Rehman News

A really reliable traditional corner shop.
He has a great range of food and is always well stocked. A good selection of magazines and birthday cards etc that I would actually consider buying (corner shop cards are normally so bad).
Always has milk, a range of bread and the local papers. His prices are not too far off the supermarkets so you don’t feel like you’re getting stung too much.
The guy who owns it is very friendly and they are open nice and early for emergency milk runs and hangover breakfast ingredients. It’s used by all the local residents and sits opposite Kings Heath park, perfect for an ice cream or cold drink in the Summer.
Rehman News saves you from having to hit the High Street to pick up your local paper and although I might struggle to isolate it’s one great achievement other than it’s location, it does an ample job of serving this neck of the woods.

This is a pretty standard newagents and I have only been in once when I wanted to grab a magazine. It is quite small inside and pretty quiet too, I guess it is mainly used by local residents. The guy who served me did not seem in the best of moods when I went to pay for the magazine and it made me feel as though I was intruding or interrupting his time reading some paper. Anway, I did not stay long and have not returned since. The prices are standard for a newsagents, although I did only get a magazine, so I am not sure about the other items in there such as drinks and confectionary. I do not think I will be popping back in there any time soon, just because it is out of my local area and I was slightly put off by the grumpy man behind the counter.

Do you know when you want to make a purchase of what could be a potentially embarrassing publication to have in your hand? You hardly want a friend, a neighbour, teenagers, pensioners, or just about anybody seeing you buy it and it’s usually impossible to be discreet about it, as most newsagents are on the High Street and are always full.
The clear advantage that Rehman’s has in this situation is that it is perfectly placed for this kind of sortie, away from the main road and usually quite quiet. Wait until the shop is empty of other customers, then pay for and make off with your copy.
If you aren’t aren’t old enough to find yourself in a qaundary about this kind of thing, then rest assured that another bonus of this shop is that they have a range of sweets from just 10p, and drinks that are much cheaper than the Victorian Tea Rooms in Kings Heath Park opposite.