Guillaume Dominguez (on site), edited by Juliette Moreau Alvarez 06:22, October 03, 2022

With rising energy prices, electricity bills are likely to be steep this winter.

And while the government has announced energy sobriety and the European Union is implementing emergency measures, the French are already equipping themselves to protect themselves from the cold at a lower cost.

While the European Union announced on Friday the signing of an agreement between the States for emergency measures to reduce bills in the face of soaring prices, the French did not wait for their implementation. application to start anticipating the arrival of winter.

In DIY stores, space heaters, carpets or even thermal curtains are snapping up like hotcakes.

All means are good to protect yourself from the cold and save money. 

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Sales tripled

Standing in the middle of the heating section, Charadine takes stock: "What we sold there today is the equivalent of two months of sales of 'comfort' products. These sales have been multiplied by three , or even by four."

Head of the comfort zone at Castorama, he had never seen that, even in twenty years of career.

Over 500 space heaters were sold in just ten days.

"People already have fixed heating, but they are afraid that the condominium will restrict this heating to 18 or even 19°C", explains Charadine.

"Suddenly, they rush on the auxiliary heating".

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Radiators are not the only victims of their success.

Carpets, curtains, draft excluders and caulking are also becoming increasingly difficult to find.

Joëlle searches the shelves for the latest products still available.

For her, all means are good to isolate herself from the cold.

"I would have liked to put carpets because at home, the floor is very cold."

She also wants to put very thick curtains, "because we have bay windows".

To meet the high demand, Castorama reassures.

The brand has anticipated deliveries of radiators and insulation products by one month to avoid stock shortages.

Prices will remain the same as last year, she promises.