Why Not To Shop In Switzerland

By Kara Harms

I came to Switzerland to see mountains and eat chocolate and cheese. I also dreamt of buying an authentic Swiss watch for my boyfriend ,because, other than chocolate, watches are THE THING to get in Switzerland.

And then I saw the prices and I wanted to crawl up in a dark hole and cry.

I was warned that Switzerland was expensive, but I assumed it was the sort of “Rome Expensive” where most things hover around the 100 Euro mark.

Nope.

Try 200 Francs for a simple shirt. And over 700 Francs for a simple watch, with the good ones more than 2,000. (A Franc is pretty close to the worth of a Dollar, if you need a reference point).

The short moral of this post is that Switzerland is Hella expensive with a capital H. You shouldn’t expect to shop or eat anything in that country unless you want to go bankrupt.  Stick to Rome or Paris or London for affordable shopping.

Unless, of course, one day you find yourself with an extra $2,000 hanging around and you have a sexy man with a wrist that  is just begging for a sexy watch. Then consider going to Switzerland.