On Oct 4, 11:10 am, jeansmcg...@webtv.net (Regina Mcgraw) wrote:
> Just came back from trip to my favorite city, Paris. The euro cost $1.41
> US which was bad for us but I still don't understand how all the
> stores/shops survive. We were in St. Germain area near Bon Marche and
> many other beautiful shops but no one was in them, nothing was being
> sold. How do they stay in business?
Many luxury stores make so much money on individual sales that they
only need a few sales per day to turn a profit.
> After mass @ Notre Dame two of us had a cup of coffee at a nearby cafe,
> 14 euros!
> A coke on Rue Rivoli at a crepe stand cost 5 euros (I was desperate!).
> I know these are obvious tourist traps but still VERY high.
Prices are much lower outside of tourist areas.
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