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Friday 2 September 2011

Design Mom in France does La Rentree

School supplies are a big deal here. The lists are long. And they’re detailed. 


Instead of listing something like “notebook”, they’ll specify dimensions, interior details, and color. Shopping for our school supplies took about twice as long as the back-to-school clothes shopping. I think we made 10 trips to 6 different stores before we gathered everything. It surprised me!


Read more here: http://www.designmom.com/2011/09/school-supplies-in-france/

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