L’Autruche

It’s 7pm, I’m leaving the next morning on an overnight business trip and I’ve decided that I need a new suitcase… now. Mission Impossible? That’s what I thought until a friend steered me in the direction of perhaps the most bizzarrely named baggage boutique in the world — Autruche (aka Ostrich).
From the outside, this place seemed like just one of those cheap baggage joints with goods that break as soon as they touch the ground, but they actually have a really nice selection of models from brands like Samsonite, Mandarina Duck.
Even though they were closing soon the owner was incredibly helpful and attentive, weighing the pros and cons of various models with me.
Then out of the blue my very bold friend asked if they could do any better on the bronze-​colored, Samsonite 4-​wheeler that had caught my eye, and the women said, «sure, I’ll knock off 30%!»
I was floored. I never do that kind of thing for fear of being flat-​out ridiculous but my friend does and sometimes it totally works. Like at Autruche. Amazing!