October 2023 by Jill Little
What a great charity shop! Accept all donations with a cheerful smile
September 2023 by Tony McCormack
love it
September 2023 by Mary T
Picked up 2 lovely cd units today. A real bargain. The lady serving was very friendly and helpful.
May 2023 by Samantha Andrades
Great place to get second-hand furniture, books, music, frames, and much more.
April 2023 by Oisín Keating
Excellent staff and some good bargains
June 2022 by Andrea Hamilton
Good stock
November 2017 by Jochn Visentin
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June 2015 by Ciara S.
It's all about upcycling and recycling these days. Our planet is suffering because of our insatiable appetite for a constant stream of possessions, which we use briefly then turf out. We hear daily news reports regarding the environmental dangers the planet faces and how rubbish dumps and landfill sites are overflowing with our cast off junk. Consequently there's a definite change in attitude. It's now extremely popular to recycle, re-use and prevent waste. Hence second hand and 'vintage' stores are increasingly popular. Oxfam Home is a great shop in which to pick up household furniture, reclaim it and give it a makeover with upholstering, painting, mosaic, varnish and crafting. A whole new pastime awaits! Oxfam sell everything from armchairs to pianos, all either perfect as they are or ripe for a makeover. There are now loads of courses and evening classes running which teach upholstery, furniture restoration and upcycling techniques. Get yourself an item from Oxfam and book into a class or check out some great upcycling ideas online (for example Plus you'll get a truly unique piece of furniture for your home in the process.
September 2010 by Paula G.
You don't have to be a student to appreciate the bargain possibilities of charity shops, Not a month ago I scored a fab chaise longue in one. The Oxfam Home Store on the Dublin Road is no exception to the 'sure to find something' rule. Dressers, occasional tables, inlaid walnut wardrobes, electrical goods - all to be found here and more. Art, antiques, books, music: I can hardly think of a reason not to go (and also, because of the fast turnover, you have the excuse to go again next week!). As I write this enthusiastic review, it has occurred to me that you could always donate something, rather than just buying - or even volunteer! However, even if it's purchasing you want to do - you are reducing waste AND helping a great charity continue their work. They also have a new website, so you can get a good idea of what's in stock before you go to the store. This is a great idea - especially now the IKEA enthusiasm may be waning a bit!
September 2010 by Laura C.
This is another good Oxfam in the city, and specialises mainly in furniture rather than the clothes available in the Castle Street branch. There's a good selection of cheaply priced jewellery at the front as you go in, and a less than good couple of rails of clothes just beside them. Past that are household goods like crockery sets and framed pictures, and then the main, very roomy, part of the shop selling furniture. On offer are usually single and double beds, fridges and cookers, wardrobes, tables, sofas and often random one-off items like exercise bikes or pianos. I do find the furniture and electrics to be a bit highly priced here for an Oxfam shop - £200 for example for a suite in the window the other week - but it's worth taking a look if you like older or vintage style pieces. I'm still lamenting over the bottle green leather old-fashioned swivel chair I saw here a few years back, which I couldn't buy as I was off to Australia in a couple of weeks and couldn't fit it in my backpack. So definitely a shop worth checking out if you want something a bit different and budget isn't your only consideration, and the bookshop is pretty good as well.
September 2010 by Rosejane L.
When looking for second hand furniture, you need to be in a decisive frame of mind in here because much of the stock looks so good that it gets snapped up in no time. I have even done that myself - I came in, found a wardrobe which had arrived that day and bought it straightaway. It's particularly difficult I think anyway to find a second hand wardrobe that doesn't have something wrong with its doors so pouncing is necessary. Said wardrobe has served its time well and is due to be replaced soon, maybe I'll get Oxfam home to take it away. Aside from buying furniture, it's also useful to have your unwanted stuff picked up when you want rid of it. That, however, means staying in to wait as the appointment times for collection tend to be limited to during the daytime.
September 2010 by Conor K.
Whenever I firs moved back to Belfast, me and my house mates decided to try and kit the new place out with as many things from these types of stores are possible. It would be going to a good you never know, we might have got an unique looking place out of it. Sadly we didn't and we gave up pretty quickly. But this was the beginning of my love of stores like this and their random contents. From week to week, this Oxfam Home is filled with all the random pieces of furniture that other deemed surplus to requirements. But sometimes, you do find a bargain. I got an epic leather desk chair here for £25. This was made even sweeter because I was ogling the very same one at a big chain store for £90 a few days before. Win for Conor and for charity.
September 2010 by Beca C.
I love this place... It's got everything you need for moving into a new house from sofas, to chest of drawers and wardrobes. The store gets daily delieveries which means if you miss out on something be sure to take a look again the next day as something bigger and better could have arrived. A little lesson I learned the hard way is to put down a deposit if you see something you like because the items go so fast if you come back at the end of the day it will be gone. The shop is great for student houses as you can pick up bits and pieces for next to nothing and then not feel too guilty about leaving them behind when you have no room in your car when moving. As well as furniture the store does a few rails of clothing which is worth a quick look for some bargain basics.
August 2010 by J K.
This is one of the many charity shops I've visited in Belfast over the last few month and to be honest this may be one of the best. It's a much bigger place than you would think when you see the outside, a store of this size sells not only books and random items your granny would turn her nose at but furniture and electrical items too. I called in a few times on my way home or way back from the adjacent Tesco store. The first time I went was in search of sunglasses (as far as I remember it was a halloween thing). It being halloween every other store was empty of their glassed brethren, however this little Oxfam had numerous pairs. It's a nice place to poke around, there is a awful lot on offer (all of varying degrees of quality) but you can't go too far wrong.
August 2010 by Geraldine D.
Why have I never gone in here before? I had no idea it was so massive. As you walk in there is a really big display unit filled with jewelry - i'm assuming it's all second hand but that doesn't matter as there were some really lovely little pieces. The massive selection of earrings caught my eye with all sorts of colors and sizes and, get this, the prices started at around a pound! I'm starting to wonder why I bother paying a fortune cartain other stores when you can help charity, get a lovely piece and pay next to nothing all at one go. If you are a student and you need a desk or a decent TV for a bargain price then this seems to be the place to go. Out the back is crammed with old desks, wardrobes, tables, sofas and chairs all at very reasonable prices - now none of this stuff is modern or scratch/stain free but it is usable and functioning. A real God send if you are strapped for cash but still need a decent piece of furniture. I was really impressed with this charity shop and I will definitely be back in periodically, just to see if there is anything I can make use of in my wee house.
