Our Services

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Opening Hours

We are open between 10am and 4pm on Tuesday through to Saturday (although we do open Mondays in the school holidays and the occasional Sunday in December) - check our social media for updated opening times or call us on 07424 619496.

In addition to our opening hours, you may be interested in the following services that we offer at Teasel & Skylark.

We can order any book for you

Whilst our shop is small in size (we prefer to call is cosy), we have a big heart and big ambitions. If you can’t see the book you are looking for, please just ask one of us at the counter and we’ll be happy to order it for you - we can normally order most titles … we have access to the UK’s biggest bookseller which has over 6.5 million books in stock.

We can often get the book for the next working day.

You can also order by messaging us, either via the website or WhatsApp or email. If you specify what you would like we can then send you a payment link which takes you to our payment system, Square, allowing you to pay online for your order. Once we have received notification of this payment we will contact you with an expected date of arrival in the shop for you to collect.

Bookshop.org

We are on Bookshop.org selling a curated range of books if you like to shop online and support independent bookshops. Visit our shop here.

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Discounts available:

Book Clubs

We love reading so we love supporting local book clubs.

If you are a member of a book club, or perhaps you run one of your own, you may like to know that we can arrange a 10% discount on the purchase of books under certain conditions.

Please see our Terms & Conditions and speak with one of us if you are interested in setting up a discount.

Blue Light Services

We also love the work that all of our emergency and health services do day in and day out so as a small token of our appreciation blue light workers will receive a 5% discount on the purchase of most items in our shop (excluding wall art, National Book Tokens and gift vouchers) on presentation of an ID card.

National Book Tokens

We are a member of the Booksellers Association and we sell and redeem National Book Tokens. We have a range of gift cards for all ages and occasions on the counter - and we can redeem your tokens no matter where you purchased them from.

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Teasel & Skylark Loyalty Scheme

  • The loyalty scheme is only for purchases in our shop in Trinity Street, Dorchester. Loyalty cards remain the property of Teasel and Skylark and have no monetary value until redeemed.

  • On purchase of items in the shop (excluding wall art, National Book Tokens and gift vouchers) a stamp will be awarded for each whole £10 spent.

  • To earn reward stamps, please present the card at the time of purchase. Purchases made without the card cannot be recorded retrospectively.

  • A fully stamped card entitles you to £5 off your next purchase of anything in the shop except National Book Tokens. The card is surrendered to us at the point of the sale and is regarded as spent.

  • Loyalty cards are the responsibility of the customers and lost, stolen or damaged cards cannot be redeemed.

  • Loyalty cards cannot be used in conjunction with other discounts or promotions.

  • The scheme is for personal use only. Teasel and Skylark reserve the right to cancel any cards if abuse is suspected.

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Teasel and Skylark Gift Vouchers

🎁 Valid only in-store: These vouchers can be redeemed exclusively at our shop

📅 Expiry date: Our vouchers last 12 months from date of purchase

💵 Voucher value: Available in any amount of your choosing

🧾 Keep it safe: Lost or stolen vouchers cannot be replaced

✅ How to use: Simply present the voucher at when paying for your items. Please note that no change can be given and they cannot be exchanged for cash

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