It is a trade that alone will have spanned three centuries. Hardware store chauvinist Paul Magnon finally brought the curtain down this weekend. It is with great emotion that his manager turns the page on the 42 years of his life.
Hardware is an old word for a concept that is almost disappearing. It is a shop halfway between a do-it-yourself shop, a garden center, a shop dedicated to the kitchen… All with the wise advice of an expert shopkeeper.
In these last days of opening of the Chauvigny hardware store, customers multiply the attentions and compliments…
I find it very sad. You find the same things everywhere, while in shops like this there are things you can’t find anywhere else!
A customer
After 42 years of good and faithful service, the boss finally retires, much to the misfortune of these customers…
Local shops are disappearing. I’m a former trader, I know what I’m talking about, I think it’s a shame.
A regular
Little farewell notes add up in Philippe’s guest book.
It’s always sad when a little shop closes. The internet will simply never replace humans!
A customer
People and customers have always been the priority of this hardware store. Values that date back to 1899, when this establishment opened…
Philippe Stenou took over the business in the mid-1980s, but failed to find a buyer. Heartbreaking for this manager…
I had sleepless nights, I couldn’t sleep… For a few days, it still bothered me! When the fateful date arrived, the night was sleepless. But I didn’t bother anyone, I left the family bed!
Philippe Sténou, director of the Paul Magnon hardware store
A page turns for Philippe, but perhaps not for the Chauvinois. Some items from the hardware store will soon be found in the windows of the museum of popular traditions from the city.
