Best Buys to French Chic in Paris

September 2007

No one knows more about shopping in Paris than Rachel Kaplan, especially how to find the chicest of chic at the best of the bargains.

"Paris is the city for timeless bargain chic, in almost any category, and that is the specialty of this guide – to ferret out those shopping bargains that make you feel like a million dollars without spending anything close to that.

 I'd bet there are a lot of people who still believe that Paris is the most expensive city in the world! Not true. There is little or next to nothing that they can afford to bring home, apart from an Eiffel Tower key chain and a bottle of Chanel No.5.

My intention with this guide is to prove that by taking tips from the French themselves, visitors to Paris can come home feeling both chic and happy knowing their checking accounts haven't gone into the red."

What You'll Find in the Guide

   - Introduction
- Shopping in Paris Is Different From What You Might Expect At Home
- What To Buy in Paris - Paris is the city for...
- Who's Buying What in Paris
- What are my own Suggestions for Some Great Inexpensive Gifts?
- Shopping Style and Etiquette in Paris
 - Some Useful Shopping Vocabulary
- Some Wardrobe Vocabulary
- What Size are You in Paris?
 - Store Hours
- How to Pay
- What Does It Cost?
- The Value Added Tax Deduction or What the French Call "La Détaxe"
- Useful Shopping Tips

Plus All the Chic Paris Addresses with Full Descriptions

- Class for the Masses
- Savvy Chic – The City's Best Streets for Designer Clothing Bargains
- Great Finds at Rock Bottom Prices Savvy Chic 
- The City's Best Streets for Designer Clothing Bargains
- Elegant Resale Shops (Dépôt-Ventes)
- Glamorous Accessories and Jewels at Affordable Prices
- Beauty Bargains for Both Sexes
- Ultrachic Gifts and Housewares at Irresistible Prices
- Food for the Mind – Bookstores and Stationery Shops
- Food, Glorious Food: For Gifts and the Daily Larder
- The Best New Salons de Thé (Tearooms)
- About Rachel Kaplan

Your comments 

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