This topic will help you through a shopping trip. How to get the best deals, common practices and customs Lets have fun at the local market, Patisserie, Boucherie, Boulanger, Bricomart? Cafe with Gaufere, Pomme frite avec sauce ail? But first, we must always take our shopping bags, wicker basket, or backpack Whaaaaa?? Don’t be a tourist and ask for plastic bags at checkout. Reusable bags are a must, and are normally replaced free when worn at the store purchased! Prices range from .05 for paper to .99 for zipper insulated. France has a recycling process second to none. Our village even has a communal compost bin!