Tuesday, August 25, 2020

La Cafe de la Mairie, Chanel bonus

This last week I've been running 🏃‍♀️
All over Paris looking for large brown cardboard envelopes.
No luck. So today I ordered 100 envelopes online.
A couple weeks ago 


Since then I've been trying 
To paint their pretty coffee cup. 

Not much luck there either.
I'm ready to throw in the torchon/towel and just relax like this French gal. I need a dog...
I got swimmer's haircut because they turned off the hairdryers at the pool. My swimmer's body is back-ordered.
This Pylones Summery turban would be cute, but maybe not with a mask...
Today in BHV I was shooting this ginormous bottle of Chanel Gabrielle.Naturally the sales gent came running over. "Puis-je vous aider/can I help you?" I asked "How much is it?" He said something like "€2,000+." I said, "I'll take 2 bottles s'il vous plait" He said, "deux bouteilles, et voila!" I said, "Its a cadeau/gift." He said, "Un cadeau. Bien sur". "A cadeau for me." "Mais oui, bien sur," he said. By this time we were both giggling... "Oh just one thing," I said, "can you change the name (Gabrielle) and put my name on it?" "Ah...non. Non, non, non! Pas possible!" "Ah..dommage,"I said. End of story.
But you dear PBers can have your name on a bottle with a subscription to Paris Maps/Letters. Pas de problem. Crossing my bridge 3 generations of Parisiennes. Toute en blue marine/all in navy blue. Please stay well and cool dear PBers. Paris is waiting for you❤️💋🐻
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27 comments:

  1. Home9:37 PM

    What a fun post! Keep going on that cup...looks like you’ve got the “bones”-just paint the flowers. It’s a good thing that sales person knew you were kidding! What a great idea though!

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    1. Parisbreakfasts9:39 PM

      Well at those sky-high prices you'd thinkyou coukd at least get the bottle personalized
      Hmmm

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  2. Bonelle2:00 AM

    Your conversation with the sales gent is enchanting.

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    1. Parisbreakfasts3:35 AM

      Ahh...you're too kind...
      Both of us needed a moment of amusement to be sure :))

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  3. Dorcas2:01 AM

    This is adorable...a “day in the life” of our favorite Parisienne...

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  4. Lara2:03 AM

    What do you mean you can’t do cups?! The very first watercolor that I purchased from you was a cup (Angelina?). You are a master (mistress?) of cups!

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  5. Brunie in CA3:17 AM

    Love Café de la Mairie. Your coffee in that lovely porcelain cup looks delish. Une chien sounds like a fabulous idea but would Bear agree to share you??

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    1. Parisbreakfasts3:36 AM

      Bear has vetoed the idea of a new addition too many times :((
      Bonjour tristesse

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  6. Tonia7:52 AM

    I've been waiting for Paris my whole damn life, it feels. Should have been this year, might be next year. We'll see. It'll still be there when I can get over.
    Love the Chanel gent story - how lovely that he entered into the spirit of things!

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    1. Parisbreakfasts9:09 AM

      French men are usually up for a petit joke.
      French women not so much...in my experience.
      It depends...

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  7. La Table De Nana8:44 AM

    Magnifique aquarelle jeune fille!

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  8. Louise B9:07 AM

    Carol’s adventures in Paris...you lucky duck❣️ Sitting at a café; people watching. Shopping; flirting with the salesman. Sigh. Thanks for taking us along.

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    1. Parisbreakfasts6:19 AM

      Very happy to share the day-to-day life in Paris cherie 💋

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  9. GA in DeKalb9:54 AM

    Love Cafe de la Mairie & always look forward to sharing in your adventures!

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  10. sukicart10:49 AM

    I love my personalized perfume bottle, thank you, Carol. It would have been such fun to hear that conversation - you do make things fun. Tell Paris to continue to wait - sooner or later we'll get there.

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    1. Parisbreakfasts12:00 PM

      Paris has already told me they are waiing for you Sukie !!!

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  11. Jeanie11:50 AM

    I love your interaction with the person at BHV (one of my favorite stores but not for buying 2,000 e parfum! That turban is pretty cute!

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    1. Parisbreakfasts12:02 PM

      One of the pluses of the store not being jam packed with customers. One can hav a tete-à-tete doncha know...
      Pylones (the turban) is everywhere these days.

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  12. NJP12:03 PM

    Thank you for recounting the delightful exchange you had - I want my name on a Chanel bottle too!! :)

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  13. Lois12:04 PM

    I miss Paris so much!

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  14. Susan9:35 PM

    Vous avez de l’esprit. Merci pour l’autre lettre drôle.

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  15. Annabella Bray11:26 PM

    Oh I wish I was so game to play with sales assistants! I would imagine them wrapping and charging toute suite before I had time to say "c'est juste une blague!" :0 Love la famille pic, very patriotic in red, white and bleu <3

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    1. Parisbreakfasts7:14 AM

      Why not? And he was looking a tad bored. In these dreadful times who isnt up for a little joke?
      I'll admit I'm very comfortable joking with sales assistants. But put me in a soirée and I clam up toute suite. I can make zero conversation :(()

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  16. Rosemary Flannery7:10 AM

    Hi Carol , this is a great place for all kinds of envelopes.
    Papetterie Isly
    Bises, R
    https://www.google.com/search?q=papeterie+isly&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari

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  17. Barb7:35 PM

    Love your tousled hair.

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  18. Mindy10:21 AM

    Thank you for these missives from Paris as we miss our European travel. I've been searching online for that cute Pylones turban, but no luck!

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  19. N-Denis7:24 AM

    Lorsque je suis à Paris le Café de la Mairie est un refuge idéal pour aller lire et pour faire la pause...

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Love hearing from you

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