Have a Google for "Castorama" David. I got loads of fantastic hits from it earlier this morning when I was going over the thread again for things I missed.
Have a Google for "Castorama" David. I got loads of fantastic hits from it earlier this morning when I was going over the thread again for things I missed.
- You can also geneally search using "bricolage" as a keyword.
- Remember that most of these places are closed on Sundays
- Prices may well be lower is you go a little way from the coastal ports.
- You have to pay French VAT, which is included, but is generally 16%. There may be a small saving there.
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Hmmm, could this be an excuse for a uk.d-i-y expedition across le channel? ;-)
Ditto grinding sanding etc - saves getting hair full of grit.
I notice TS have their name on the back as well for wrong-way-rounder wearers!
Could be, but you'd have to find a way to convince TWMBO.
You probably wouldn't want to say thst it;s a shopping trip in Paris.
Eurostar is down to just over 2 1/2 hours from Waterloo now so an easy day trip for anyone in the SE.
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Have to be the ferry: I was thinking on the lines of a coach with half the seats taken out to make room for the essential supplies we'd be bringing back :-)
(Just have to mind those hairpin mountain bends. Hold on lads, I think I've got an idea!)
Runs the takeaway just down the road from me.
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