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Best and cheapest store to buy household tools/moving in equipment/hardware for flat in Paris?

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Just got to the city. Will be living here for a couple of years. Where can I buy household items/basic hardware and things like that, for my new flat?

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  1. Large chain stores such as Auchan and Carrefour will usually have a okay hardware section where you can buy basic tools and stuff.

    If you are looking for something a little more specialized, try the basement of the Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville (BHV).

    If you're really lucky, you'll have a neighborhood "quincaillerie". These are small, "have a little bit of everything" shops. They're getting kinda hard to find these days, though.


  2. Check the main hardware store chains:

    - Castorama: http://www.castorama.fr/store/html/magas...

    - Leroy-Merlin: 52 rue Rambuteau in the 3rd district.

    - Monsieur Bricolage (there are 4 of them in Paris, in the 11th, 12th, 19th and 20th districts) : http://www.mr-bricolage.fr/magasins_fran...

    Every department store has a hardware section but they are expensive. Another cheap option is hypermarket Carrefour. Several are accessible by public transportation:

    - Carrefour de Paris Auteuil

    3 avenue General Sarrail, Paris 16

    Métro Porte d'Auteuil (10) or Michel-Ange Molitor (9)

    - Carrefour Montreuil

    280 rue de Paris, Montreuil

    Métro Porte de Montreuil (9)

    - Carrefour Créteil Soleil

    Métro Créteil Préfecture (8)

    EDIT: Oh and I nearly forgot. The cheapest store in Paris is Tati but the quality is generally low. They sell a bit of everything and you can find some really cheap things for the house :

    Tati Barbès: 4 bd Rochechouard, Paris 18

    Tati Gaité: 68 avenue du Maine, Paris 14

    Tati République: rue du Temple, off Place de la République, Paris 3

    Paris Italie: 30 avenue d'Italie, Paris 13.

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