Inconsistent Store Opening Hours
The hardware store opens its doors from 10 to noon, then again from 3 to 7 pm. The café is only open from 4 to 10 pm Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Or the Parisian bookstore that is open 9 am to 7 pm on Monday, 9:30 to 7 on Tuesday, and 10 to 7 on Thursday. Her personal favorite is her neighborhood hairdresser, who puts her phone number on the door and only comes in when you call her for an appointment.
Besides the obvious annoyance of needing a Ph.D. in logistics to figure out when things are actually open in this city, there’s the eternal question, “How do these businesses make any money if they’re never open?” If there’s any method to the madness, she hasn’t found it yet. She constantly arrives at places, only to discover that they close at the most random times possible, and that’s all she knows. Her advice? Check online before you head out.
