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Article: When in Edinburgh... pick up a bargain at Le Chariot Express, says Aindrias de Staic
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- August 25, 2009
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Why do you like Le Chariot Express second-hand shop?
Coming here is always the highlight of my trips to Edinburgh. I
love junk shops and this place is like an Aladdin's cave. Also, over
the years I've developed a sort of relationship with Moe, the
Moroccan guy who runs it. When I first came to Edinburgh from
Ireland I was only 17 or 18 - I remember I was working at a pub in
the Grassmarket called the Fiddler's Arms that's gone now. Moe and I
weren't friends at the time but I think I got a melodeon off him
that year. Another time I got cowboy boots off him and I still have
them - I'm six foot but they make me look six-two, you know?
What else have you bought?
One year I bought a bicycle ...