Oxfam in general

I have always been a fan of Oxfam, not only for the used items available in all the shops, but also for the range of fair trade gifts they sell at Christmas. The gift range is extensive and includes picnic rugs, phot frames, jewellery boxes and seasonal items such as nativity sets. All the items are produced in third world countries supported by the charity, and are typically very ornate, hand made and reasonably priced. Over the years Oxfam has grown in popularity and is very well marketed as a result. They have an online shop which sells a range of used and new items. I do find that the used items are slightly overpriced and certainly cost less when you ...  Read the complete review

This review is about Oxfam Unwrapped, which is Oxfam's latest idea to bring money from us to the third world. It is a gift range with a big difference. The gifts will make a big difference to the people who need it most and it makes you feel good at the same time! I first found out about Oxfam Unwrapped a couple of years ago when I had nipped in to Oxfam to have a nosey and saw a poster inside with some catalogues underneath. I took one home and after buying my sister a jumper from River Island but wanting just a little something extra for her birthday I thought I'd have a look. As my sister was of school age at the time, I decided I would buy her the gift of ...  Read the complete review

Oxfam is a charity shop that gives its profits to help end world poverty. Perhaps one of the most well known charities the shops are located in pretty much every town. And sell basically anything and everything. Clothes, Bric a Brac, toys and so on. The stores sell both donated goods and a selection of goods made for oxfam. And they will accept all kinds of donations. The items are fairly prices although by far not the cheapest charity shop. I personally do not see oxfam as a favourite as it is far too commercial now they focus too much on buying in products and forget about being a charity shop. This may just be the ones in my area as I can only ...  Read the complete review

Oxfam is a charity shop located throughout the UK, which aids children in poverty around the world in places such as Africa. Only people in managerial positions are paid a salary but the other workers are there on a voluntary basis and do not get paid. You can volunteer yourself to work at an Oxfam shop, and it's a useful thing to have on your CV. I worked there as part of the Duke of Edinburgh award and also stated so in my personal statement for my application to study medicine at university. The shop has a green background outside with a white Oxfam logo. The shop sells everything really as they rely on goods that are usually 2nd hand and bought in my ...  Read the complete review

I'm rather a charity shop fan, so when we go somewhere new that has a few charity shops, I like to take a look and see what they have. A trip not so long ago to Leighton Buzzard for hubby to visit a model shop gave me the chance to have a wander into a few charity shops and Oxfam was one of them. To be honest compared to other charity shops I'm not all that keen on Oxfam, it almost feels like the shops are set up by someone who thinks Oxfam is above other charity shops or something. The one in Leighton Buzzard was a medium sized shop, and there was a lot of stuff there, but a lot of it wasn't second hand, a lot of it was products that had the Oxfam ...  Read the complete review