Here’s a couple of oddities that have crossed my path this week in the land of love and wine. And cheese.
They just seemed a bit…odd – see if you think so too…
I saw this in my local Intermarche, a chain of French supermarkets that sell just about everything, however I think they may have overstepped the mark here:
Selling an overpriced fridge adorned with a Union Jack… is the manager having some sort of a bet as to who can sell the craziest item in our town? If I go to my local Aldi will I find a washing machine for sale decorated with the German national flag for 350 Euros?
I then Received my first batch of contact lenses, from Vision Direct in France, excellent service, arrived really quickly and they are settling into my Anglais eyeballs a treat. I do, however, have to question their choice of free gift that came in the packaging. 10% off voucher for next time? Complimentary bottle of contact lens solution? No, they went for something a bit different….
How old do these people think I am? But, more importantly, one packet of Haribos? Do they know what will happen in my household if the kids see this lonely item? Do you remember the scene from The Dark Knight, where the Joker, after defeating a fellow crime-lord and staring his three lackies down, informs them he has an opening in his gang, but there’s only one place? He then gives them a broken snooker cue, and tells them to fight it out.
Well, the results of the one-pack-of-Haribo situation will be just like that.
Only with more violence.
thisendoftheswamp said:
German flags in *France*!? It would take a heap of forgiveness to get away with that trick. Or had the European Union soothed all disquiet?
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Phil said:
These days, with the need for money and the way people (especially the German and Dutch people) travel around the Euro-zone it wouldn’t surprise me…but I know what you mean!
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Sue Sharp said:
One packet??? Do these people have any idea of what they are unleashing? I can idly eat one packet while cooking dinner.
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Phil said:
I know! What good is one little packet for an adult, it’s barely enough for a kid let alone two! In the end I had to divvy it up between them three sweets each and I ate the spare. Yes, a whopping 7 sweets in total.
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Rosie said:
Oh these are just brilliant! Only in France…
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Phil said:
Just one more reason for me to love this place!
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