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Thank you for the welcome cooperlola ;)

I understand your situation, and yes the euro rate they use is not realistic, and it's not for the customers's advantage :p  But the prices are still cheap. I wonder why things such as dvd movies or video games are so cheaper in UK than in France.

I bought a video game for my little brother on a uk website before christmas, 15 pounds, while it is still between 50 and 65 euros in France. I don't know why prices are so different... even considering the fact that the low level of the pound makes it better for people living in France.

[More ideas for modern French literature please]

You can try Daniel Pennac if you like litterature that is non-serious but still well written, it is really funny and refreshing. It is somehow related to "detective" stories, but in a funny way. It is a "serie", there are several books. It takes place in Paris, but not the touristic Paris. The protagonist is a professional scapegoat.

Amazon's review describe it in a more intelligible english than I do:

Benjamin Malaussene is the saint who solves the crime and confounds the

wicked ogres in an exuberant crime story set in the Belleville district

of Paris. Employed in a large department store, his job description is

a joke: when enraged customers make a complaint to the manager, he must

accept all the blame, plead guilty and feign such abject contrition

that they forget their wrath and end up sympathizing with him. It's not

an appealing way to earn a living but he needs the work, for Malaussene

takes care of all his brothers and sisters, from little Half Pint to

Therese who claims to have second sight. When a series of explosions in

the store finds Malaussene suspiciously near the scene of the crimes he

is grilled by the police. But this is the least of his worries; his dog

has an epileptic fit, another sister becomes pregnant and he is mugged

by his workmates. There is only one thing to do - he must investigate

and solve the mystery himself. Extraordinary scenes, hilarious dialogue

and sympathetic characters keep the reader turning the pages. A great

read. (Kirkus UK)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Scapegoat-Daniel-Pennac/dp/1860466117/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232669477&sr=8-3

http://www.amazon.fr/Au-bonheur-ogres-Daniel-Pennac/dp/2070403696/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232669828&sr=8-2

The first novel is "Au bonheur des Ogres" in french, and "The Scapegoat" in english.

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Hello

I'm french and I think I am going to buy on this web site.

I have also noticed the difference of the price when you put it in euro.

I might be wrong but I think it is because the shipping is included in the price, and maybe when you want your product to be delivered in France, the shipping cost is higher than if it was in UK.  So if I'm right, this is the reason why we have to pay in euro when we are in France, they convert the money and they add the shipping cost difference directly in the price.  It's only a theory I could be wrong.

I would like to know if they are serious, if someone had already suffered late deliver with them or other problems ?