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Strange Things In France This Week….

04 Wednesday Oct 2017

Posted by Phil in Musings

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British, England, France, French, funny, Humor, kids, Opticians, shopping, stay-at-home Dad

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:

 

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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….

 

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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 thenĀ  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.

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