French Thrift Store Emmaus
-The adventure continues as I find a thrift store here in Southern France. Each department (books, textiles, housewares, electronics, music, children, furniture) is housed in a separate building connected by sidewalks and alleys. Once you find an item (or items) you want to purchase you take it to the counter in that particular building. The attendant writes a sale’s ticket, gives the ticket to you and keeps your item or items. Once you have completed all the buildings you want to search and have all your sale’s tickets, then you go to the cashier building and wait in line to pay. (Pix below of me waiting in line with my tickets and bag.) The window attendant rings up the total, takes your payment and stamps each ticket. Think old days with a big purple loud stamper. At this point you return to each building, show your receipt and claim your items. Almost everywhere in France you have to provide your own bags.
My first day I scored a boogie board, an Eiffel Tower 3D puzzle, a cottage puzzle, a necklace of imperfect silver pearls and the best item of all….an American Mickey Mouse ruler, with 12 inches, for geometry class for Z. He has been using a 6in. ruler from my Aunt Dale, who sent him an art kit. The smile on his face to see the 12 in ruler was priceless.
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