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VAT Refund Made Easier with Pablo

September 1, 2016 By Helen Page 107 Comments

VAT Refund

PABLO IS YOUR ELECTRONIC CUSTOMS STAMP FOR VAT REFUND (DETAXE) IN FRANCE: In France, the VAT Refund procedure has been made much easier with the PABLO barcode reader.  PABLO allows shoppers to get their VAT forms electronically verified without having to queue up for a customs stamp. The machines are fast and easy to use, but they […]

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One Nation Paris – The Latest Luxury and Fashion Outlet

August 26, 2016 By Helen Page 2 Comments

One Nation Paris Outlet

ONE NATION PARIS IS THE LATEST LUXURY AND FASHION OUTLET IN THE FRENCH CAPITAL: One Nation Paris is the French capital’s newest luxury and fashion outlet. In fact, it is the first outlet to open in the Paris region in the last 13 years. If you love shopping for designer fashion and goods, and you […]

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The World of Canes at M. Segas

January 3, 2014 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Walking Canes at M. Segas

From Classical Canes to Decorative Walking Sticks, M. Segas Has an Impressive Range of Canes: Paris is full of interesting shops and one of the curious and wonderful shops we checked out was the Segas antique cane shop in the Passage Jouffroy in the 9th arrondissement. M. Segas has been in the cane business for […]

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Shakespeare and Company – A Legendary Bookshop

September 30, 2013 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Shakespeare and Company Bookshop

Shakespeare and Company – A Bookshop Whose Reputation Far Exceeds its Size: Shakespeare and Company is an English-language bookshop in the Latin Quarter which falls under the “legendary bookshop” category. This independent bookshop is visited by literary luminaries. You’ll also know that there’s something special about Shakespeare and Company, when film-makers feature the bookshop in their movies … […]

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Deyrolle – A Unique Taxidermy Shop in the Heart of Paris

September 21, 2013 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Deyrolle Taxidermist

Deyrolle Feels More like a Natural History Museum: When it comes to the unusual, Deyrolle is perhaps one of the more idiosyncratic shops in Paris. If you’re shopping for a gift that’s a little more unique than what you can find in Galeries Lafayette or the other Paris grand magasins, this shop has stuffed polar bears, […]

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La Vallée Village – A Chic Paris Designer Outlet

June 15, 2013 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Chic Outlet Shopping

Bargain-Hunting for Designer Fashion at La Vallée Village: Tuesday was shopping day for us and the plan was to head for one of the shopping outlets in Paris. We’ve heard a lot about Chic Outlet’s La Vallée Village and thought that it was time for us to check out the bargains for designer fashion at […]

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Paris Shopping – Les Grands Magasins of Paris

June 3, 2013 By Helen Page 1 Comment

Galeries Lafayette

At the Grand Department Stores in Paris You Can Shop till you Drop: If shopping is your passion, a visit to les Grands Magasins (the grand department stores) of Paris is a must. Parisians are très chic and the department stores here carry all the latest in the fashion scene. The big stores stock most […]

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