What you can buy
TOBACCO - 3,200 cigarettes, 200 cigars, 400 cigarillos, 3 Kg smoking tobacco.
ALCOHOL - 110 lts beer, 90 lts wine, 10 lts spirits, 20 lts fortified wine.
Pre -order by internet from the Wine Beer Warehouse and if you spend £400 or more get a free daytrip with Seafrance or £30 cash back if you travel with Eurotunnel.
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Information about shopping in Calais at Centre Auchan in Coquelles, Calais - day-tripper.net, the web magazine which saves you money when crossing the channel to Calais, to buy wine, beer, spirits and food, travelling by ferry or Eurotunnel.
An easy place to stock up quickly is Centre Auchan in Coquelles, Calais. This centre has a large Auchan Hypermarket, a Sainsbury's Wine & Beer Warehouse, a branch of the DIY chain, Leroy Merlin, as well as Oddbins Wines and the Wine and Beer Warehouse nearby. There are many other useful shops which English shoppers find useful. More
When telephoning from the U.K. begin all numbers with 0033 -.
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.
OFFER 1 - 20% off daytrips to Boulogne with Speedferries. 50 minute crossing. From £20 return (Offer available on this site only)
OFFER 2 - Cheapest ferry fares to Calais with P O Ferry. Cheap daytrips starting at £20 only (No fuel surcharge, subject to availability)
Direct Booking links
| Transmanche Ferries Dieppe | LD Lines Ferry Le Havre | Transeuropa Ferries |
| Norfolkline Dover to Dunkirk | SpeedFerries Boulogne | DFDS Ferries Newcastle |
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Leroy Merlin - Huge DIY store well worth a visit. Sainsbury's - Use your Nectar card here. Shops in the mall; Animal Store Calais - Tel: 0033 321 36 48 01. Clothing: Brice (for men), MIM (for women), Complice (for kids), Courir (sport shoes). Factory shopping in France Gifts: SOHO. Jewellery: Didier Buirette, Charles d'Orville. Hairdresser: SHAMPOO. Optician: Vision Originale. Opticians in France Perfume: Escale de Provence, Beauty Success. Chains in France Restaurants: Flunch, Brasserie Pierrot, Brasserie Blériot, Croissanterie, P & J Chocolates. Chains in France |
Household - Conforama (TV / Hi-Fi / Furniture /Household), Casa (Decorations, Crockery), Monsieur Meuble, Leroy Merlin (DIY, Gardening), Boulanger (TV / Hi-Fi /Household), 4 Murs (wallpaper), Lapeyre (Kitchen, Bathroom), Les Meubles Laurent (furniture), Cuisinella (Kitchen, Bathroom), Video Fan (Video, DVD), Leduc Motoculture (garden machinery).
Clothing - La Halle aux Vêtements ( Discount clothing), La Halle aux Chaussures (shoes), Wine - Oddbins, Sainsbury's, Wine Beer Warehouse. Car - Moto Expert (motorcross), Maxauto (car products), Super Jet (car cleaning). Car servicing in France Restaurants - Buffalo Grill, Mac Donald's. Restaurant chains in France |
Nearby shops Pharmacie de Coquelles (E. Guilbert), 1189, Av. Charles de Gaulle. 62231. Coquelles. Tel: 0033 321 82 23 10. Open: 9.00am - 12.00noon, 2.00 - 7.00pm. |
- Conseil National des Centres Commerciaux. Find a French Centre Commercial (click the map of France). 
- Centres Commerciaux. Lists many Centre Commercial throughout France and Portugal. 
- Site des Marques. Useful resource for French brand information. 
- Societe, for official information on a business. 
- Boussole. Useful directory for many shops and institutions in France. 
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- useful web site with lots of information mainly for French expats.
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