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Buying ice gel packs in France

Does anyone know what ice gel packs are called in French? Also, where do you purchase them? In a pharmacy? Or e LeClerc, Monoprix, or Carrefore? If you buy them in a large retail store, what department?

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Pharmacy, grocery stores, etc. will have them. They are sold at Decathlon in Paris. I think they are called compresse froide.

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Bloc réfrigérant. Pain de glace.
Décathlon. Carrefour.
Toutes les grandes surfaces.
Le BHV if you are in Paris.

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If you need something to place on an injured foot or ankle or another body part, you need a “compresse froide”. You can buy these at every pharmacy.
If you need something firm to use in a cooler, you’ll want a “pain de glace”. These are sold in supermarkets, camping gear stores etc etc.

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In all stores with a camping accessories section or in stores specializing in camping. Also in Picard stores that sell frozen products.

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Dutch_traveler -

That’s precisely what I need. The gel packs for icing a joint. Available in a pharmacy - thank you!