January 2024 by Daniel Charlesworth
Run by a wonderful manager who is always incredibly helpful. Amazing rotation of staff who are always kind and welcoming to customers, new and old. Amazing stock, usually a gem to be found, regardless of your preference.
January 2023 by Eddie John
It has a very rude and disrespectful manager. ?
September 2022 by George Pollard
I only go for the comics, and this store has got a pretty good selection.
February 2022 by Maryam Yas
The best shop to buy used books. A good collection available. Prices are okay too. I always find a book or two for myself and my children.
December 2021 by Richard Hughes
Always a wonderful selection across a wide variety of fiction and non fiction. Love it here. Staff were lovely and friendly.
September 2020 by steve woolhouse
Cheap books. Moomin gifts. What's not to love...
February 2017 by Sam Pseudonym
Great books. I bought loads of books to be told I could have a loyalty card where the 11th paper back is free only to be told by another staff member you can't use that with manga. Manga is paperback fiction so that's a contradiction. I thought it was a bit cheeky to offer loyalty cards where you buy 10 books and 11th fiction paperback is free only to then be told (after buying loads of paperback manga) that these don't count as fiction. I don't care much about the offer, it's a charity shop and as such I am happy to buy from here knowing I am getting bargains and giving to a good cause. But false advertisement irks me.
December 2016 by Tom Tierney
Always good for a browse. Book and music on sale.
May 2012 by Henry H.
I picked up a Jack Kerouac book from here recently, of which I was very pleased to discover after an exhausting search for some of his more obscure literature. They have a good (and unusual) selection of books and records, which I suppose is a reflection of Kings Heath inhabitant's interests - what interesting people I live amongst! And seeing as all of the trading that the goes on in this store is to aid a good cause, I am more than willing to spend a couple of quid here and there in exchange for some beat generation musings to sustain Oxfam's humanitarian activities in some way, shape or form around the world. Lovers of literature and music Oxfam Kings Heath is there (just maybe) to cater for your tastes.
May 2012 by John N.
In the interests of journalistic integrity I'd like to inform the reader from the start that bookshops are quite probably my favourite type of shop in the world. Even as a child on family outings I would often find a bookshop in which to hide from the utter hideousness of the modern retail experience. This one provides a great escape from the multi coloured chaos of Kings Heath High Street with a lovely comfy armchair in the middle of the shop that no one seems to use apart from me. Plus the prices are well within my budget which is great - you can pick up a paperback from three pounds or so. The selection is obviously dependent on donations but this doesn't seem to matter too much as I can always find something of interest in there. Service is usually helpful but whether or not the shop assistant knows anything about the book you are looking at depends on which volunteer they have in that day. If this shop were to disappear over night, it would definitely leave quite a hole in the retail life of King's Heath.
May 2012 by Craig H.
This is another of Oxfam's dedicated bookshops and so is always worth popping in. As there are a large number of musicians, music fans and the like in the Moseley and Kings Heath areas, the record and music books section is often well stocked with interesting things. I've got a couple of really interesting music books in there in recent times, and some of them have been quite recent releases. The records are pretty good, also, although appear to be priced according to Oxfam's rather rigid price structure and as such can be just one or two quid over the odds. Last Christmas I was look for old Beano annuals for a friend's kid who was collecting them. Having seen that there were none on the shelves I asked at the counter on the off chance there were some in stock. The bloke behind the counter kindly had a rummage about in the storeroom and returned some minutes later with a handful, and this kind of service is indicative of what you might expect in this store.
April 2008 by Qype User (gemmab?)
If you don't know what oxfam does: People donate their clothes, cutlerly, pottery, plates, shoes and any other bric-a-brac to be sold to aid charity projects at home and abroad. Oxfam have always pioneered the charity shop system and there are usually better 'finds' in oxfam that other charity stores. If you like a bit of vintage shopping then you should head here and of course profits go to charity. The only downside with Oxfam is that pricers are pretty savvy. If a Laura Ashley dress came through, it's likely not to go un-noticed and you pay for labels, even here! A lot of people don't know that Oxfam ake their own food stuff and ornaments/candles etc. You can get some really nice presents at christas time and of course it's even nicer to know tat some of your money will go to help those less fortunate.