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Carrier bags in France

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  • Tarry
    Tarry Posts: 11,195 Forumite
    The ones they tend to have free tend to be quite flimsy so we tend to buy a bag for life if we do indeed up in a French supermarket.

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  • lesleystrawson
    lesleystrawson Posts: 283 Forumite
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    Bob_the_Saver wrote: »
    Take the wife and tell her to carry it.


    I AM the wife!!!!

    Thanks for all the info folks. I shall pack my canvas shopping bags in the caravan. They'll be handy for the beach as well so will get plenty of use.

    Just another thought...can you buuy fresh or UHT skimmed milk out there too?
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  • benjus
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    lesleystrawson wrote: »
    Just another thought...can you buuy fresh or UHT skimmed milk out there too?

    This is France, Europe you're talking about? Or some other France, maybe on the Moon? ;)

    Yes, of course you can buy skimmed milk. It's called lait ecreme. Just don't assume that the bottle top colours follow the same convention as here.
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  • giraffe69
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    And do they sell jam or only confiture? ;)
  • dangers
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    Lait ecreme is full fat afaik, semi is Demi ecreme. As far as I remember, semi is usually blue top and normally sold in either 1 or 2 litres only.
  • Rachie_B
    Rachie_B Posts: 8,785 Forumite
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    :rotfl:what a strange thing to worry about before your holidays !!
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,649 Forumite
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    Rachie_B wrote: »
    :rotfl:what a strange thing to worry about before your holidays !!

    lol i would agree with you there,

    last time i was there the plastic bags weren't as freely available as over here, you had to ask for them for more bags
  • DCFC79
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    lesleystrawson wrote: »
    I AM the wife!!!!

    Thanks for all the info folks. I shall pack my canvas shopping bags in the caravan. They'll be handy for the beach as well so will get plenty of use.

    Just another thought...can you buuy fresh or UHT skimmed milk out there too?

    yes course they sell fresh milk/UHT, your going to france not the outback
  • benjus
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    dangers wrote: »
    Lait ecreme is full fat afaik, semi is Demi ecreme. As far as I remember, semi is usually blue top and normally sold in either 1 or 2 litres only.

    Full fat is lait entier. Skimmed is lait ecreme as I stated above. You are correct about semi-skimmed being demi ecreme.
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  • knightstyle
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    edited 13 July 2011 at 1:29PM
    Seems the question "Just another thought...can you buy fresh or UHT skimmed milk out there too? hasn't been answered so here is a definative answer about buying milk in France, I know, I was in SuperU 30 mins ago.
    First most French only use sterallised milk, sold in "bricks". lately they have started selling pasturised milk, in the chilled cabinet, near the butter but only semi skimmed and full cream is available for both types of milk.
    I have never found skimmed milk here, it may be available in large towns though.
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