Phreshly Squeezed

Boxers, get your gloves up! Or rather, ladies, get your credit cards out! After the government issued mid-season sale, I was not only left with feelings of disappointment of the sales, but also with feelings of anxiousness, waiting for the July sale (which is similar to the January sale as seen in my previous posts).

While the sale begins at Galaries Lafayette this Wednesday, it’s apparent that they are just as into it as I am. Shopping for cooking equipment today (which if you know me is quite a funny idea, as I don’t cook often or well), I saw the famed red sale bins in Lafayette Maison containing items. Above the bin was a notice stating that they were in preparation of the sale – pricing and organizing stock. Walking around in Lafayette’s clothing departments, though, the sale is far more apparent and far more obvious that it is going to be a big one.

The Famed Sales Bins: Stocking and Checking Them Out

In case you aren’t aware, France has two major sale periods – the summer sale in July and the winter sale in January – where the savings are crazy and people are crowding the grands boulevards. Well, the government issued another sale period this past week to ameliorate the financial crisis.

Knowing me, I hopped off my Olympic Airlines flight (I spent my two week vacation in Greece) and dashed to the sixteenth arrondisement. To be fair, I only had the intention of going to pick up my coffee at Brûlerie des Ternes along rue de l’Annonciation, and of course, heading to Galeries Lafayette. But I was exhausted and held off until the next day. I wasn’t really amazed by the sale at Galaries Lafayette; sure, there were some good savings to be had but there were no great steals.

The madness was all the same though. Even though I did manage to get a picture of the hordes, it’s only a small portion of it.

Galaries Lafayette Shoe Section: Scouting for Hot Deals

July sales here I come!