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  1. [quote user="sid"]That's an interesting slant on how it works, but I'm pretty sure that there are days with more "points", Thursdays for example, aren't they double advantage on marked items?[/quote] The double point Thursdays and 5% Tuesdays finished earlier this year when all the loyalty card systems rules changed. The cards work best for people who really understand the system and use it to their advantage. To do this, one needs to study the rules and be aware of the special offers, but at the same time keep a clear head in order to not be knee-jerked into assuming all offers are good offers.  Beware! Marketing is cleverly targetted to influence our behaviour patterns at a subconscious level - and it works. I do know that customers in a supermarket are like more like sheep than they might realise or wish to believe.
  2. I work as a cashier in Intermarché, so sadly I am very well informed about the loyalty card. The 5% discount is available everyday, but applies only to the products marked with 'les mousquetaires' logo and you must have at least 5 of these items before the discount is applied. This applies whichever shop you are in. For other 'avantages carte' you need to look every week in the promo leaflet -paper or online version - and select your goods accordingly. This also applies whichever Intermarché you go to. In some stores there are 10% discounts some weekends on fresh goods - fruit and veg, fresh fish, charcuterie trad and boucherie trad. To benefit from these you need to be in your own store. To use the money you have on the card you must be in your own store and, as someone has already mentioned, the balance will disappear on the 1st March if you don't use it. For more details  you can look on  www.intermarché.com For the record, I don't have an Intermarché card, and don't shop in supermarkets -just earn my living in one, take the money and run.  I think these cards are designed to make the customer believe that they are getting a bargain, but in fact in the end they always benefit the 'patron' and tie you in to using the money you have 'saved' back in the same store. Just my opinion you understand. And don't tell my boss what I think because I am a good girl (middle aged woman actually) at work. Happy Christmas everyone - I still have my shift to do this afternoon/evening, going to be such fun!
  3. My son is also disabled and had all the disability allocations as a dependent child  up to the age of 20. Once he passed his 20th birthday he moved into adult services, which included a new application to the Maison des Handicapés and he moved to adult disablity benefit 'Allocation d'Adultes Handicapé' AAH. Once this happened, he was no longer able to receive his health care as my dependent with CPAM  (I have cover via employment), but was given his own SS number and health care in his own right - which is automatic for anyone receiving AAH. Once this happened, he could no longer stay under my Mutuelle cover, but had to have his own independent account with them. Personally, I would never choose to be without the top-up insurance, even with ALD recognition as other things can happen and I am a bit of a worrier.  None of this process was terribly complicated as my son was already known to services, but it did involve a lot of paperwork and a bit of attention to detail. Happily for us, my son is now working and, whilst he still gets the means tested part of his AAH, his health cover is thanks to his employment - and he has kept the same mutuelle (Santévie, which is local and seems very reasonable). To  be a bit more specific about what would not be covered by the ALD - anything that is not the ALD - so, worst case scenarios in my mind are acute life threatening illnesses which would involve complex interventions and might not classify as ALD in their own right - viral encephalitis or meningitis involving intensive care, serious accident, ruptured appendix with peritonitis, things along those lines. Other things - such as dental work, minor illnesses and accidents would incur expense, but not of the kind that could bankrupt you.
  4. [quote user="pachapapa"]So which product is correct for my flat screen plasma TV?[/quote] I've heard ebay is very good.
  5. [quote user="sweet 17"]Do you put your cleaning products into spray bottles, cornfield?[/quote] I put the window/mirror cleaner into a spray bottle and also the bathroom cleaner. I don't use bleach at all in the toilets because we have an ancient soakaway system which might not take kindly to it. I use the same stuff for cleaning the toilet as I use for the showers, sinks and bath and it seems to do the job just as well as anything I have ever bought specially for the job. I have also discovered that the stuff I mix for cleaning the bathroom is excellent in the kitchen for spraying and wiping the white surfaces of the fridge, dishwasher and cooker - it seems to be very quick and easy and gets rid of that slightly sticky layer that I guess comes from cooking in a small space.
  6. It is now well over two years since I washed my hair and I will definitely never go back to shampoo or soap of any kind. My hair is naturally quite fine and fly away, but really does seem thicker and stronger than it ever has before. I just rinse it very well ever evening in the shower and towel it dry. It is quite short (my partner cuts it having learnt hairdressing from an internet site!) and I don't need any blow drying to keep it in shape any more. When I think of all that time and money I have wasted over the years ........!
  7. Personally I don't buy any cleaning products, I make them all myelf and they work really well. The basic ingredients for all my recipes are white vinegar, liquid soap, bicarbonate of soda, caustic soda, borax and salt. I make washing up liquid, clothes washing liquid, bathroom cleaner, cooker cleaner, window/mirror cleaner and stuff to do the mopping of the tiled floor with. It is a long time since I bought a 'product'. I do buy toothpaste from the local bio shop and a bar of soap from palestinian source www.fipsouk.fr  but have completely given up on hair shampoo after reading a post elsewhere and my hair has never been in better condition. Funny old life innit?
  8. Just to say, Jean S, not to take too much notice of the above. Your B&B can function as you want it to - as much or as little as suits you. Running something which does not have to provide you with a living and is just for interest and a bit of extra pocket money is a very different thing from the life described by those who are under more pressure. I just have my two rooms, and as I also work outside the home I do not have too much spare time or energy, so I just do as much as fits in with my lifestyle. In  my full time job I am paid the minimum wage, so the extra cash is useful, and it can be interesting to meet people. There is quite a bit of work involved of course, but you do not have to travel to do it. You do not have to accept every booking that comes along, you do not have to always be open, just try it and see, have an adventure, do it while you enjoy it, and stop if and when you don't. We live in a remote mountain valley and despite being very much off the beaten track, we get plenty of interest and there are many people who don't want to be in the more touristy places.
  9. It depends what you want and what you are paying for it. We charge a rate which reflects the simplicity of the accomodation (22 € per person per night breakfast included) and it is very clear on our website what the arrangements are.  We only do B&B as a small extra income as I also have a full time job outside the home. We have more customers than we feel we can really cope with, and often turn people away. We also have plenty people who return for another visit. I guess it all depends on what you are looking for and what your budget is and variety in the market place is always a good thing. I do like the idea that Betoulle suggests for the OP's accomodation, it sounds a very flexible option with little initial outlay. Just for the record, I wouldn't dream of sharing a bathroom on holiday either!
  10. So as I thought then - for those of us with good quality but simple accomodation, who have no intention of registering with GdF or other such organisations,  a good quality, clean and shared bathroom fulfills the legal requirements. Hope the original poster is continuing to check this thread.
  11. Thanks for that, but it is exactly what I have read - previously and as a result of this post. I have alway understood it to mean that there must be a access to a bathroom and toilet. What is not explicit in the text is that this must be a bathroom and toilet for the exclusive use of just that bedroom. It does not even state that the said bathroom cannot be the same bathroom that is used by the family. I have presumed that the law is to stop people from trying to let out rooms which have inadequate or no access to facilities, rather than trying to insist that all rooms must effectively be en-suite. After all, the idea of chambres d'hôtes is to allow people to stay in the real homes of real people and be part of the life of the household. As with many things, it seems that the letter of the law is open to interpretation - and the spirit of it is that clean and hygienic facilities must be made available to every guest.
  12. I have had another search round on the legal info sites and I can only find reference in the law in the form referred to in my previous post - nothing that says each bedroom must have it's own bathroom, only that it must have access to a toilet and bathroom. Is it possible that to be registered with some organisations the rules are stricter than the law requires? I am not someone who is inclined to be on the wrong side of the law - quite the reverse in fact - so this little thread has rather worried me. And of course to the original poster the correct answer to the question could make a big difference - so being able to back up statements in this situation seems very important.
  13. Where does this idea that each room has to have an allocated bathroom come from? As far as I understand, and I have read around this subject reasonably carefully, each room must 'disposer d’un accès à un WC et à une salle d'eau, répondre à toutes les réglementions en vigueur dans les domaines de l’hygiène, de la sécurité et de la salubrité.' I have been doing small scale chambres d'hôtes for several years now, using two bedrooms and a bathroom on the second floor of my village house. The facility is registered and there has never been any problems, neither from the authorities or from the guests.
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