This Sunday, some will take advantage of the morning to find a bouquet of flowers, jewelry or other sweets to offer for Mother’s Day. A celebration placed this year under the sign of inflation. Essential gifts are indeed priced much higher.
Her green apron around her neck, Aurore, a 34-year-old florist, composes her last bouquets of roses before Mother’s Day this Sunday. A party intended to celebrate all the mothers of France and Navarre but which also makes it possible to measure the extent of inflation. “The red rose easily took a euro and a few in one week because there were a lot of requests in France. It’s true that for Mother’s Day, we offer quite a few”, confirms Aurore.
“They just come to taste a piece of chocolate and they leave”
In the shop opposite, Yanis sells bouquets of chocolate. But customers are scarce since the increase in prices in the store. “We have a bouquet that cost 20.70 euros, today it costs 23.70 euros. In general, it’s a bouquet that customers often take so it bothers them a lot. don’t buy at all. They just come and taste a piece of chocolate and they leave empty-handed.”
However, leaving empty-handed is not an option for Joseph, 51. Despite the inflation, this regular at the store intends to offer a chocolate heart to the mother of his children. “We take inflation into account. Last time I came, I took two hearts. Maybe I’ll just take one with something a little smaller.” This year, this father will have spent 31 euros. That’s a little less than the average French basket for Mother’s Day, which is around 50 euros.
Source: Europe1
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