The oasis is situated on corporation street in Birmingham. So is about a 7 minute walk from the train station. You can get in at either of the two entrances on the first floor, or second floor.
They even have in the oasis a cafe, a t shirt printing place and internet cafe. However it seems a popular place for little kids to walk round, they end up making it difficult to get round at times, and alot hotter.
There is alot of cyber/goth/punk places, as well as PVC (quite scary) some normalish girls shops with baggy jeans and cool tops, plus nightmare before xmas stuff. Plus some skater style mens clothing shops. They have quite a few shoe shops also. The best shop is at the bottom floor called Beadasaurus...with lots of cool lil bracelets and everything its great! On the bottom floor they also sell lots of posters, band hoodies and band t's.
The most overpriced shops are the girls ones, a goth/punk shop called anna bee and Fallout. Id also suggest you be very careful of some of the quality of clothing in there....some is bad quality. Also watch out for some of the shop attendants, they are a bit weird and make you feel pressured into buying (best example are people from anna bee)
Id suggest people with physical disabilities do not come here, as there is alot of stairs and thin walkways, plus people tend to knock into you.
Shops you must go into will vary from person to person, but my faves are fallout and beadesaurus, as they have some standout clothes.
The nearest parking is the birmingham multistory carpark a few hundred yards down the road i'd say. Its great to go to if you are at a gig for a day, as its relatively close to the birmingham academy.
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Advantages: Easy to get to, wide variety, competitive pricing, something for all. Disadvantages: I think it could be improved with having rock music playing rather than radio 1! It is fairly easy to get lost in the first few times, however getting lost in a world of PVC, velvet, and dog collars is not an entirely unpleasant experience!
student9824 06.12.2000 ·
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Advantages: Easy to get to, wide variety, competitive pricing, something for all. Disadvantages: I think it could be improved with having rock music playing rather than radio 1! It is fairly easy to get lost in the first few times, however getting lost in a world of PVC, velvet, and dog collars is not an entirely unpleasant experience!
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