This Saturday, there was a crowd at the Thionville market. Nothing abnormal so far. Since the start of confinement, this moment has been an opportunity for many to come and do some shopping while taking the air. “Personally, I try to come there every Saturday. Finally, when I can, ”comments Quentin, a basket with a few leeks in his hand. Ditto for Giuseppe who waits with his daughter while his partner finishes her shopping. “We come every two weeks or so. “
And after that ? Do they intend to profit from the reopening of stores? No in both cases. “We have a baby we need to take care of,” smiles the dad under his mask.
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Prepare for Christmas
On the other hand, for Évelyne and her daughter Emaelle, it is an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. Shopping cart with some food at the end of the hand, they come out of a decoration shop. “We take the opportunity to take a walk and buy Christmas presents. And then, it’s a way to support our traders. I have been, and I imagine that there will unfortunately be some liquidations. Finally, I do not hope ”. On the window, many shops display a limit gauge of customers present at the same time.
A few meters away, Mathieu and Clara incubate little Logan with their eyes. “We were able to buy the little one’s Christmas present and there, we will take the opportunity to buy him new shoes. He grows fast and for this kind of thing it is better to try, on the internet you never really know if it will suit him. In any case, it feels good, ”says the dad.
On the side of Anne-Sophie and Caroline, we are preparing to go to the shops. “Personally, I don’t have the impression of having really felt this confinement. On the one hand because I continued to work in Luxembourg and, on the other hand, because everything was open there, ”says Caroline. The two young women assure him, during the closing, they resorted to click and collect. “It is important for these traders to be able to allow them to continue to live. I find that just a shame for restaurants and bars, I have never felt insecure there, ”adds Anne-Sophie.
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The timely reopening
For this father of twins, this reopening of shops is timely. “One of my children had broken his game console. I was able to take one back from him. And for me, it’s a real breath of fresh air. I have been in early retirement since the first day of confinement, so I can assure you that the break with professional life was even more brutal. This is the first time that I have returned to Thionville for several months. It’s almost intoxicating. ”
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