Mrs ET got really excited as we drove into Annecy - shouted with joy 🙄 (1 Viewer)

[Folkranger]

We go to the carrefour in Doussard.

Nice barmaid in the local bar

And does your wife read this?

 

[Folkranger]

When I was about young I asked my mom, you know how people shorten Marks & Spencer to M&S - well, what's C&A stand for then? I don't know Jen - maybe it's Coats & 'Ats?

There was a well known knickname for C&A. Can't possibly repeat it on here without being banned.

 

[Folkranger]

They have really upped their game recently with their uk stores(maybe since the demise of Wilko?) so, yes, I would be excited too.

Our Wilko is now a B&M

 

[Folkranger]

Never mind B&M they now have Screwfix in France

Part of B&Q

 

[Folkranger]

In the 'High St.' all I could see were foreign food shops - mostly Polish and Asian/Mid Eastern it seemed.

Like lots of places now.

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[Folkranger]

I got very excited when I saw a Toolstation driving through France

What vehicle was Toolstation driving?

 

[Barriesimpson]

I got excited at finding a traditional British butcher's shop in Slough.

Deleted, just saw the same comment that I was making.

 

[ElliesBoss]

They sell Spam which is almost food

If they charge as much for Spam as they do here in England I bet they don't sell much. Yesterday in Tesco it was more expensive than tinned ham.

 

[Tribute615]

They sell Frey Bentos pies, your correct, they don't sell food

they used to be £1 now £2

 

[sedge]

C&A actually had a range of more expensively made (and more expensively priced but not mega expensive!) ladies clothes too before they closed - went by the name 'Sixth Sense' and the sort of clothing that also mostly had 'Dry Clean only' labels - I remember I bought a cracking trouser suit, not only was the jacket lined, also the trousers, just beautiful.

The funny thing to hear my mother say what she said, was because she was a stickler for pronunciation and we both used to get castigated for dropping H's when we spoke - as such a lot of people in the Birmingham area do - hence both knew instantly that what she said was a joke!

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[Tribute615]

I got very excited when I saw a Toolstation driving through France

i saw one last year (think in Belgium)and was tempted to call in and see if i can get my staff discount (when working i worked for Travis Perkins and still get a staff discount of 20% as its owned by Travis.)