I've been in Paris here for the past couple days and purchased from this store several times as it's close to my hotel and the quality was excellent.
I'm writting to express a situation that just happened and probably a missunderstanding on my part. I came in this early morning early and purchased food and soap to use across the street at the self service laundry. After completing my laundry I walked back to this store, with my full laundry bag, to look for tissue as I ran out. I didn't find any and as I began to leave one of their employees forcefully grabs my shoulder, turns me around, starts pushing his fingers into my chest and speaking to me. I try to explain I only speak English and don't understand what he wants. He grabs my bag and me by my coat collar and drags me around to the corner and starts rifling through my laundry bag. At this point I figure out he thinks I was stealing from their store. I've been to your store several times over the past three days and I believe this employee even checked me out once. Had he first got my attention I would have turned and talked to him but grabing and flinging me around is not exceptable. I dont look shady at all and was dressed in nice clean cloths (North Face Jacket, designer jeans, nice boots).
I only wanted to express this misunderstanding might happen again with another traveler. Prior to this I would recomend your store to any traveler to Paris. I know as a traveler visiting your beuatiful country I need to try my best to follow cultures and behaviors but, and I really hate to use the expression "in America" if anyone puts forceful hands on a person they're liable to be retaliated on. I wouldn't want this type of musunderstanding to happen between their employees or other travlers.
Skip it and go to the grocerier store one block down. read more