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translation from French to English, sil vous plait!

Old May 27th, 2006, 04:48 AM
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translation from French to English, sil vous plait!

I am planning on framing a photo I took in Paris recently. It's of a store window with the following painted on it (minus the inverted triangles and accent marks, that is):

Fete des meres
1 sac offert*

pour tout achat de ligne exclusive
*shopping reversible 2006
voir conditions en magasin

I neglected to find out what this means and I am positive my family and friends will ask. Can you help me out, please.

TIA,
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Old May 27th, 2006, 04:53 AM
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Hi Tia,
It means that if you buy a product (ligne exclusive, never heard of that) you'll get a free shopping bag. It is a mother's day promotion. hope it is clear!
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Old May 27th, 2006, 05:01 AM
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That's the general idea...

Fete des meres is Mother's Day.

*voir conditions en magazine means see conditions inside the store. Ligne exclusive is "exclusive line".
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Old May 27th, 2006, 05:26 AM
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You can always add that Mother's day in France is tomorrow (last Sunday of May)so your friends will see you know everything about French customs ;-)
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http://www.babelfish.altavista.com/ The only use we have for Altavista in the modern world.

Nuff said
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Mothers' Day
1 free bag

for every purchase of exclusive products
* reversible shopping [bag]
see conditions [posted] in store
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I'd be hoping the free bag contained free (and welcome) products. I can imagine my mother's reaction on being presented with a shopping bag (and a promotional one at that) to mark her maternal status. I suspect the phrase "game of soldiers" might have come into it somewhere...
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Old May 27th, 2006, 10:33 AM
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Thank you all so much. Merci, merci beaucoup! I Googled to try to answer this myself and wasted a lot of time. Should have turned to you guys in the first place.
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