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29/12/2007, 14:20 newbiee Joined on 29/12/2007 Posts 162 lack of sales! I went to my supermarket and DIY store today expecting to pick up lots of bargains of all of the Xmas tut.  But it's all gone!  Packed away and sent back where it came from - I was gutted (my husband is quite pleased though!). Does anywhere have Xmas sales?  How about Gamm Vert and the like. I need to spend some money!!!!!    Report

29/12/2007, 14:24 Mayennaise Joined on 04/12/2004 53 (bordering on 35 and 50) Posts 191 Re: lack of sales! In most departments the sales don't start until 9 January.    Report

29/12/2007, 14:59 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot (46) Posts 6,810 Re: lack of sales! Newbiee, you must have missed THIS POST Clair, a Real Virtual French Person Ma Plus Belle Histoire d'Amour    Report

29/12/2007, 16:02 Baz Joined on 23/08/2004 Posts 1,002 Re: lack of sales!  Mayennaise wrote: In most departments the sales don't start until 10 January. In case you want to get to the first day of the sales they start in all departments on Wednesday 9 January. Baz    Report

07/01/2008, 9:41 newbiee Joined on 29/12/2007 Posts 162 Re: lack of sales! thanks Claire.  does that apply to all shops?  ie supermarkets, garden centres ... as well as boutiques etc. Thank you    Report

07/01/2008, 14:17 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot (46) Posts 6,810 Re: lack of sales! Yes, it does. The dates are fixed twice a year by the préfectures, although this is likely to change soon-ish... Clair, a Real Virtual French Person Ma Plus Belle Histoire d'Amour    Report

14/01/2008, 15:01 Sunshine Joined on 20/11/2004 Cahors Posts 176 Re: lack of sales! Hi Clair I have not heard anything about changes to the sales.  Do you know what is being suggested. There seems to be very few 'real' sales in Cahors and wondered if the chnages you suggest may be responsible. What I would give to go back to the UK for a bit of real sale shopping! Sunshine    Report

14/01/2008, 15:15 Pickles Joined on 23/08/2004 Posts 180 Re: lack of sales!  Sunshine wrote: I have not heard anything about changes to the sales.  Do you know what is being suggested. What is being discussed at present is the idea of reducing the restrictions on when a sale can be held in France. Nothing is going to happen immediately. Shops can offer limited "promotions" or "clearance sales due to works" (this require permission from the authorities) but general sales are restricted to defined periods, twice per year. There is a "Finance police," part of whose job it is to ensure that "sales" conform to the strict definitions. Regards Pickles    Report

16/01/2008, 13:47 Pierre ZFP Joined on 12/11/2004 PdC(62)/Luxembourg Posts 1,758 Re: lack of sales! Are there regs on the prices that things are offered at?  I ask because at a branch of well-known chain of mega sports superstore I came across something odd.  Before Christmas, I bought my son a pair of skis, price 178 euros.  They are really good so I thought that if they had been reduced in the sales I might get myself a pair. So, off I go to find find them with a big sign on them saying 'Soldes 189 euros! previously 399 !!'  It so happened I still had the original reciept with me and yup 178 euros! I was hoping for around 140 euros or less Fool me once, shame on you Fool me twice, shame on me Fool me 3 times and you can see a statistical tendency    Report

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