British Red Cross Society

This Red Cross Shop is hidden off the King’s Road and hidden is truly the operative word. I’ve visited 3 – 4 times over the past couple of years and the things that you can find here never ceases to amaze me. There are actually two shops — a clothing store and a «everything else» store (you know, books, CDs, ornaments etc). Being a girl, I tend to be in the clothing store more often than not.
It’s generally quite quiet in the store and the staff are really friendly, sharing stories of people who have brought stuff in and generally having a chat with you, which is nice. I’ve had some great finds too — but you have to be prepared to rummage around. I’ve bought a few coats and one really nice Shanghai Tang dress, which I was super pleased with! If you like a bargain, then the Red Cross Shop is for you. From time-​to-​time, they also seem to have half price sales on the clothes, which is nice too. And you leave the store with a feel-​good feeling — you are reusing something that somebody else didn’t want, you can gift-​aid your purchase so that the Red Cross gets the tax back, and a donation goes to the Red Cross too. It’s nice to come here, even if it’s just for a browse.