Great Charity Shop (Oxfam in general)

Member Name: DocDan3

Product:	Oxfam in general
Date:	22/08/09 (45 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Do Voluntary Work, Range Of Goods, Good Cause, Cheap

Disadvantages: Some Slow Staff, 2nd Hand Goods

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 others. They also sell some of their own stock including foods such as coffee, chocolate and dried fruit, which are all fair trade items. They also sell a small selection of their own toys.

They don't take electronics in case they may be faulty, which is a shame. However, they have large stocks on clothes as well as books and other second hand items such as pottery, toys and decorative things. You may as well pop in to your local store as you may see something you like, the prices are cheap and all the money goes to a good cause.

The staffs are pretty helpful usually but sometimes a bit slow as they are more often than not, quite old and a tiny bit senile. However, they are working for free and for a great cause. They sell a good range of things and it's also a great place to drop off old books and clothes and items you don't want to be sold for charity.

Thanks for reading,

Dan ©

Summary: An excellent charity shop that stocks a range of goods including those 2nd hand from the public