In Aquitaine, you can acquire the products of the world-known brands. Here, as in the rest of Europe, season sales are held twice a year. Summer sales are from July until August, and winter sales are from January until February. While visiting shopping malls, remember, that even the biggest ones are closed on Sundays. They compensate for it when during the weak days, mostly on Thursdays, the working hours are prolonged for one hour. If your purchase in one store is for more than 100 euro, ask a shop assistant to fill out a special coupon to get 10% of the purchase cost back at the border with the Tax-Free system. It is better to come to the main market in Bordeaux early in the morning. Usually, the locals buy up all the fresh and tradable goods by 10 a.m. By the way, you can eat the stuff you have bought here, at the market, in a designated area. If you have a desire to walk around the flea market, it is located just three hundred meters from the food market. Take a walk on the St. Catherine Street. It is not only one of the longest pedestrian streets in Bordeaux, but it is one of the trade centers of the city. You can find here souvenirs, brand clothes, and local goods, food and most certainly wine. On the Gambetta Square, you can buy antique, jewelry and other luxury items. Grands Hommes – is a big indoor market, opened in the 19th century. On the first floor, you can find food, on the second – different household stuff, souvenirs, and works of art. Though,
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