Comments on: pushchair rage

By: snowgaze

snowgaze — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 12:26:52 +0000

My Mr. Kraut also loves to shop. I actually hate shopping with him ’cause after two hours I’m dead, even though he’s carrying all the bags, and he’s fresh and up to go on for at least a couple of hours more. When he wants to buy something for himself, then the problem begins. He’s probably the slowest person in taking such a decision I have ever met in my whole life.

Don’t you worry about Tadpole. For the moment, getting a babysitter would probably be a good solution, provided you don’t feel guilty about it. But if you’re patient enough, in some months time you should be able to go shopping together, without any cart. It’s not the same, but it’s quite a compromise already.

By: petite

petite — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 15:50:00 +0000

David - my personal favourite is DPAM - Du Pareil au Même, which has branches all over Paris and very funky, inexpensive clothes. We do have Gap Kids too. Good old Monoprix has some good stuff in their own range. Le Petit Bateau is cool but a bit pricey.

Other French chains are Tout Compte Fait (ok, sometimes the colours are wierd) and Jacadi (to be avoided unless you like very overpriced things with ruffles from the Victorial era). The department stores sell a lot of high end stuff mostly. Email me if you like and I’ll give you more specific info depending on where you will be staying/shopping.

By: Sixy Beast

Sixy Beast — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 15:26:57 +0000

But, Maurine, if we three get together and have the menage a trois instead, mark my words, they’ll be scuttling back to us again in no time!

By: David

David — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 09:47:41 +0000

From my spoiled perspective due to residence in an orderly country with wide pavements that are even sunk at the corners to make life easier for pushchair pushers: where do you put all the shopping if you haven’t got a pushchair with you?
As I’ll be in Paris shortly (without children but with shopping list), any good tips for places with kiddywear (apart from the usual H&M, Zara chains)? And do you still have GAP, ’cause we don’t (sniff)?

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 04:29:29 +0000

I’m sure you can’t see it now, but some day you’ll leave the house without the need for a stroller, or a diaper bag, and it will be the most amazing day of your life.

The only problem is that you blink and you go from pushing them in the stroller to teaching them to drive.