I founds two great bargains at Cacharel and a great skirt at Sonia Rykiel. There's lot of great…read moreFrench brands and fun children's stores. The Prices in this area are great. Another great street, is rue Mesley for shoes, over 50 stores I found the info at http://www.myweekin.net

Our daughter wanted to visit a Parisian flea market, so we stopped by earlier today…read more This flea market was a short uber ride from our hotel at the other end of the 14th arrondissement; we arrived around 11 am and stayed past 1. The market is not very big - vendors get set up along a couple of streets. It helps to speak a little bit of French, which then allows them to speak a little bit of English. Some vendors can be rude or aggressive, and can inflate prices when they realize you're not a local. But most of the ones we encountered were fair, helpful and kind. The girls bought some things, as did I. There is an excellent and inexpensive Viennoiserie at the peripherique end of the marché aux puces, opposite the Novotel. We had sandwiches and drinks and desserts there before taking an uber back to our hotel. Enjoy!

A good sized, enjoyable flea market - way less intimidating than Cligancourt and much better prices…read moretoo. The "stuff" part of antiques, vintage etc is about 4 blocks long and at the end of that there are a few blocks of used clothing. The day I visited there was a lot of vintage books, cool costume jewelry and miscellaneous household items. What there wasn't a lot of is tourists, the crowd is mostly local. That's nice but if you are a tourist you must behave properly. That means saying "hello" and "goodbye" if you enter a stall, not touching/pawing merchandise without permission and having some basic french at your disposal. My mom did not follow these rules and she didn't buy anything because prices magically skyrocketed for her. Be polite, and you'll score some good deals and bring home a truly authentic souvenir.