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f1reddie Mar 4th, 2005 09:23 PM

Best shopping in Paris ?
 
Anyone has any favourite places in Paris for
shopping? Or how about just popular places you've heard of ?

Thanks !!

Dave_in_Paris Mar 4th, 2005 09:59 PM

Shopping for what?

f1reddie Mar 4th, 2005 10:03 PM

You know... stuff... clothes,shoes.. everything you want but don't need.

LoveItaly Mar 4th, 2005 10:07 PM

So Dave, get busy, give a list of shops that have "stuff"! LOL.

Dave_in_Paris Mar 4th, 2005 10:20 PM

Stuff happens.

f1reddie Mar 4th, 2005 10:38 PM

But where does stuff happen ?
Dave in Paris has no idea ?

Dave_in_Paris Mar 4th, 2005 10:43 PM

The basement of BHV has an incredibly complete line of rollers -- for funiture, under the car creepers, whatever -- in every imaginable size and color.

Dave_in_Paris Mar 4th, 2005 10:44 PM

And if you don't go crazy on the size you can fit a lot of them into your suitcase.

Dave_in_Paris Mar 4th, 2005 10:48 PM

Don't tell anybody. Word gets out, the tourist hordes will descend to the basement and my roller shopping will be ruined.

Truffaut Mar 5th, 2005 04:49 AM

Dave,

Then you'll have to move on to BHV's amazing selection of "tournevols de robinetterie", although I prefer Castorama for those. Casto even stocks the incredibly rare 8mm size! ;)

bettyo70 Mar 5th, 2005 04:53 AM

f1reddie: Might I suggest that you read Suzy Gershman's "Born to Shop: Paris" book -- a fun, organized and thorough read. Updated annually. The author lives in Paris and gives a lot of good advice on all the neighborhoods.

Enjoy!


mclaurie Mar 5th, 2005 05:16 AM

The "popular" dept stores are Galleries Lafayette, Bon Marche, Le Printemps and La Samarataine. There's a long thread here on shopping for handbags if you do a search. Rue de Grenelle has lots of shoe stores. You'll also find lots of other ideas if you search shopping AND paris here.

http://www.parisdigest.com/menus/shopping.htm

http://www.discoverfrance.net/France...shopping.shtml

f1reddie Mar 5th, 2005 12:08 PM

To: McLaurie
Thanks for the info and website - I checked it out and started compiling a list. It was very helpful !


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