Comments on Anomalies of French life: bargains... only twice a yearTypePad2014-07-10T17:18:52ZSeduliahttps://www.ruerude.com/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://www.ruerude.com/2014/07/anomalies-of-french-life-bargains-only-twice-a-year-1/comments/atom.xml/Dovid commented on 'Anomalies of French life: bargains... only twice a year'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c82d353ef01a3fd3ba741970b2014-07-29T01:35:49Z2014-07-29T01:35:49ZDovidDo small businesses in France see sales as undoing all the hard work they have put into building a relationship...<p>Do small businesses in France see sales as undoing all the hard work they have put into building a relationship with their regular customers throughout the year? Sellers do put a lot of effort in cultivating a relationship, so losing business to a competitor a few streets over must make them wonder why they bother.</p>