bethyk

My daughter is studying in Paris this semester and is finding that every day items are SO expensive.
Her friend that is studying in Florence found a 99 cent store there.
I found a website for the NinetNine Cent Paradise stores, but they don't seem to have any locations in Paris.
Am I dreaming, or is there maybe something similar in Paris where she can get some every day items for cheap?

Thanks!

PalenQ

Emmaus or similar charity shops that dot Paris for cheap secondhand clothing and goods - not really the $1 store idea but for cloths and housegoods, etc. really cheap.

For food search out the local Aldi, a deep discount supermarket all over France or other similar ones - lots of these but they can take forever to check out.

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Michael

Tati (is that the right name?) on the Place de la République might fit the bill even if it is not a dollar store.

Michael

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguid...6-tati_paris-i

Gretchen

What every day items. Does she go to the Monoprix or Franprix. Welcome to the global community--did she think that things in poor old France would be cheap. I DO find this interesting.

jkbritt

Michael, yes, the name is Tati stores. They cover about 5 blocks there. They sell a lot of cheap stuff- cosmetics, femine products, umbrellas, luggage, soap, clothing, etc.

Seamus

There are several Tati stores in central Paris, all selling cheap stuff - were is she staying?

bethyk

Gretchen,

Every day items....soap, t-paper, laundry detergent...I don't know exactly what all.
Of course, she knew Paris would would not be cheap. We spent time there as a family last year. Big city shopping anywhere is expensive.
However, now she is a starving student and living on her own expense.
I think the only reason she even thought of the possibility of a 99 cent store is because her friend in Florence had found one.
She has been to Monoprix and Franprix many times already. Familiar with those.

PalenQ, Michael, jkbritt and Seamus,

Thank you for your helpful suggestions. Tati sounds perfect! She is living in the 15th, near the Rue du Commerce.

Emmaus sounds interesting too. She loves to go second hand clothes shopping. She will definately check that one out. She and her roommates have already been shopping at the second hand stores in the Marais.

Thanks again!

jkbritt

The Tati store we went to was between Anvers Metro and Barbès - Rochechouart Metro. There also was a grocery store called Champion, I believe, down a bit from Anvers. They had good prices on fresh vegies and household products. Walking from Anvers towards the Moulon Rouge, it was on the left about 6 or 7 blocks.

Michael

At least in our area of the Dordogne, Champion was taken over by Carrefour.

flanneruk

There are a number of Aldis, Lidls and Ed l'Epiciers within the Peripherique. These are just about the cheapest daily goods stores in Europe. She should just google.

There are also a handful of Auchans, Casinos, Carrefours (Michael is right to point out that Champion is now part of Carrefour - but that doesn't make their branches any pricier) and one Leclerc inside the peripherique or near a metro station. Again: just google. Some Casinos inside Paris charge higher prices than the Geant Casinos outside - but if your daughter believes toilet paper in any of the stores I've named is expensive, she's not looking properly.

As in most of Europe, part of the trick is not to waste money on rip-off manufacturers' brands. The store's own brand (or in Aldi and Lidl, the weird brand names Aldi's developed itself)are what we all buy.

kerouac

Buying house brands instead of name brands at the store will already save 30%.

Christina

I've never seen anything exactly like a 99 cent store, you just do the best you can. Of course you can buy in cheaper areas or shops, there are cheap junk shops in Chinatown, for example, or any of the cheaper areas. How much do you really need to buy as a student, anyway. I don't consider Monoprix cheap, it's kind of pricey for stuff like that, I think. Even Tati isn't that cheap (like a 99 cent store).

PalenQ

Tatou Pizza - maps.google.com
68 Rue Brancion, Paris - 01 45 33 06 77
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Tatou Pauvarel Marc - maps.google.com
52 Rue St Maur, Paris - 01 43 38 44 28

French son the Tatou stores have a reputation for being cheap but he was not positive - just what his friends say.

PalenQ

Street markets also can be really cheap - like the Marche Allegre (sp?) by the Bastille area - not just for veggies but clothing, etc.