Marchés Gourmands Nocturnes & Food Festivals in Normandy: Summer Markets, Weekly Markets, Farm Shops & Seasonal Feasts 🌙🍽️

There are holidays where food is something you organise.

You research restaurants. You book tables. You commit to times. You sit down, eat, leave, repeat.

It works. It’s fine. It’s also slightly exhausting after a few days.

And then there are holidays where food behaves completely differently.

Where it appears, quietly, repeatedly, and at just the right moment to derail whatever sensible plan you thought you had.

Normandy is very much the second kind. 🌿

Here, food does not sit neatly in one category. It moves.

Weekly markets that locals actually use. Summer markets that stretch into the evening. Marchés Gourmands Nocturnes that turn into entire nights without anyone formally announcing it. Farm shops that appear at the end of lanes with no marketing strategy whatsoever and still manage to outperform most supermarkets. Seasonal food festivals that revolve around one ingredient and take it extremely seriously.

It’s not a curated experience.

It’s just how things are done.

This guide pulls all of that together.

Not just night markets. Not just food festivals. Not just “where to buy local produce”. But the full rhythm of how food actually works here, especially through the summer months and into the wider year.

This is not an exhaustive list.

It never will be.

Some markets shift days. Some expand. Some quietly disappear and reappear elsewhere. Some are so local you only find them by accident. Others are announced properly and still manage to surprise you.

I will almost certainly add to this over time, because Normandy is very good at hiding excellent food in places that look, at first glance, entirely unremarkable.

But once you understand the rhythm, you stop needing a perfect list.

You just need to know when to go out.

And when to admit you’re not coming back empty-handed. 😄

Why This Matters More Than It Might Sound

On paper, this could all sound fairly simple.

Markets. Food. Producers. A few summer evenings. Some festivals.

Nice to know. Useful, perhaps. Easy to ignore.

Except it isn’t.

Because this is exactly the sort of thing people are actually searching for when they plan a stay in Normandy.

Not just “what markets exist”, but:

Will there be things to do without over-planning?

Will there be good local food without booking restaurants every night?

Will there be somewhere to wander, pick something up, eat something immediately, and feel like you’re part of the place rather than just passing through it?

Will evenings feel easy… or will everything shut down unless you’ve booked three days in advance?

That’s the real question behind all of this.

And Normandy answers it very comfortably.

Because here, food is not an event.

It’s infrastructure.

Markets exist because people use them. Producers sell directly because that’s how it’s always been done. Summer markets extend into evenings because the weather allows it and nobody is in a rush to stop. Festivals exist because the region takes its food seriously enough to celebrate it properly.

And for anyone staying in a gîte, especially in La Manche, this changes everything.

You are not dependent on restaurants.

You are not locked into one way of eating.

You are not forced into rigid plans.

You have options.

You can go out, pick things up, eat there, bring things back, cook properly, assemble something casually, or do a bit of everything across the week.

And that flexibility is not just convenient.

It’s what makes the holiday feel like a break rather than a schedule.

Which is, ultimately, the whole point.

Summer Markets, Evening Markets & Marchés Gourmands Nocturnes: The Rhythm That Takes Over the Week

Once summer settles in, something shifts.

Not dramatically. Not loudly. Just enough to notice.

The days stretch a little longer. The evenings refuse to end on time. And markets — which already exist year-round — begin to spill into those evenings in a way that feels completely natural here.

This is where trying to separate “summer markets”, “evening markets” and “Marchés Gourmands Nocturnes” becomes slightly artificial.

Because in practice, they overlap constantly.

Some are morning markets that stay firmly practical. Some start in the afternoon and drift into early evening. Some are full evening food markets with music, seating, and a clear intention that you are not going anywhere quickly.

Most sit somewhere in between.

And from a guest’s point of view, that’s exactly what makes them so useful.

You don’t need to plan heavily.

You just need to know roughly what happens on which day… and then follow it.

Early Week: Gentle Starts That Escalate Quickly

Monday mornings ease you in.

Gouville-sur-Mer runs its summer market on the church square, the sort of place where you tell yourself you’re just picking up a few basics and then immediately start reconsidering that position.

By late afternoon, things start shifting.

At Kairon Plage (Saint-Pair-sur-Mer), a producers’ market typically runs from around 5pm to 7:30pm. It’s small, simple, and very effective — exactly the sort of place where you pick something up for later and accidentally eat something straight away.

Tuesday builds on that.

You’ve got the more traditional morning markets like Bréhal and Agon-Coutainville at the hippodrome, but by late afternoon Granville steps in with its organic market on Cours Jonville (around 4:30pm to 7pm), which feels like the bridge between “shopping” and “this might turn into dinner”.

And then Tuesday evening shifts fully into summer mode.

Barneville-Carteret runs its evening beach market from around 6pm through July and August — local producers, crafts, performances, ponies, concerts, sea air doing half the work. It’s family-friendly, slightly chaotic, and very easy to stay longer than planned.

That’s usually the first moment in the week where you realise the evenings here are not going to behave like evenings at home.

Midweek: Where It Properly Comes Together

Wednesday is where things start to layer up.

Morning markets tick along — La Haye-Pesnel, Montmartin-sur-Mer, Gavray-sur-Sienne — all doing exactly what they’re supposed to do.

But by late afternoon, the mood shifts again.

Agon-Coutainville runs its summer evening market from around 6pm to 10pm, which is a proper “stay a while” setup. Coudeville-sur-Mer joins in from around 6pm. The farm market at La Chèvre Rit runs from 5pm to 7pm if you want something more producer-focused.

And then you’ve got Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue.

The market itself runs from around 3pm into the evening, but that’s only half the story. Because later — usually around 9pm to 11pm — the concerts take over, and the harbour setting quietly does what it does best.

This is where a “market visit” stops being a quick stop and becomes the evening.

Thursday & Friday: Peak Summer Behaviour

Thursday is one of the strongest days of the week for this entire rhythm.

You’ve got your anchor morning markets — Coutances at Place du Parvis, Saint-Pair-sur-Mer, Carolles, Cérences — all ticking along as they always do.

Then the afternoon starts stretching things.

Granville Upper Town runs from around 4pm to 8pm in summer. La Lucerne-d’Outremer typically hosts local-produce markets from around 6pm to 8pm. Carolles at Domaine d’Esthine can run well into the evening (around 5pm to 11pm), leaning more towards the “this is now your evening plan” end of the spectrum.

And then Saint-Lô quietly steps in with one of the most consistent formats of the lot.

The Virées du Terroir run every Thursday from June to September, roughly 4:30pm to 9pm, along the Vire. Local producers, takeaway food, live music, and just enough structure to make it feel organised without losing that easy, open feel.

It’s one of the best examples of how all of this works when it’s done well.

Friday keeps the momentum going.

Regnéville-sur-Mer takes over the château courtyard from around 6pm through July and August. Hudimesnil runs from about 5pm to 7pm. Bréville-sur-Mer follows from around 5:30pm to 7pm. Donville-les-Bains pushes later along the seawall, typically 7pm to 11pm.

And this is where it becomes very obvious that you are no longer “fitting a market into your day”.

The market is the day.

Or at least the evening.

The Weekend: Where It All Overlaps

By the time the weekend arrives, everything overlaps.

Saturday mornings are still anchored by the bigger weekly markets — Granville, Coutances, Gavray — proper markets where people are shopping with intent.

Sunday softens again.

Saint-Martin-de-Bréhal, Kairon Plage, smaller coastal markets, slower pacing, slightly more relaxed decisions.

And then, just to make sure you don’t forget where you are, Sunday evening in Genêts runs its summer market (typically 5pm to 10pm), facing Mont-Saint-Michel.

Which, frankly, feels like an unfair advantage.

What Actually Happens (The Important Bit)

You think you’re going for a quick wander.

A loop. One sensible purchase. Maybe something to eat standing up.

That is a lovely idea.

It does not survive contact with reality.

You arrive. You do one lap. Something smells better than expected. Something else looks better than that. You queue. You sit “just for a minute”. Someone suggests something else. Music starts. The light changes. You stop checking the time.

You leave later.

Always later 😏.

Slightly overfed, mildly sun-warmed, carrying things you absolutely did not plan to buy, and quietly pleased about all of it. 🌞

And this is exactly where staying in a gîte makes a difference.

You’re not trying to “complete” the evening.

You can dip in, enjoy it properly, and then leave when you want — with something good for later, and somewhere calm to go back to.

Which turns a nice evening into a very easy one.

Weekly Markets: The Backbone Behind All of This

Strip away the summer glow for a moment, and none of this disappears.

It just settles back into its normal rhythm.

Because in Normandy — and particularly here in La Manche — markets are not a seasonal extra.

They are how things work.

They are where people shop, where producers sell, where conversations happen, and where food moves from field to table with very little fuss in between.

Once you understand the weekly pattern, everything else becomes easier.

You stop asking “where should we go?” and start thinking “what day is it?”

The Big Weekly Anchors Across La Manche

If you want the larger, more established markets — the ones with proper scale and variety — these are the ones that shape the wider rhythm of the region:

Saint-Lô on Friday and Saturday. Granville on Saturday. Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët on Wednesday. Coutances on Thursday. Cherbourg on Thursday and Saturday. Villedieu-les-Poêles on Tuesday and Friday. Lessay on Tuesday. Sainte-Mère-Église on Thursday.

These are the markets where you go if you want everything in one place.

But they are not the only ones that matter.

Local Weekly Markets Near the Gîte (The Useful Ones)

This is where things become genuinely practical during a stay.

You don’t need one “big shop”. You just need to know what’s happening each day.

Tuesday starts with Agon-Coutainville at the hippodrome in the morning, Hambye under the village market hall in the morning, and Coutances’ Bio P’tit Marché from 4:30pm to 7:30pm at Place de la Poissonnerie.

Wednesday gives you Blainville-sur-Mer at Place Zimmerbach in the morning, Montmartin-sur-Mer in the town centre, Gavray-sur-Sienne in the calf market square, and Quettreville-sur-Sienne from around 5pm.

Gavray, quietly, is one of our favourites.

It doesn’t try too hard, which is usually a good sign. The market itself is properly local, the sort of place where you can take your time without feeling like you’re in anyone’s way, and it always seems to deliver exactly what you didn’t realise you needed.

There’s also a point — usually somewhere between buying vegetables you definitely didn’t plan to buy — where it becomes entirely reasonable to stop at the méchoui stand.

Lee goes for a merguez in French bread.

I, inevitably, end up ordering the grandes frites.

Well… it would be rude not to. 😄

Thursday is anchored by Coutances at Place du Parvis in the morning, Saint-Sauveur-Villages in the church square, and Agon-Coutainville at Le Passous.

Friday spreads things out nicely: Gouville-sur-Mer in the church square in the morning, Tourneville-sur-Mer (Lingreville) in the morning, Roncey in the church square, Hambye again from 5pm with its organic market, Saint-Sauveur-Villages from 5pm in the market hall, and Courcy from around 6pm — dangerously close to the gîte and therefore extremely easy to “just pop to”.

Saturday brings Gavray-sur-Sienne in the town centre around the church, Agon-Coutainville again at the hippodrome, Coutances at Place du Parvis, Cerisy-la-Salle, and Bricqueville-la-Blouette.

And that is before you even start adding the wider Granville Terre et Mer network.

Granville Terre et Mer Weekly Markets (Worth Knowing Too)

If you are heading towards the coast — which you probably are at some point — these markets widen your options again.

Tuesday: Bréhal in the morning, Granville organic market (Cours Jonville) from 4:30pm to 7pm, Yquelon in the morning.

Wednesday: La Haye-Pesnel in the morning, Granville neighbourhood market near the stadium, plus the farm market at La Chèvre Rit from 5pm to 7pm.

Thursday: Carolles, Cérences, Saint-Pair-sur-Mer in the morning.

Friday: Jullouville in the morning, Hudimesnil (Ferme du Bois Landelle) from 5pm to 7pm, Bréville-sur-Mer early evening.

Saturday: Granville’s main market (covered market and town centre).

Sunday: smaller food market in Jullouville (season-dependent).

Once you see it laid out like this, it becomes obvious.

You are never far from a market.

You just need to pick your moment.

Organic Markets & Farm-Based Markets (A Slightly Different Pace)

Alongside the main weekly markets, there’s a quieter, more focused layer that’s worth knowing about if you like buying directly from people who are deeply invested in what they produce.

Coutances’ Bio P’tit Marché (Tuesday late afternoon) is one of the easiest to access. Granville’s organic market on Cours Jonville runs at the same time window. Quibou’s organic collective market takes place on Thursdays from around 4pm to 7pm.

These are the markets where conversations tend to be longer, and where “what is this exactly?” usually leads to a proper answer rather than a label.

Then there are the farm markets themselves.

La Chèvre Rit in Granville runs its on-farm market every Wednesday from 5pm to 7pm. La Cabane Penchée in Saint-Lô gathers producers on Tuesdays and Fridays from 4pm to 7pm, with galettes and crêpes on site on Tuesdays (which is a very convincing argument for going on a Tuesday). La ferme de la Hogue opens Wednesday afternoons (4:30pm to 7pm) and Saturday mornings (9:30am to 12pm), offering vegetables, eggs and products from nearby producers. Saint-Ursin farm welcomes visitors on Fridays from 4:30pm to 6:30pm for organic vegetables straight from the field.

These are not big markets.

They are not trying to be.

They are slower, more direct, and often more satisfying because of it.

You don’t browse here in quite the same way.

You choose.

And you usually choose well.

Farm Shops in La Manche: Where Good Intentions Go to Die (Happily)

I’ll be upfront about this.

I cannot resist a farm shop.

It’s like tin to a magnet.

I sniff them out in places they really shouldn’t be able to hide. A handwritten sign for tomatoes. A crate at the end of a lane. A fridge with an honesty box and absolutely no branding whatsoever.

I’m in.

And I am not coming out empty-handed.

Part of that is personal weakness, clearly.

But part of it is also living here. You see what goes into it. The weather, the timing, the sheer effort. So if there’s a chance to buy direct from someone who’s actually produced it, it feels like the right thing to do.

It just so happens that “the right thing to do” usually results in a very full kitchen of very seasonal produce. 😄

The good news for guests is that many of the best farm shops, producers and direct-sale spots are easily accessible from the gîte — whether you’re heading towards Coutances, Granville, Saint-Lô, Avranches, Lessay or down towards the bay.

The “Everything in One Place” Option (Dangerously Convenient)

If you want a single stop that covers almost everything, La Ferme Coutançaise in Coutances is the obvious one.

This is a cooperative of around fifteen local producers, originally created to bring together farm products from the Bocage Coutançais into one place — and it works brilliantly.

You’ll find vegetables, meat (beef, veal, pork, lamb, rabbit, poultry), dairy (raw milk, cheeses from cow, goat and sheep, yogurts, desserts), eggs, bread, pasta, prepared dishes, cider products, herbal teas, fruit, biscuits, jams, honey, and local specialities like Cotentin AOC cider and teurgoule.

It’s the kind of place where you go in thinking “we’ll just grab a few bits” and come out wondering if you’ve accidentally committed to hosting something.

For a gîte stay, it’s gold.

The “You Went for Cheese and Left With Everything” Category

La Chèvre Rit, near Granville, is a perfect example of how this escalates.

Yes, the organic goat cheeses are the main event — fresh, varied depending on the day, and very easy to justify buying in multiples.

But the shop goes much further.

It brings together products from small, like-minded producers across Normandy:

Organic beers from Captain James (brewed near Agon-Coutainville). Valdal beers from the Virois countryside. Organic cider and perry from La Motte farm. Apples and juices from La Maison Neuve. Jams and syrups from Fraises et Compagnie. Honey and nougat. Cold-pressed oils. Vinegars. Terrines. Rillettes. Even soaps made from mare’s milk.

It is, essentially, a curated collection of “things you didn’t know you needed until you saw them”.

You go for cheese.

You leave with a strategy.

The “This Is Now an Afternoon Out” Farm

Cara-Meuh, near Vains, is not just a farm shop.

It’s an experience.

Originally a dairy farm (since 1929), it now transforms its organic milk into caramels, butter, cheeses, raw cream, faisselle, fromage blanc and, in summer, ice cream. Since 2025, they’ve even added beer brewed from their own barley.

There’s a dairy museum, an educational trail, art exhibitions, a small animal park, and guided or self-guided visits — with tastings included, which is always a strong negotiating point.

The shop itself carries not only their own products but also items from over forty local producers and artisans.

You can arrive thinking “quick stop”.

You will not leave quickly.

And you will not leave empty-handed.

The “Proper Farm, Proper Produce” Stops

La Ferme de l’Isle (Moyon Villages) is particularly strong on dairy — white cheeses, creams and other farm products — and also appears at the Saint-Lô market on Fridays and Saturdays.

La Ferme des Douces Prairies (Gonneville-le-Theil) offers direct sales of organic dairy, vegetables, meat and groceries, all produced with a clear farm-to-table approach.

La Ferme de La Forge (Saint-Christophe-du-Foc) gives you meat from the farm, seasonal fruit and vegetables, dairy sourced from local organic farms, and organic cider — with straightforward opening hours on Fridays and Saturdays.

La Ferme d’Elles, near Saint-Lô, brings a slightly different energy — organic fruit and vegetables, biodiversity-focused farming, over 40 seasonal vegetable varieties, heirloom crops, fruit trees, herbs, and a strong environmental approach. There’s also a shop, pick-your-own options, and educational elements that make it feel like more than just a purchase.

La Ferme du Petit Changeons (Avranches) offers bread, goat cheese, charcuterie, vegetables and apple juice, along with summer events and even the chance to watch goats being milked.

La Ferme de Grémi (near Mont-Saint-Michel) adds pâtés, rillettes, prepared dishes and meat boxes, alongside a working farm with Bayeux pigs, sheep and dairy cows.

These are the places where you are buying from people who are entirely committed to what they produce.

And it shows.

The “Specialist & Slightly Unexpected” Stops

La Ferme de l’Ours (Tessy-Bocage) focuses on organic essential oils — not your standard food stop, but very much part of the wider local production landscape.

Caseus (Avranches) is a cheese shop that takes its role very seriously — local and national farm cheeses, dairy products, and house-made cheese-based dishes using seasonal ingredients.

Ferme d’Antan (Pontorson) blends education, tasting and retail — showing how apples become juice, cider and Calvados, then letting you taste the results in a setting between Mont-Saint-Michel and the Moidrey mill.

LiMeuhnaderie Solibulles (Dragey-Ronthon) adds something a bit different again — an experimental orchard, sparkling drinks, and a setting overlooking the bay with donkeys quietly supervising the whole operation.

These are not essential stops.

But they are very good ones.

The “Local Shops That Still Keep It Close to the Source”

Épicerie Blondel (Périers) brings in local products through its delicatessen section.

Les Jambons de Lessay – Boutique du terroir offers smoked hams, charcuterie, terrines, sweets, cakes, cider and beer — all rooted in local production.

Le Local (La Haye and Avranches) focuses on regional products, often organic, with a strong emphasis on short supply chains and gift-basket potential.

They may not sit on farms themselves, but the connection to local producers is still very much intact.

What This Means for a Stay

This is where the whole thing really comes together.

Because when you’re staying in a gîte, this isn’t just “nice to have”.

It’s what makes the stay work.

You can go to a market in the morning, a farm shop in the afternoon, pick up far more than you planned, and come back with everything you need for a dinner that feels far better than it has any right to.

No booking. No pressure. No fixed time.

Just very good ingredients, chosen slightly impulsively, in a place where that’s completely normal.

And yes… you will buy too much.

Everyone does.

It’s part of the system.

Normandy Food Festivals: When the Region Starts Showing Off (Properly)

If weekly markets are the backbone and summer markets are the rhythm, food festivals are where Normandy turns the volume up.

Not in a flashy, over-produced way.

In a very Norman way.

Pick one ingredient. Treat it seriously. Invite people. Feed them well. Repeat annually. 🐟🍎

And once you start noticing them, you realise they’re not occasional.

They run through the year like a second calendar.

Autumn & Winter: Fish, Smoke, Apples and Proper Weather

Late autumn belongs, unapologetically, to herring.

The season opens along the Seine-Maritime coast and moves through a series of proper named events that are as much about atmosphere as they are about food.

La Harengade du Tréport (Le Tréport) typically kicks things off in early November. Then comes La Foire aux Harengs et à la Coquille Saint-Jacques de Dieppe (Dieppe), one of the oldest and most popular, where herring shares the stage with scallops from France’s leading scallop port.

La Fête du Hareng de Fécamp follows with grills, music and the unmistakable smell of fish cooked outdoors. La Fête du Hareng de Saint-Valery-en-Caux and La Foire aux Harengs de Lieurey complete the circuit.

It is smoky, busy, slightly chaotic, and entirely deliberate.

If you don’t like the smell of grilled fish, this may not be your moment.

If you do, it’s excellent.

Scallops get their own spotlight too.

Le Goût du Large – Fête de la Coquille Saint-Jacques in Port-en-Bessin-Huppain (Calvados) is one of the better-known events, combining seafood, demonstrations and a working port backdrop that feels entirely appropriate.

(You’ve got a full guide on that here: Normandy Scallop Festivals)

Then the season pivots.

Apples take over.

As they should.

La Foire de la Pomme de Vimoutiers (Vimoutiers) celebrates the apple with parades, competitions and a level of enthusiasm that feels entirely justified in the Pays d’Auge.

La Fête du Cidre de Beuvron-en-Auge (Beuvron-en-Auge) combines cider-making demonstrations, local producers and one of the prettiest village settings you could hope for.

La Fête Pomme, Cidre et Fromage de Conches-en-Ouche draws large crowds with tastings, exhibitions and traditional games. La Fête de l’Arbre et du Cidre (Saint-Cyr-la-Rosière) leans into orchard culture, while La Fête du Cidre du Sap-en-Auge focuses on traditional pressing methods and a strong local market.

And then, just to make sure quality is taken seriously, Le Festival des AOC/AOP de Cambremer steps in each May, reminding everyone that Normandy’s food reputation is not accidental. 🍎

(If cider is your thing, we’ve already got this covered too: Normandy Cider Tasting)

The Delightfully Specific Ones (Which Are Often the Best)

Normandy also does very well at festivals that sound oddly specific until you arrive and realise they make complete sense.

La Foire à l’Andouille de Vire (Vire Normandie), usually around All Saints, combines cooking demonstrations, tastings and — somewhat incredibly — a competition for the best pig squeal impersonation.

Le Boudin Noir de Mortagne-au-Perche (Mortagne-au-Perche), typically the third weekend of March, celebrates black pudding with a seriousness that suggests nobody here is joking about it.

La Fête de la Coquille et de la Pêche de Honfleur (Honfleur) keeps the maritime theme going with seafood, demonstrations and a port-town setting that knows exactly what it’s doing.

Fête du Ventre et Rouen à Table ! (Rouen) blends traditional Norman food culture with more modern interpretation, in a city that is very comfortable feeding people properly.

Christmas: When Normandy Decides to Show Off a Bit

Even the festive season leans heavily into food.

Le Marché Gourmand “Les Merveilles de Normandie” at the Abbaye aux Dames in Caen gathers producers from across the region for a proper seasonal showcase.

Poultry, charcuterie, seafood, cheeses, honey, jams, biscuits, teurgoule, cider, Calvados, Pommeau, beer, spirits — all brought together in one place, with workshops, tastings, demonstrations and just enough festive atmosphere to make you forget you were only “having a look”.

It is, in short, extremely convincing.

Why This Works So Well from a Gîte Base

This entire food culture — markets, farm shops, festivals — works best when you are not tied to it.

When you have space.

A kitchen.

Time.

You can go to a market, eat there, buy more than intended, come back, and carry on the evening your own way.

Some nights you stay out.

Some nights you don’t.

Some days you cook properly.

Some days you assemble something that looks suspiciously like a picnic and call it dinner.

And because everything is local, fresh and very good… it all works.

This is where staying just outside towns like Coutances makes a difference.

You can dip into the activity — markets, festivals, busy evenings — and then step back out of it just as easily.

That balance is what turns “busy” into “enjoyable”.

And “food-focused” into something that actually feels like a break.

The Midweek Truth

The real test of any place is not the weekend.

It’s the middle of the week.

Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday.

When you’re no longer trying to see everything, and you start settling into where you actually are.

And here, that’s where things get better.

A market in the morning. A farm shop in the afternoon. A summer market or evening event later on.

No rush. No pressure. No overthinking.

Just following what’s already there.

Final Thoughts

This isn’t really about markets.

It’s about how Normandy works.

Food that is local because it genuinely is. Producers who care because it matters. Markets that still serve a purpose. Festivals that celebrate things properly rather than just decorating them.

And for anyone staying here, it becomes one of the easiest parts of the holiday.

You don’t need to plan everything.

You don’t need to book everything.

You just need to show up at roughly the right time…

…and accept that you are probably going to leave with more than you intended.

It’s part of the system.

And a very good one at that. 💚

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