving nature of our language where more and more things are abbreviated thanks to computers and mobile phones. :irked:

Probably in 30 years time this post would read - TtUo .... inqcaueithap. Igienoolwmamtaa. God help us.

[Sedgewick]

I went once but they were asking £3.49 for beat up old copies. So I didn\'t see the point in hanging around.

[angelofboox]

I can't remember ever going into one but I somehow have an impression of the books being very expensive. I suppose they charge the same as a second-hand bookshop (overheads and profit)...with charity money on top...or something. Anyhow, I do wonder if there are any near me which I could go and check out. Apart from that, I prefer to support local booksellers (there was a great little bookshop near my school that I used to browse and they never minded me spending hours in there and not buying anything but instead wildly gesturing while talking to my friend...the personal touch gets it) - although I must admit Waterstones tends to be my first port of call.

[lovesreading06]

It wasn't just a book store. I took a look in my oxfarm. My town centre is pretty rubbish and there still changing a fortune. You could go to asda and get a brand new one cheeper.

Least it good there are at least sitting just book stores up.

[Babe*With*Brains]

i went into an Oxfam book shop the other week and bought a good horror/crime book. They don't exactly have 'charity shop' prices considering they're 2nd hand. Some of the books were £7. There's a few cheaper ones though, and i suppose the money goes to a good cause =)

[Colin Jacobs]

I find that the Oxfam book shops (there is s big one in Woodbridge Suffolk UK) are abhorantly expensive.

Although they seem to sell the Natural history books at silly prices. I presume the popular fiction books make them good money.

[Janet]

I recently paid £3.49 for a really good condition (i.e it looks unread) copy of Lolita.

The same edition was £8.99 in Waterstone's, so I don't think it was expensive at all!

[Colin Jacobs]

I guess I am a bit of a meany. I find £2 expensive for 2nd hand fiction:mrgreen:

[happyanddandy]

Our Oxfam has just shut down!! I'ts opposite the Hospice shop so I,m not surprised. They had a huge store downstairs of dressing up stuff which they hired out. OH got his panto costume there.

[Severnlad]

I'm with you on this Colin. Oxfam do charge too much for second hand books. Unfortunately doen here they are not alone for most of the charity shops are pricing books too high. There are to exceptions Link Romania who sell most of their stock for £1 or under and the other is the R.N.L.I. who have books outside the lifeboat station, they do not price thir books but just ask for donations - we usually pay them £1 a book. If this can work for them why not Oxfam - too many salaries to pay I suspect !!

[Bellatrix]

Love Oxfam bookshops, we've got one in Bradford & there has been one in Headingley (Leeds) for a while and yesterday found one in Nantwich (Cheshire). I do find Oxfam has higher prices than most charity shops so what I tend to do is visit the other charity shops first then finish off with Oxfam (not that I'm buying at the moment - got too many to read). I no longer shop at Waterstones as I've seen 2 independent bookshops close down shortly after W's opened & as for buying at supermarkets I don't use them at all.