PDSA

Cats, cats, cats. Cats playing yoga and cats doing the cooking. How to care for cats and what to name your cat. What to do if you start calling your offspring by your cat’s name. What to do if you start calling your cat by your offspring’s names.
The book collection here is extensive and informative… if you care about cats. The book collection here is fantastic if looking for a gift… for a friend who can’t possibly provide you with a cup of tea without serving up a hair from darling tiddums.
If you are like me, though, and hate the sight of these wretched domestic predators, you will be happy to know that this shop offers a few other things.
For those who dare, PDSA has become known as the place to go for fancy dress. Full of everything from full costumes to wigs to belts, this shop will at least provide you with the inspiration for your attire, if not your actual outfit.
The bookshelves also offer a small range of DVDs and a range of decent paperbacks, which are all buy one get one free. Maybe I will get that cat yoga book, after all.
URBAN CHALLENGE: Hide some catnip in one of the books.

PDSA pet charity shop is a Library of books when compared to the other charity shops along albany road, that and the tea and cake part make it a reasonable place to stop for a cuppa.
There are a lot of animal lovers out there, and they must read a lot because PDSA seem to get all the book donations, it’s a treasure trove be it fiction or not.
The store is kept well and the staff are smiley. I have a cat so for me I have a tendency to support animal based charities.

PDSA is a lovely little charity shop in the middle of the charity shop battleground that is Albany road. This road is a great place to go, if you want to purely shop for bargains, eat cake and drink coffee.
The PDSA not only sells second hand goods such as clothing, games and books, but also new items such as pet accessories and greeting cards.
This shop is not as well stocked for clothing as some of the others are, but if you want to save the animals or buy animal themed gifts, then this is the place for you.
I love charity shops and I think that every single one on Albany road is worth checking out as you never know what you might find, any of them could contain that perfect saturday night outfit. These places are performing a great service, not only to yourself, saving you a pocketful of cash, but also helping out great causes, so make sure you get yourself down to this bargainous road of joy.

Pdsa charity shops sell the cheapest second hand books available, and I love them for it. The don’t sort the books in alphabetical order like most of the other charity shops, and so it takes longer to find the authors and titles that you are looking for, but this is sometimes not a bad thing. Yes, it takes you longer to cast your eyes over the full range of books displayed, but in doing so you may find a book that you would not have otherwise seen. This has happened to me several times, and I’ve always been grateful. The only time that I have felt that this lack of order has been tiresome is when I have been in a rush and have not had the time to look through the entire collection.
The Pdsa is not usually as good as a lot of the other charity shops for clothes and accessories, but I have still managed to find items that I like despite this. Again, their displays are not exactly easy to navigate, but their pricing policy more than makes up for it. As with the books, clothing prices tend to be lower than elsewhere.

PDSA is one of my favourite charities; they do so much good and I am so much an animal person. I’m that person that starts crying every time any charity advert comes on the television. I’m that person that starts crying twice as hard if that advert is about animals.
I’m always going to be a little bit biased, then, when it comes to sorting out the wheat from the chaff with regard to charity shops. However, this one really is brilliant. The staff are excellent — they obviously care about what you care about and they always sing out a cheery ‘Helloo!’ when you walk through the door.
The range of products maybe isn’t quite as good as in, say, the British Heart Foundation shop (which is just down the road a little bit) but it’s still good. Also, the prices are excellent.

Great for fancy dress stuff, well-​known among the student community for ‘Retro Road’ There isn’t so much new goods now, it’s mostly donated goods

It’s neat and tidy and the quality of goods is, well good. Everything is categorised so that you can easily browse the shelves/​racks and prices are cheap.
There is an awful lot of PDSA merchandise on sale and ‘new products’, which is somewhat of a shame if you ask me. When i go second-​hand shopping, I want to buy things that are second-​hand!
It’s good for fancy dress in here!