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Written by Riviera Reporter
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All you need do is say sorry…
Laura in Toulon accidentally dropped a china salad-bowl she was looking
at in a shop in Marseille. The manager was “very nasty” and said Laura
was “legally obliged” to pay for it. She refused and finally left the
shop. Was she in her rights? Absolutely. Under French law
responsibility for an object lies with whoever has it in his or her
keeping (“sous sa garde”)—and articles in a shop are obviously in the
retailer’s keeping. Anyway, the shop’s normal insurance would have
covered the breakage. Laura did well to stand up for herself.
From Reporter 93 - Oct/Nov 2002
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Consumerism 
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