As a new term begins in France, school supplies are estimated to cost over 11 percent more this year because of high inflation. In one Paris suburb, RFI met parents turning to charity shops to pick up stationery, sports kits, school bags and other essentials for less.
At the Emmaüs charity shop in Ivry-sur-Seine, on the south-east outskirts of Paris, a stick of glue sells for 50 centimes – a fraction of what you might pay in the supermarket.
