Macron joke site鈥檚 making money for homeless
T-shirts making fun of the Elys茅e Palace souvenir shop have raised 鈧�30,000 for homeless and migrant charities as they parody some of President Macron鈥檚 outspoken comments.
The 鈧�20 T-shirts, mugs and bags on the site ape the site which sells watches at 鈧�149 and T-shirts at 鈧�55.
Enlys茅e Boutique spokesman 鈥淢anu鈥� said: 鈥淲e could not believe the Elys茅e had set up a shop; we thought it was a joke... so we decided to have some real fun and set up our own shop.
鈥淪o far, it has exceeded hopes and we have set a new target of 鈧�50,000 to help the gens de la rue. We have had 5,000 orders and our new Christmas packs should help us on the way.鈥�
He said they would be delighted if Mr Macron could 鈥渟peak out some more鈥� to help sales.
The parody site, based in Calais, handed 鈧�10,000 cheques to each of three migrant and homeless charities in November. It is run by 15 volunteers and their festive season packs take aim at two government policies, with the 鈧�50 pack targeting the RSA poverty benefit and the 鈧�100 pack the ISF property wealth tax. Both offer a choice of T-shirts, sweatshirts, bags, mugs and beanie hats.
However, their takings are dwarfed by the official Elys茅e shop, which sold 鈧�350,000 of products in three days after opening, with profits used to fund palace restoration work.
