Shopping tips France

The Garella group, based in Gardanne since 1970, was recently taken over by Anne de Gravelaine and Philippe Rigal, who are developing the Indies brand of colorful, feminine ready-to-wear and Bleu Blanc Rouge. A fluid, contemporary style. Some fifteen boutiques in France, notably in Aix, and corner stores in around a hundred outlets. Take advantage of the large Gardanne outlet, where the design team and workshops are located, to find previous years' ready-to-wear and accessories collections at attractive prices.

The company was created by Victor, Alfred and Gabriel Lafuma, three brothers tanners and tanners, experts in manufacturing bags, including the backpack that will become their emblem. In 1936, it was the invention of backpack armature at the same time as paid holidays. In 1954, a sector dedicated to camping furniture was created for immediate success. 1980 saw the development of a range of hiking products. Then it is the absorption of the Millet, the Chameau and Ober, Oxbow and bishoes and finally Eider. The sportsmen in the region are familiar with this factory store where you can find backpacks but also tents, shoes and garments, garden furniture, etc. In the vast hangars, you'll take care of your jackets, polars, windbreaks, accessories, GORE-TEX®, sleeping bags, chairs… The store houses children's rays, women and men. A way to shop effectively for the whole family at broken prices! Those who do not have the chance to live in Drôme can find Lafuma products in sports signs or on-line on the brand's website.

You can't miss this tableware institution that produces designer, eco-friendly and refined hand-turned, 1,280°C fired, microwave and dishwasher safe dinnerware. 50% minimum discount on "second choice" pieces with a few defects in appearance from the latest collections. Flat, square, round, hollow plates, vases, teapots, dishes...Commercial operations during the year: two sales per year (in spring and in December).

Once inside this store away from the city centre, the bust fashion victims quickly realize that this is a real plan. It's the benchmark of big brands at really broken prices: Carole, Diesel, Buddy Buddy, Adidas, there are for all tastes and there is also what to do for men and children. The presentation is certainly not very careful, and the offer depends on deliveries, but at the time of the arrival, and by excavation a little, we almost never leave empty hands. In addition, the atmosphere is relaxed and family-friendly.

The temple of!! The Village is the meeting of five dealers with its own specialty: home linen and antique textiles, regional paintings, antiques and decoration, silver and even objects and furniture of the th century. Space is vast, and we move from one shop to the other without realizing it, so the limits are invisible to customers. We're going to surprise you at the heart, with the old craft furniture, the fittings, the unusual objects and the old traditional fabrics of Alsace and Franche-Comté, such as kelsch and verquelure.

This brand works on the principle of the deposit-sale. The first thing that surprises, it is the amount of equipment represented: furniture, household appliances, ornaments, lamps, equipment and gardening, crafts, exercise equipment, multimedia and hi-fi, there is really all in perfectly specific paths where every type of object is confined in an area well with him. Toutoccas' is one of most of the deposit- sales.

We appreciate this tiny boutique for its choice of leather, including jackets of motorcycles and trousers. Prices are reasonable.

Chic our wardrobe sleeping in the cupboards, we'll be able to make others enjoy it. Positive outcome: place in the cupboards, some under his patroller, the opportunity to buy other clothes to fill the vacuum generated. It is well known nature is afraid of emptiness and we have nothing to put. At Falbala, a woman's sale, you bring or buy the feminine fashion. Brand clothes, shoes, bags, jewelry… the turn is played. The best, the good advice and the report of the company with its clients.

On this small street, near the Halles and in the heart of the Grenette district, Nadia receives you with its rocky accent. Frip'Shop is Ali Baba's cave to get a small outfit in its wallet. For men or women, brands, style and full of vintage clothing. Shoes, bags, accessories, decoration, Nadia receives us with simplicity and kindness and will look for the room that suits us. She has lots of anecdotes to tell about clothes. China in France and abroad. She asks to take care of the beautiful pieces that she leaves with great regret. A very friendly address that encourages creation. Another shopping that Nadia defends.

On the Giant casino in Aix-les-Bains, every Sunday morning, a flea market for individuals. Sell its treasures, find the rare pearl, make room in its attic, fill in a little more its room of a nice bibelot, advertise the grandfather's chair, buy a bergère not expensive for grandma, round up its weekends, browse, dig, walk, discover, go back, the world of fleas is yours!

What is more exhilarating than buying a property during a auction? Observe, wait for the right time to place its offer, budgets to win the sale… a sacred bet when it comes to buying an object or a rare work, but what satisfaction! Perhaps you will try the experience of this sales room located in downtown, unless you prefer to remain spectator…

Berthel is a place dedicated to crafts and upcycling. With a passion for manual work and a concern for the environment, Berthel's designers give a second life to existing materials. Each month, the space also welcomes three guest artisans, who present their handmade creations from Strasbourg or the surrounding area. Upcycling is not necessarily at the heart of their concept, but Berthel is keen to promote craftsmanship in a more global sense.

Art objects or objects of everyday life, furniture, a car and why not your future house, everything sells and buys out! Even professional equipment. All you have to do is consult the calendar displayed on the façade of the facility for upcoming sales. A very good plan for art lovers, because sales of objects and paintings are frequent.

Mad Vintage is the place to be for lovers of retro clothing and eco-friendly fashion. In this thrift store, you'll find beautiful second-hand pieces, sourced by expert thrifters from the four corners of the globe. From colorblock sportswear from the 1980s to pure wool jacquard sweaters, timeless jeans and coats from the seventies, step back in time from the 1950s to the early 2000s through a rich collection of unique pieces that are sure to add a touch of originality to your wardrobe. Away from fast fashion, here's an ethical alternative to indulge yourself and consume responsibly by opting for sustainable pieces.

This small boutique takes place in the heart of a quiet street in the city centre. But don't think it's a clothing store like there are so many others in the shopping streets. The rochelaises know this address because it is a sale deposit that gives you the desire to find the room that will take place in the wardrobe. One example? A small white and green summer dress, cut shoulders, large white border and small bag of pink wool. If you're looking for this type of shopping, this cabin must be part of your itinerary.

A good plan for small budgets and anyone who would like to discover another facet of Épinal. Every year, the union of shopkeepers and craftsmen of Epinal organizes two large sales and yard sales (late June or early July depending on the year and the ^second Sunday in September). Thousands of people find themselves in the streets of Epinal. An unmissable event where you will find products of all kinds! A festive atmosphere where you can do business and find products at low prices. DVD, household appliances, telephony, fashion, clothing, DIY... Most of the city's merchants participate in this popular event. A real fair atmosphere that will delight young and old alike. During the summer sale, you will also find a tea dance hosted on site by an accordionist.

Mystic is a discounted clothing store… that comes from nearby stores. In fact, this boutique located on the Covered Street sells with reduced pants, shorts, skirts, dresses, blouses, and sweaters of EDC brands by Esprit and La Fairy Maraboutée, whose shops are next door. So if the prices are still high, they are still far below the original price, so take advantage of it… especially since the reception is full of attention and good advice.

A sale, therefore, at very small prices, and associative clothing shop created by the Maison de l'Amity, the Saint Vincent-de-Paul Conference, the Red Cross and the Catholic Rescue, where it is possible to deposit free of charge, as well as to purchase clothing provided by the associations. The most important is the wonderful children's schedule adjacent to the adult store. a real gold mine to dress and entertain the youngest. To seize: a few nice opportunities, provided that the time is right. The reception is very nice.

In La Malle de Marie-Véronique Marro you will find used haute couture clothing and accessories. You can search in the "trunk" and find rare pearls at lower cost, although chosen with care and always in very good condition: fur jackets and coats for the winter, Versace leather jackets, Chanel jackets, Dior and Tod's bags, boots and pumps, belts, scarves, fantasy jewellery…

It's a business store to seize, with choice but little space, good business as it finds in this type of discount. For all those who can wander hours or bring up little gifts or bigger when the occasion comes, it's a little landmark at Saint-Cloud. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The staff were friendly and helpful. The store is very often renewed what sometimes gives it the appearance of a bazaar full of cardboard that the shopkeeper spends its time unpacking and storing, tired.

This is one of many of the numerous sales that have a border on the National 12 but it is easy to mark because it is the only one displaying a beautiful pink bike as a poster on its facade! Fondue of antiques and always ready to search for ancient objects, Catherine Mézières is coping with a lot of amazing things to present to those who honor him to cross the threshold of his shop. Furniture (small and large, for example). But also trinkets, figurines, dishes… As follows: as it has acquired the stock of a quincaillier and has dozens of buttons and handles, it is of great interest to all those who have to relooker their furniture…

The boutique of all tastes and needs for small and medium-sized prices. One of the branches of "business", but more personalized and provided in original elements for the daily where last minute gifts. From the toothbrush to the Betty Boop lighter, pantouffles at the hand-painted little shelf, here are up and renewing over the weeks, products and ideas where shapes and materials blend. A little tour by this, the dealer is charming, the look can go on.

Do not intend to find brands, but rather hundreds of products at discount prices from collections passed in clothes, hygiene, decoration, breeding farm... Chez Babou, you will find all domestic art and a number of small objects. The young couples can remake the decoration of their apartment less expenses. Babou produces low margins on certain products and is served up on others without brand sold more expensive than some branded products distributed in classic brands of large distribution. It is the accessories cuisine. Even if the supply of the rays seem thin, the secret is there to make a regular stop to find the interesting items.

Created in 1996 by the father of his current owner, the boutique of the very nice and very commercial Astrid Marquis is replete with fantasy jewels (old, inevitably!), trinkets and "storefront objects" which can crack the chineurs. What is a storefront object? A precious and fragile little thing the dealer prefers to put in his storefront to prevent a client from blowing through the shop: small characters, tiles, various miniatures…

With the large number of white cement sculptures that are in his yard (naked women, wild animals, vases…), this is an address that does not go unnoticed and deserves to be stopped to stroll through this and there in search of a decorative object that can offer its garden or inside one I know what's original. Paintings, trinkets, wrought iron gazebos… you can find everything in this shop which also offers a large choice of old woodwork (panelling, doors…) and renovation materials (tiles…)

Philatelists will not miss this open-air market which has been held near the Rond-Point des Champs-Élysées, at the corner of avenues Gabriel and Marigny, since 1887. As a reminder, it was a wealthy collector who bequeathed this land in the Carré Marigny to the city on condition that it create a stamp market there. Today, collectors and amateurs of all ages, with budgets of varying sizes, flock there. They exchange with professional traders as well as with private individuals, who sell and buy stamps from all over the world, letters, postcards... Even if you are not a collector, do not hesitate to visit it out of curiosity

Perhaps you already know the concept of Noz stores. But maybe not- This is where all the unsold people are found, whose prices are more than ever broken. In the chartrain store you find everything… and anything. In the bins and on the shelves, you can find food, wine, appliances, crockery, kitchen utensils, clothes, shoes, accessories, beauty products, jewelry, books, Cds, Dvds, games, trinkets of all kinds… We need to find the courage to search. Moreover, even though the store is very poorly placed and breathes misery, there are nevertheless regular products. So the game is worth it: You can sometimes find (very) good business!

Clotilde's ultra-fashionable, elegant and cosy store could easily be mistaken for a real ready-to-wear store... except that at Jolis Caprices, everything is second-hand! Clotilde unearths retro or trendy nuggets, as well as accessories from local designers, so you can revamp your wardrobe without feeling guilty!
What's more, Clotilde and her team are always eager to get closer to their customers, and offer you a warm and open welcome. So, when are you going to give in to these pretty whims?

This auction house has become an even more popular venue since television shows have become more popular with the French for auctions in the auction room rather than on the Internet. Grenoble Enchères Torossian, named after the auctioneer, is located right next to the Centre National d'Art Contemporain, le Magasin. Grenoble Enchères offers you estimation days - free of charge on Wednesdays from 9am to 12pm without an appointment - to find out if you also hold a treasure. Many sales (including private vehicles, ready-to-wear... but also goodwill) whose dates are posted on the Interenchères website. An address to discover.

Tricots Saint-James perpetuates a long textile tradition that goes back to the Middle Ages with its weavers and clothiers. The company's reputation is based on a cult garment, "the true sailor sweater knitted in pure virgin wool", originally intended for fishermen, then adopted by sailors and boaters. Saint-James has received the Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant (Living Heritage Company) distinction, a label of excellence. You will also find here a store with a display of the collections, and take the opportunity to visit the workshops located next to the store.

Shop Vintage focuses on the recycling of clothing in order to take part in sustainable development and consume differently. The clothes, leather goods and accessories are selected from suppliers all over Europe and the USA, and cover a wide period from the 1940s to the 1990s. Oversized sweaters, pin-up dresses, patterned shirts, denim jackets, retro coats, men and women find something to fill their wardrobe. The store is also carefully curated by Dalila, who will be happy to advise you if needed.

A veritable Ali Baba's cave, the flea market run by the Emmaüs community in Tailleville attracts crowds in search of bargains. On Saturdays, it's even difficult to get around, with the curious crowding the stalls! The huge warehouse is overflowing with items of all categories at unbeatable prices. Antique and contemporary furniture, crockery, household appliances, clothes, shoes, jewelry and leather goods, books and DVDs, toys, home decor... Companions, who have found a second chance here, are warmly welcomed.

It has become an indispensable rendezvous for chineurs. It is even the largest flea in the north of France. It's not just the braderie of Lille, you're told! After thirty-three years, Maroilles keeps the bar high, with more exhibitors (600) and many visitors (up to 80 000 sometimes). A craft show or a sculpture festival even allows you to see that antique dealers! The benefits gathered during the event (sales booths for local products, for example) allow the restoration of buildings or the purchase of equipment for the municipality.

Soignon is the leading brand of goat goat cheeses on the surface. You may even have one of their products in your fridge! Saint-Maixent-l 'Ecole is one of their production sites and therefore one of their factory stores. You can discover all their products: Cow's goat cheese, butter, cream, organic products, yogurt and desserts, you will end up loving goats and cows by seeing all the good things we produce with their milk!

Easy Cash specializes in buying and selling used items (Dvds, jewellery, cooking utensils, multimedia, cycling…). Their website allows for the expertise of your articles, and also reveals certain items for sale. You can dispose of bulky or unused items by trading directly at the store. After you are heard on a rate, you will leave your product for sale at the store. Rest assured, if no agreement could be reached, you will be quietly leaving with your goods.

Noz is a specialist in removal and purpose of series in clothing, food, multimedia, household linen, games, cooking utensils, animal accessories… Here, no refined presentation or sellers at each radius. Please do not hesitate to take a tour on a regular basis, because the ends of the series and unsold are quickly leaving. The brands are with at broken prices: we appreciate the frequent good business of the store. It is possible to consult the new arrivals on their website.

Saint-Germain-du-Puy is a small town and home to a discount store called Stokomani. This store specializes in the sale of brand-name fashion, beauty, home decoration and leisure items at reduced prices. Customers can shop in-store, collect their orders in-store or have them delivered. Stokomani is located on route De La Charité and can be contacted on 0 825 89 32 32. Whether for ready-to-wear, beauty products, home decoration or children's toys, Stokomani Saint Germain Du Puy offers over 200 top brands at low prices.

Seconde Manche is a store with many facets. Created by Lucie Brunet, this friendly place of sharing is based on reuse, upcycling and craft and artistic creation. There is a deposit and sale of clothes, decoration and small furniture, which coexists with the handicraft and artistic creations of several creators. Occasionally, workshops to customize, repair, do-it-yourself or upcycle are organized. Seconde manche is also a place where creators and artisans can take up residence (in the workshop in the back of the store) to showcase their creations. This place embodies beautiful values such as reuse, local, benevolence, plurality, hybridization or curiosity. In short, a more just and sustainable society. We go there without hesitation!

Stéphanie invites you to discover his establishment in the heart of Morez, a cavern with wonders. A convivial and warm place where you can enjoy a coffee or tea in order to offer you on a surface of nearly 1,500 m ², a wide choice of used or new items: furniture, trinkets, clocks, old dishes, end of series… It's an ideal address for people who are passionate about decking, objects to restore. A real cave of Ali Baba to give your interior a second life with old or modern objects.

Close to the production site, the Carlton Mephisto Sarrebourg factory outlet sells Mephisto shoes, renowned for their comfort and durability, in the town where the brand was born in 1965. Hundreds of women's, men's, children's, casual and sports shoes, boots and sandals by Mephisto, as well as Rieker and Allrounder, bags, gloves and belts, scarves, stoles and a few items of clothing line the 2,000 m² premises. The address is well worth a visit. Shoppers come from all over Germany to take advantage of the sales. Great bargains at sale time!

The Beautiful Lives is a trendy and vintage deposit-sale that feels like a big dressing. This is the creation of Sandrine Michaux, also artist. Here, point of mediocrity: articles are selected only if they are in good condition and good brands, including Sonia Rykiel, Maje, Kenzo, Sandro, etc. The vintage radius allows you to find the small room that will make the difference of your clothes. Women clothes, shoes, bags and accessories, jewelry and small gift objects… The originality of the Belles Lives is its radius dedicated to creators, artisans and artists' exhibition. In this great vacuum-dressing, hard not to find his heart.

Responsible consumption: a whole program, but you still have to find the right place! It's an understatement to say that En Second Lieu, located in the heart of the 10th arrondissement, is certainly one of the most popular places in this regard at the moment. The reasons are obvious: the size of the place, impressive, and the choice, logically great, make that the possibilities of finding second hand objects are numerous. Thus, clothes, furniture, sports or computer items, beauty products that you can buy in bulk: nothing is missing. If the shop is short-lived, it should remain open until the very end of the year: still several months to enjoy it!

La Manufacture is the boutique of Manufacture de Bonneterie Perrin, the cathedral of made in France, as its president Damien Schneider likes to call it. Founded a hundred years ago, in 1924, it is committed to the exclusively French manufacture of socks and tights. Housed in an industrial loft-style space, the boutique showcases the company's know-how, as well as other local brands renowned for their quality. A must for high-end shopping.

Every^3rd Sunday of the month, Gayant Expo transforms itself into a paradise for bargain hunters and lovers of 100% vintage objects and furniture. A harmonious mix of professional antique dealers and amateur second-hand dealers, they all share the same passion for old things! Seventies armchairs, Empire secretaries, turn-of-the-century paintings and postcards, encyclopedias and old books...: there's something for everyone. Feeling peckish as you wander through the centuries? Take advantage of the refreshment bar/brasserie that smells of roast ham!

An atypical place for bargain hunting. Vintage pieces galore! If you rummage around, you won't leave empty-handed. Clothes, accessories, books and decorative objects at very attractive prices share the boutique. The difference? It donates its sales to numerous associations, including the Red Cross, the Telethon and the Restos du Coeur! It has even helped finance the purchase of a refrigerated truck for the food bank. And it's all thanks to donations and the volunteers who keep the store running like clockwork. Well done!