What kind of bag?

I%26#39;m just curious, what do most people take to the markets to carry their items in? I%26#39;d like to have something to put baguettes, cheese, etc in and wondered what most Parisians do...

Thanks!

Tracy

|||

its usually 1 of 2 bags

1) The classic, Kelly bag of shopping bags is the tan straw bag with short or longer tan leather handles. My childhood au pair had one when I lived with her family in 1976 and still has one now. They sell these on Rue Monteguiel for 1-3 euros - they%26#39;re $30 in NYC - the one I brought back from the Netherlands finally broke after 10 years, as soon as I got back from Paris - of course.

it sort of looks like the shape of an Italian Sfoiatelle pastry....

2) the hideously ugly large rectangular plaid bag wheeled cart. I know, its useful, and probably better if you%26#39;re doing major shopping, but whenever any Americans worry about what they should wear in Paris, I think of those ugly bags....

|||

Thanks Evening -- appreciate your tips, I%26#39;ll definitely go for the classic look.

|||

I bought the neatest bag at the Saxe-Breteuil market to carry all the %26quot;stuff%26quot; back to the apartment. It%26#39;s a coffee theme so lots of coffee cups, coffee beans, the Herald Tribune, etc., etc. Very fun and a great souvenir. Not sure if all markets sell these fun bags, however.

|||

Just remember that %26quot;une bague%26quot; (pronounced exactly like the bag you%26#39;re looking for) in French is a ring, the kind that goes on your finger.

Or course, many French just put the little stuff in the plastic bag that the market provides and then carry the baguette bare-handed on their way home from work.

|||

We bought fabulaous big, very strong plastic, colourful pattern all over, carry bags from SuperU supermarkets, in the SW of France. They are strong, and have canvas-type handles. In the town we lived in, the supermarkets did not have regualr carry bags, so everyone had many of these ones to put their shopping in. They are a great souvenier too (though I did also manage to get a Provencal traditional basket, as described above, all the way back to Australia). These plastic bags are quite alrge and have great designs in the patterns on them. I don%26#39;t know if Suoer U is in Paris, though.

|||

-:- Message from TripAdvisor staff -:-

This topic was inactive for 6 months and has been closed to new posts. We hope you'll join the conversation by posting to an open topic or starting a new one.

To review the TripAdvisor Forums Posting Guidelines, please follow this link: http://www.tripadvisor.com/pages/forums_posting_guidelines.html

We remove posts that do not follow our posting guidelines, and we reserve the right to remove any post for any reason.

Removed on: 7:18 pm, September 18, 2009