So today, for the first time since moving to France, I stood up for myself when I thought a store clerk made a mistake.
It happened at the fruit and vegetable store (yes.. there are several stores that only sell fruits and vegetables…). I’d picked up a few things.. some potatoes, cheese (ok, they sell cheese), avocado, plums, apricots, strawberries, red pepper. When I checked out the woman said cinquante-six Euros. That’s fifty six Euros. Plus some change. Now, I know that this isn’t the cheapest place to buy your produce. But everything was in season… I couldn’t figure out how I’d racked up such a giant bill for one measly bag of food. I looked at the receipt and realized that several items on it weren’t mine. They were things apparently the previous customers had bought (and possibly not paid for, but that’s not my problem). So I told the woman… I didn’t buy all this. And she fixed my bill. To the tune of 30 Euros. Glad I said something.