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

Question

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?

Answer 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.

Answer 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.