Barnardo's Donation Centre & Shop - Middlesbrough

Blue

Awful experience with the main guy who works there. He lost hundreds of pounds from me buying many items due to greed and putting the prices up before I came in next to purchase them.
The younger lady was amazing, but the guy is blunt, rude and shouldn’t be working in the customer sector. I never want to go back there, when I go to multiple charity shops a week and spend a lot of money in each. I work in one locally and If we spoke to our customers like that, we wouldn’t have any people spending.
Disgusting.

j J.

My husband tried to donate today and went to the back doors. A guy told him "we're shut". The time on the net said open till 6pm and it was 4.20pm! He asked if he could just drop them into the open back doors (3 large bags full of nice mens clothes including a couple of spring summer jackets plus some clothes still with tags) to be told "no". Husband said he would best take them elsewhere and the guy said "go on then"!.
How very appreciative of someone's time and petrol eh!?

Elaine M.

I dropped my donations off at the back door the other day and it was hard because it was my mam’s clothes. I was met by the loveliest lady. We had a lovely chat about losing someone close and she ended by telling me…. don’t worry we’ll help you!
Sometimes you have a really special moment in life and that was one of them.
Hope she sees this ….thank you!

Jonathan H.

Items in this shop have original price stickers on and then labels over the top with a higher price from the charity shop. I know it is supporting charity, but it does seem a bit weird that they are upselling and putting higher prices on things.

also it smells a bit in the shop, we have been in multiple times and it always smells

Shane M.

This is a pretty reasonable store; whole certain ideas are way over priced for the item itself; let alone the type of store it is; it works both ways; certain items are underpriced;

Considering this store is located next to big Tesco; I would recommend people pop in after their shop to kill 5 minutes and see if they are any bargains to be had

carol B.

I donated today, criticised for not coming to the back door ( didnt realise they had one ).... not a good experience....will find another charity next time !

Robert N.

Very friendly staff and always happy to help when handing in your donations. A very worthy cause indeed!

Savvyb77

I FOUND AN AMOG US SKIBIDI TOLIET THERE AND I PURCHASED IT FOR ONLY 3.99 DEFO RECCOMENED BRRRR SKIBI DOB DOB YES YES SKIBI DOBA DOBA DIB DIB