overmonnow Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 HelloI'm due to have my first baby (a little girl) in about 4 months and am starting to look at making a few purchases... We've been to the bigger shops and a lot of the stuff is really expensive and I was wondering if there were any charity shops that I could start looking in as well...We're in the northern Dordogne so have relatively easy access to Angouleme, Perigueux and Limoges if that helps! Admittedly, we haven't tried the bigger towns yet, I just thought I'd ask before potentially wasting petrol!!Thanks in advance, Emx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirpy Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 believe in saint yrieix la perche in street near to china shop in one parallel to av. victo hugo.do not know street name but a one way steet parallel also to main road to chalus. shop next door to beautician /perfume shop.you can tell it is a male giving directions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo53 Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 I've never seen a charity shop in France (though I'm not in your region). But second hand clothes are sold in shops called 'depot vente' - usually lots of baby clothes. Also, your local town may organise a 'bourse de vetements' ie second-hand clothes sale once or twice a year. A couple of other suggestions - the classified ads in your local paper; ours has loads of stuff being sold by individuals, including children's clothes. Also, I bet Ebay is absolutely loaded with baby clothes. In the UK I dressed all my babies from NCT sales. Some of the clothes I got second-hand lasted through three babies, and were still usable at the end of it!Best of luckJo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophie.b Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 The equivalent of Oxfam and the like are called Emmaus. Try looking in the phonebook/yellow pages to see if there's one near you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battypuss Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 Look for the Croix Rouge, Secours Populaire and Secours Catholique in the phone book. All normally have 'jumble sales' (all on hangers etc) at very low prices. Normaly twice a month or so in the the latter cases, The Red Crosstends to be a bit hit and miss, could be every week or every six months...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le val charente Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 There is a huge Emmaus near La Couronne in Angouleme, however some of the kids' things looked quite tatty - Ebay could be a better bet, or ask friends in UK to pick up stuff at boot sales there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benson Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 Hi and congratulationsMy youngest daughter is 2 now but I have bags of stuff here starting at about 6/8 months as I just dont know what to do with it We are a bit further away than Limoges but maybe could arrange something I your interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 The depot-ventes that deal with children's clothes often have the word "puériculture" in their name. Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRT17 Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Congratulations and all good wishes for the arrival of your baby daughter.Do take a look any of the local Brocantes / Vide Greniers that seem to take place in towns and villages during the Summer months. There are often some excellent bargains to be had. Equipment for babies and clothes.Gill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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