What you can buy

NEW from 1st October 2011. TOBACCO guidelines for personal use - 800 cigarettes (was 3,200), 200 cigars, 400 cigarillos, 1 Kg smoking tobacco (was3 Kg).

ALCOHOL - 110 lts beer, 90 lts wine, 10 lts spirits, 20 lts fortified wine.

1.175 € / £

For best rates buy online, and pick up at port or airport

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Calais Wine Superstore offer

Cashback on wine purchases at Majestic in France

Pre -order by internet from the Wine Beer Warehouse and get cash back.

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Information about shopping in Calais for baby clothes and accessories - Day-tripper.net, the web magazine which saves you money when crossing the channel to Calais to shop, travelling by ferry or Eurotunnel.

French baby clothes shops and chains

Shopping in France is not just about cheaper wine and beer. French style baby clothes are often a better buy. In Calais there are plenty of shops, many from the main national chains to visit.

Here we list the shops which you have asked us to find out more about.

When telephoning from the United Kingdom begin all numbers with 0033 -.

The Winter sales normally start on the second Wednesday in January every year. In most departments in 2012 they start 11th January and finish 14th February. Summer sales normally start on the third Wednesday of each year in France. In 2012 they start 27th June and end 31st July.

However, many departments have different start and finish dates in 2012. More information (in French) - www.economie.gouv.fr

The summer sales in France in NORD (59), Pas de Calais (62) and Aube (10 - Troyes, Factory shopping centres) start mid June and run until the end of July every year. Six departments near the French border are free to set different dates: the Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle, Vosges, Landes and Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

In Belgium the sales are held in January (2012 - 2nd to 31st) and July (2012 - 1st to 31st July).

CREDIT CARDS - we suggest you ring your credit card company before shopping in France - increased fraud means they are turning down shoppers cards if their spending deviates from the norm. Take your mobile - you can often sort the problem out over the phone.

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For Babies and small children in Calais

Aubert - New shop in Calais opposite Calais Vins. www.aubert.fr

Baby Confort, 41 Bd. La Fayette. Tel: 0033 321 36 55 78.

Bébé Cash, 46 rue Espérance. Tel: 0033 321 35 68 80.

Bébé 9, 36, Bd. La Fayette. Tel: 0033 321 35 77 00. www.bebe.fr

BOUTIQUE DE BENJAMIN, 17 rue Royale, Calais. Tel: 0033 321 96 37 92.

COTE ENFANT, 38, place d'Armes, Calais. Tel: 0033 321 97 64 51.

Jacadi, 8, rue Royale. 62100. Calais. Tel: 0033 321 96 50 40. www.jacadi.com

Natalys, 9, Bd. La Fayette. Tel: 0033 321 36 57 60.

Noel Armand, 105 Bd. La Fayette. Tel: 0033 321 96 08 87.

Pourquoi Pas, 3, Bd. Pasteur. Tel: 0033 321 36 40 65.

Boulogne

Natalys, 7 rue Adolphe Thiers, Boulogne. Tel: 0033 321 31 56 45.

Jacadi, 36, rue Nationale. 62200 Boulogne. Tel: 0033 321 83 29 27. www.jacadi.com

Planete Bébé, 2 rue de Boston. 62200. Boulogne. Tel: 0033 321 30 48 09.

Prénatal, 4, Grande Rue, Boulogne. Tel: 0033 321 30 69 69.

French Chains selling baby clothes and items

- Aubert, ZAC Curie - A côté de Mc Donald's - Rue Gutemberg- 62100. Calais. Tel: 0033 321 35 22 62. (Dunkirk - Route De Spycker 59760. Grande Synthe. Tel: 0033 328 21 22 00). www.aubert.fr