It turns out I was lying about the Bandol Rosé waiting for another day. In my defence I didn’t know I was until my car went autonomous, pulled off the autoroute, drove me to Olivier Vins, opened the doors and pushed me out.
Half an hour later I emerged with three bottles (final cost £18 each) and three bottles of Pigeoulet to bring me up to the the VAT refund trigger level (100€) - they cost an outrageous £7.85!! Again, the staff couldn’t have been more helpful - just like the customer service folk at Auchan this morning, when I apologised for taking up so much of their time they said not at all, they were still learning the process themselves.
I. Must. Stop. NOW. I only brought three trilbies with me, and I’ve used them all.