The Village Shop and Post Office is the small building to the right of centre in the photograph above - it is next to the village hall and once was a granary, hence the arched base.  It is a community enterprise run by volunteers "By the village, for the village" and is registered with the Financial Services Authority under the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts for the benefit of the community of the parishes of Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle.

The shop is open from 9.00am to noon Monday to Saturday and from 10.00am to noon on Sundays. The Post Office is open from 9.00am to noon Monday to Friday.

The shop was the first in Dorset to make an arrangement with Sainsburys allowing the shop to retail their "own brand" goods and it stocks a range of some 500 general groceries and household commodities. A more limited range of meats, fruit, vegetables, cakes and confectionery and other local produce is also on sale. Bread and newspapers can be ordered at twenty four hours notice. The prices generally are significantly less than at other village shops as once relieved of the need to pay staff, prices can be kept low Also noteworthy is the variety and quality of the greetings cards by local artists on sale at very competitive prices.

The Post Office can carry out the full range of the transactions normally conducted at all Post Offices with the exception of Motor Vehicle Taxation. Electronic Banking Services such as cash withdrawal and deposit are also available for a number of banks including Alliance and Leicester, Lloyds TSB and Barclays. Bills can also be paid through GIRO and Automatic Payment Service and foreign money (Euros etc) can ordered for next day delivery.   A photocopying service is also available at economic rates.   Remember, survival is largely based on the number of transactions carried out - so the more it is used the better chance there is of keeping it.

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