In this shopping center in Yvelines, the sale of lost packages is a hit!

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Saturday October 12, 2024, mid-afternoon. In the Auchan Plaisir shopping mall (Yvelines), a store don’t be empty. A queue was even set up outside to manage the large flow of customers.

“Some leave with twenty packages”

Since its opening on October 2, 2024, Cash Colis has been a real hit. With its very trendy concept, the sale of lost packages. “From Wednesday to Saturday, it’s crazy! », rejoices Laurentine Fernandes, at the head of this store with her husband, Frédéric.

“There are some who come three or four times a day. Some leave with twenty packages. »

300 million packages lost per year

The principle is simple. Cash Parcel buy by weight packages lost, unclaimed or arrived at the wrong address from carriers.

“Every year, more than 300 million packages are lost across Europe. They can come from Portugal, Spain, Norway, etc., lists the person in charge of the premises. Our wish is to create a circuit that allows these packages to find new owners. »

Impossible to know what is hidden inside

Hundreds of packages are put on shelves every day. Impossible to know what is hidden inside in advance. Customers are therefore obliged to handle them in all directions, feel them, shake them, in order to find the rare pearls.

Having finally made their choice, it is then a matter of having them weighed. The price is 24 euros per kilo below 3 kg and 19.90 euros per kilo above 3 kg. For those who wish, mystery packages of 5, 10, 15 and 20 kg are also on sale.

“It’s not like the lottery. You don’t have never a loseryou always leave with something,” emphasizes Frédéric.

As soon as they leave the store, most people can’t help but open their packages. Others prefer to open their packages quietly at home.

Winners and… disappointments

« SmartwatchesKylian Mbappé’s Real Madrid jerseys, makeup, hair straighteners, AirPods, mixing desk… there’s really everything,” says Laurentine.

The big winners are displayed on the walls or on the store’s social networks. As for the disappointed, “we sometimes have them,” admits the manager. We’re sorry for them but that’s the game…” “A lot resell their winnings afterwards on the Internet,” assures Frédéric.

“It’s great to snoop”

After trying her luck, Liliane left with several packages including a pair of shoes. “I just needed shoes for my daughter. It meets my needs,” says the mother, who entered the store by chance after being “intrigued by the concept.”

Coming from Buc with her mother, Latifa, Jade, 8 years old, chose four packages. “I looked to see if it was hard inside,” says the young girl who hoped to find shoes or a computer mouse there. ” It is a game for her ! For children, it’s great to poke around, to look for what’s in the boxes,” adds his mother, seduced by the “surprise effect” of the concept.

Objective: “to win something expensive”

Mathilde and her mother, Pascale, also entered the store “out of curiosity”. To finally come out with half a dozen packages of all sizes.

“It feels like it’s full of Christmas presents and we can take everything. »

“It’s still sad for the people who won’t receive their packages,” adds her daughter who hopes to “win something expensive like an iPhone.” His method for finding the jackpot? “What’s packaged well is going to be more important. »

The store is normally scheduled to close on November 2. But, given the success, it could extend the adventure “here or in another shopping center” in view of the end-of-year holidays. Until becoming a lasting store? “That’s not our goal,” acknowledges Frédéric, who says he is open to a brand license.

Cash Parcel, at the Aushopping Grand Plaisir shopping center – 161, chemin Départemental – Plaisir.

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