Monoprix

It is one of those Paris department stores that does *not* have a bathroom (there’s no rhyme or reason to that) and is where you want to go for your household resources like hangers, pillows, etc. Also has food and books and games.

My friends and I went here a million times for little odds and ends while in Paris as it was near our flat. I wish the workers were a bit more friendly but I imagine they are a bit jaded by other tourists.
The usual thing we bought: Baguette for .50 Euros. Amazing deal for a huge baguette. It would go perfectly each night with our wine and cheese.

A 10 minute walk from our hotel brings us to this 4 level building of awesome. The B1 floor consists of supermarket items ranging from fresh seasonal produce, packaged cheese, including a display of cheeses you can order by weight. All dry goods and pre-​made items are also available. The ground level has clothing, beauty products and most important, alcohol! The wine selection is ample and the prices seem like a steal when you are used to Canadian prohibition prices. Upstairs has drugstore products, men’s clothing and super chic children’s clothes. Forget about North American garish colours and think muted tones and Liberty prints at affordable prices.
If I was rich and can afford extravagant prices, I would go to Lafayette Gourmand but since I’m not, Monoprix does just the thing for daily needs. Duck confit in a can? Delicious coins of goat cheese and runny St Felicien cheese? Yes please!
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Recently renovated: big disappointment there is even less space (and choice) than in the old store, and the prices have gone up across the whole store: home and kitchen; groceries; clothes and cosmetics.
In the old store, there used to be 8 – 10 changing rooms. Now only 3 of them, hence a long queue
On the ground floor, the tills are also much more difficult to locate, there aren’t enough of them, and there isn’t any place to queue.
Staff morale is extremely low. I visited the store twice recently: both times the staff were complaining. One of them wanted to resign before the end of his short term contract as he was being bullied by the managers, team leaders or whatever, but couldn’t afford to do it as he needed the money. He sounded like he was on the verge of a mental breakdown. Another member of staff, also on a short term contract, was summoned to a 1 to 1 by a tannoy announcement: it was her 2^nd 1 to 1 that day (and she worked p/​t!), the team leader/​manager wanted to get rid of her and kept threatening to fire her if she didn’t resign

une institution du quartier !
grande surface alimentaire en sous-​sol, grande parapharmacie en rdc avec veetements hommes et femmes,
en etage les enfants et la droguerie
un petit grand magasin