European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse The Alsace a Guidebook for shoppers by Char lit Bowfin Munich Bureau Atkinson is .1 psychologist ill la Ball Eliger an at count. I it 1 Here is Little Ornon ground in their 01 c Iii i m it outside inc workplace Thev have .1 i Cornmon love shopping i he women met and bet ame shopping partners while Hing and working in Kaiserslautern. West Germany. Siam years ago. Unlike in my americans who keep to the of shopping a inlets these two. Neither no whom i rent h. Ii h i de on weekend forays a Ross the Border into 1 e s Alsace-1 Region plundering torn outlets and shops offering wares ranging my Lugii tute to Pollety to linens. It was not on these Cross Border expeditions to them to stumble across new outlets. Many of them ill Dan away in Little villages Mil rarely sited Liy Amenu is they began to share their i Skivenes Vilh Power shopping friends uttering i tude my suggestions on places to Mil when to Lind the Best bargains. A lot Onn friends kept telling me i ought to put it ill together in some sort of Book Atkinson "1 he seed Lor was there .1 longtime before i Del idea to do i to seer blossomed. The shopping partners Hei Inie publishing partners and the result is a one ise. Informative. Lid Page guide to the two women i consider some of the Best shops factory outlets ind restaurants in the regions to i Iino Mil i Tun i in Rie /orr.n/ie. It includes Briet desc rip Lions examples of wares and Prii is. Addresses and directions to Riboul two do in Lac lories most of Whit h have outlets sell both first and second oilily merchandise. We of n something from every one of those outlets. Challenger , and we did not include any that we personally Dirlan t although some of the prices seem High partic lady since a Dollar still buys less than 2 Marks most of the wares ate Well below the Price that the same item would i Ost in the United states. , who now lives in Munich. West Germany i ites the example of .1 vase she Pun for about $ ill. She later found the same vase in a Ludy Ballinger left Anc Martha Atkinson co authored a guide to shopping and lunching in the Alsace Region. Major . Department Slote Selling or More 5.110. We included Only those outlets that we considered worthwhile says Atkinson who moved to Frankfurt West Germany last year to Lake a Olas c clinical director of the c Orn Ivinity counselling i enter in Edwards Cavern. They found Many More stotes than Are mentioned in the guide but whittled the list Down significantly before publication. We kept those we fell Oil ered the highest Quality for the Atkinson explain1. In almost every Case the guide offers examples of prices in French franc s Lor something typical of b shop or outlet. While the listed Are about 2 years old Atkinson does t think they will bae changed significantly or be out of line based on inflation. The idea was to give people an idea of the Price Range so they can judge or themselves and dec Ide if it s Worth a visit she says. Neither woman in nearly a decade of shopping sprees in the area has found the language a Barrier. They found the i Rench people in the Region Friendly and helpful. A smile patient e Mil a watch where the Cashiers lines form work wonders they say in a Section on language. For moments of insecurity we suggest while Holh have personal favor Ilies. They agree thai the outlet with the biggest selection lowest prices and Best Quality for the Dollar is in Arregu engines. The pottery factory in the Liny Village on the French German Border offers a Witle Range of tableware including Bernai the popular alsatian pattern of country scenes. It offers great selection and Price Ballenger says. Another favorite is a Little farther South in the Village of Nide Viller. The 250-year-old pottery factory there otters what they describe As a True factory also specialising in regional tableware the Faie Cerie de Nide Viller requires real Power shopping expertise As the wares Are slacked Hypha ardly at the rear of a workroom door to ceiling. It is a Little work to find the Best one they say in the Guidebook foul Well Worth the copies of the Guidebook can be ordered from Indiana or directly irom a Lher of me authors. The Price is 16 25 per copy write shopping and Lynch in the Alsace Lorraine 432 n. Stale is. Kendall vice ind. 46755 or to dal Longor at Lincol Strasse 44f Al a2. Boot Muenchen 90 or to Atkinson at taunt Strasse 49. 6233 Kel Noim Fischbach. West Germany Region ol1 France which runs
