tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post8609081442028920214..comments2024-03-28T03:40:29.423-04:00Comments on Passage des Perles: Prepping for shopping in ParisDuchessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-62179999199716880572008-09-13T12:39:00.000-04:002008-09-13T12:39:00.000-04:00anjela: I once saw a man (a Brit, as it happened) ...anjela: I once saw a man (a Brit, as it happened) enter a luxury shoe boutique in Manhattan with a dripping ice cream cone. When asked to finish his cone outside, he hurled the worst language at the shop keeper. I wanted to stuff him in a storm sewer.<BR/><BR/>Karen: Repetto doesn't fit me either, I wonder who can wear them.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-17348615580408320012008-09-13T01:06:00.000-04:002008-09-13T01:06:00.000-04:00You should have seen how they treated me when I wa...You should have seen how they treated me when I wanted to take the shoes BACK to Repetto! HA! They gave me a hard time until the saleslady that I offered the 20 euros to for the chipped nail I caused showed up for work and was DELIGHTED to see me! She kissed my cheeks and after that the manager happily gave me my refund! Everyone else was fine though, and I didn't have a problem after the Repetto experience. P.S. The shoes were too small after all, and the next size was too large! I noticed other customers noticing the same thing...Thanks for reading my posts! I'm glad you enjoyed them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-86666407042118944162008-09-12T14:13:00.000-04:002008-09-12T14:13:00.000-04:00Love Roland's line.Love Roland's line.WendyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985099019783464580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-10959179767535809202008-09-12T11:42:00.000-04:002008-09-12T11:42:00.000-04:00That was so amusing- your shirt- shopping friend!...That was so amusing- your shirt- shopping friend! <BR/>I suppose I see it from both shopkeeper and customer sides. I hope having a store has made me a more aware shopper. In the sense that I try not to touch items unless I have a genuine interest. I never ever take drinks (Starbucks) into stores. People come in and have spilt coffee over cards with necklaces- and never ever batted an eyelid. People with children have come in and thrown up and left us to clear up their child's DNA. No apologies.<BR/>Paris would be a dream right now. HmmmmmmAnjela's Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06209844678269049392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-76094506734270948162008-09-12T11:29:00.000-04:002008-09-12T11:29:00.000-04:00materfamilias: Increasingly, the "Entreé libre" si...materfamilias: Increasingly, the "Entreé libre" signs have been removed from French shop windows, but one still sees them. The notion that the shopkeeper notifies the customer that she is free to enter and will not be charged for the privilege of looking at their goods reflects a supplier-driven model of commerce. <BR/><BR/>That one apologizes for 'bothering' a salesperson is part of that mind set, which I think is shifting.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-51298407501295115772008-09-12T10:48:00.000-04:002008-09-12T10:48:00.000-04:00Jennifer, who mother-hens her guests at the Paris ...Jennifer, who mother-hens her guests at the Paris hotel we stay in, instructs them to begin any requests with "Excusez-moi pour vous déranger."<BR/>Like you, we've almost never experienced rudeness -- and once we demonstrate our own manners and our willingness to speak French to the best of our ability, we've actually had some great conversations with shop staff.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.com