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If you forgot something in your luggage and you don't want to pay too much for something you have at home, this "city market" (it means supermarket with a reasonable size so that you find what you want quickly) is very useful. You can find almost anything with a very reasonable price and a good rate quality/price. You also can find anything you need for children and babies. No medical stuff except the basic ones.
Clothe, food, toiletries, cosmetics, films, bags, suitcase, hats, sunglasses, books, guides, accessories, bread and patisseries, sandwiches...
very affordable prices Leave a Comment Theme: Department StoreDirections: Metro CONVENTION |
We found a Monoprix on the Champs -Elysees of all placesl! We didn't have long to shop but found some great children's clothing at very reasonable prices. You can also find just about anything else you might need, including wine. A great place to go if you forgot your toothbrush or you luggage got lost. We had read that the Monoprix has surprisingly good quality for the price. They were right. |
Monoprix is an inexpensive department store that has many locations throughout Paris (see website below). You'll find anything you'd need to stock up on grocery supplies during your stay in Paris: water, yogurt, cheese, wine, soda. If you're on a budget, then this is definitely THE place to shop!
I shopped at the Monoprix Sebastopol at 95, bd Sebastopol in the 2nd arrondissement. Picked up some really cute baby clothes for my niece: a top for 12euro, matching bottoms for 12.90euro as well as the matching cardigan at 14.90euro. Also picked up some:
Fleur de Sel (2.90€ a piece)
tapenade (3.62euro for 100 gr)
3 mustards by Edmond Fallot (Verte a l'Estragon, Cassis de Dijon, & Dijon au Vin Blanc - 3.35€)
Terrine de Canard à l'Armagnac (2.39euro for 200 gr)
These I purchased as inexpensive gifts for friends back home or for cool French items for the home. Another gift item was some funky striped leggings (7.90euro a piece).
I also noticed cute inexpensive journals & calendar books that would be perfect for teenage girls. If it's raining this is a great place to pick up a fabulous Frenchy umbrella!
A friend also pointed out to me Bourjois cosmetics, an inexpensive line by Chanel. Another friend, who performs on stage, says the face powder is the best he's used; it doesn't run when he sweats under stage lights - good news for all of us, right ladies?!
When my bags didn't show up for the first couple of days this past trip, a friend ran out and bought me some almond-scented shampoo & ylang ylang shower gel (this last I have GOT to some more of!).
Typical French food items that you'd love to take back home for friends and family and normally MUCH less than what you'd expect to pay for the same items in the US, including wine, eau de vie for 1/2 the price of what I'd pay in the states (10-15€), fleur de sel, tapenade, and pâté.
Photos: February 2006 & November 2007 Leave a Comment Theme: Department StoreDirections: Look up locations on www.pagesjaunes.fr for locations nearest you. I find stores are usually very close to metro stops.Website: http://www.monoprix.com/ |
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A visit to Monoprix can solve many of life's problems at a reasonable price.
Monoprix has a diverse selection of goods. It is a bit like the U.S. store called SuperTarget, but only a fraction of the size. At Monoprix, one can buy an iron and laundry soap upstairs, then go to the street level for a bathing suit and some toothpaste (la pate dentifrice) or diapers. Then it's down to the basement for groceries.
If you're a tourist, Monoprix is great! You can buy prepared foods from their refrigerated case. Here you'll find sandwiches, salads, juice, soda, salads, yogurt, etc. At the Place Blanche location the prepared foods are kept near the boulangerie. This means you can step inside and quickly buy what you need. Pack your backpack with snacks and enjoy them later at a park or monument....or hotel room. (Alcohol is sold downstairs.)
Dairy products are plentiful. The meat selection is marginal, but the meat case is clean and seemingly free of contaminates. I like that! The meat is packaged in small quantities, often with two small pieces in each film-wrapped package. This is better than making the investment in a seven-pound "Value Pack" that would never fit in a tiny fridge.
Very economical. Buy food here, skip restaurants and save tons of money. Leave a Comment Theme: Food and DrinkPhone: MORE ABOUT MONOPRIX AT:Directions: Can't miss it at the entrance to Place Blanche, between Pigalle and Place Clichy (near Moulin Rouge/Montmartre) --- but many other locations in town.Website: http://40daysinparis.blogspot.com/2006/03/paris-trip-to-monoprix-can-solve-most.html Other Contact: 40 Days in Paris |
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There are lots in Paris - it is their supermarket - where they get their cheeses, milk, wines, meats... food in short...
and also a separate floor for their clothing line. Very affordable..
40Euro for a blouse
Food - wine, cheese, bottled water... souvenirs, chocolates..
Clothes - deodorant, shampoo, laundry soap...
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What's Monoprix, you ask?
Well, it's something like a very small SuperTarget, and there's at least one in every neighborhood.
Usually, upstairs will be clothing, cosmetics and household goods.
Downstairs is the grocery.
Why is it so fun to shop in supermarkets in another country?
I don't know, but I suggest you try it.
Bring home supermarket gifts for your friends – jams, chocolates, tapenades, body wash, dijon mustard and
even grilled red peppers – I promise they'll love them! Prices here are cheap compared to the USA.
Other supermarkets to try:
Franprix/Leader Price (the cheapest by far)and this chain stocks hard to find oatmeal, spices, American peanut butter
and a good assortment of ethnic foods, Shopi, ATAC and Champion.
Some store locations in each chain are better or larger than others, so don't be shy and take a peak in several.
If I am going to the USA, I will take food stuffs that are excellent and cheap in France.
For example:
1.Dijion mustard here is dirt cheap and expensive in the USA.
2.I love to purchase prune, walnut, and hazelnut vinegars which I cannot find in Manhattan.
3. The cheeses here are very inexpensive compared to prices in the USA. Leave a Comment |
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Monoprix is another French chain department store with a little less glitz and glamour than its rival Galeries Lafayette.
Everything is available, but I bought souvenirs and associated whatnots just like a typical tourist who didn't know any better.
Everything was reasonably priced. It was even more so on 4 July 1986 for Americans who could show their passport (a 10% discount). See, that summer was the one after Reagan ordered Qadafi bombed and American tourists in Paris were about as scarce as Democrats in Hanover County, Virginia. Leave a Comment Theme: Department Store |
I loved the Monoprix on the Champs d'Elysse. I stayed at an apartment by the Arc d'Triumph and found it very convenient to do my shopping there before I went home. The packaged foods in Paris were very very good quality and not only tasted great, but were conveniently sized for a single serving. I got some deli choucoutte items (sausage, saurkraut) (because I really like that Alsace taste), fresh bread and so forth. Because I had a 6 floor climb to my apartment, I didn't really have the energy to go out and go shopping at the fresh food stalls (maybe next time if I get a lower floor or elevator in my apartment building). Monoprix also had a nice selection of cheeses for a little grocery store. Very affordable for me on my Oh, the media giant just laid me off on the way to the airport budget. Vive le Monoprix! |
Yes it's a chain, but don't turn up your nose at this discount department/grocery store with locations all over Paris. Especially not if you want to know how Parisians really live and/or you are traveling on a budget. The first thing to know is that they sell just about anything you might need, from foie gras to makeup to lightbulbs to handbags, and it's priced along the lines of a Wallmart or Target store in the U.S. But with wine, cheese and foie gras. This is where a lot of real Parisians do most of their grocery shopping and you should locate the one nearest you if you need some little grocery or drug store item. The pharmacies that you see all over Paris, marked by a green neon cross, provide excellent one-on-one service and are the place to turn if you have a minor medical problem or need a prescription, but Monoprix is the place for shampoo and feminine products. It is also one of the few places where you will find a broad selection of practical household products in one place (cleaning products, tableware and cooking utensils for example). The grocery store (usually in the basement) is useful if you want to shop for dinner a l'Americain. That is, in one place instead of by trekking from one (charming and very worthwhile) specialty store to another. And if you spot an adorable and inexpensive pair of ballet flats on the way out, all the better.
Groceries, personal care items, "emergency" clothing (sweater, scarf, hat, rain gear), household items. If you want to bring back a cool souvenir for a neat freak at home, pick up a bottle of Maison Verte Thym-Basilic dish washing liquid. It's a "green" product and will fill the kitchen with the scent of fresh cut herbs every time you do the dishes. Maybe not your traditional souvenir of Paris, but it's not something you find in the U.S. and I'm addicted to the stuff. Just remember to pack it in your check-through luggage.
This is one of the less expensive stores in Paris |
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My favorite yogurt is Perle de Lait. It is loaded with calories and has a high fat content. It is also addictive. Try to avoid it, if you can. Fortunately, I do not think you can find it in the US.
I also love pur brebis cheese, Etorki brand. It is a hard rich cheese more along the lines of a swiss in texture. It is delicious. I will not buy it again when I am in Paris.
In fact, I try not to buy cheese. Unlike Parisians, I cannot eat just one little piece. So for me it's better not to eat it at all. Leave a Comment |
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