What are the must-buy lists for shopping in Switzerland? What are the precautions for credit card consumption?

Many people blindly go out to buy things, whether it suits them or not. As a famous country in Europe, Switzerland attracts a large number of tourists every year. So what are the things worth buying in Switzerland? What should I pay attention to when buying? In the face of all these situations, Bian Xiao also arranged some related contents for everyone. Come and have a look!

1. What is worth buying in Switzerland?

1) chocolate

Zurich, known as the gourmet capital of the world, is a world-renowned chocolate. Spruanli, located on Banhoff Street, is the originator of all chocolate shops. As a heritage of Zurich, it is a must-see for chocolate lovers. The best gift you can buy before flying out of Switzerland is Swiss chocolate.

2) observation

Swiss watches are world-famous, and Swiss manufacturing itself is a quality guarantee. Swiss watches can be divided into two categories. One kind is a luxury and expensive watch that is highly combined with jewelry or a hand-made high-end watch with special purposes, such as Earl's watch. One is fashion watches with cheap plastic timepieces, among which Swatch is the earliest and most famous representative, and the lowest price is only a few tens of francs.

The biggest watch and jewelry chain in Switzerland is BogartBucherer. GarberBucherer sells the most complete luxury watch brands, including Rolex, Omega, Longines, Lado, Tissot, Tudor, Patek Philippe, Earl, Chopin, Xiao Bangbiao, White and other world-renowned brands. Bogart has 14 branches, covering the most prosperous business districts and tourist attractions in Switzerland.

With the increasing appreciation of the Swiss franc, how can I buy a cost-effective Swiss watch? Someone summed up five strategies for buying watches, which provided rich information from five aspects: price, location, brand, tax bill and bargaining. Relatively speaking, the recommended brands of middle and low prices are Tissot, Longines and Omega in turn. In the middle price segment, TAG Heuer has the highest cost performance, and Rolex is the first in the middle and high price segment. Other brands include Wanguo, Baizhi, Cartier, Earl, Chopin, Blancpain and so on.

3) cheese

To be Swiss requires three prerequisites: working in a bank, skiing and liking cheese. This shows the position of cheese in the eyes of Swiss people. There are more than 30 different flavors of cheese. You must try it before you buy it.

4) Swiss army knife

There are many kinds of Swiss army knives, and there are many innovative tool combinations, such as new LCD clock display, LED flashlight, lighter and even MP3 player, which are enough to dazzle knife friends and collectors. You can buy all kinds of Swiss army knives in Banhoff Street and Shizhuhua Street.

Please note that the knives and other knives purchased in Switzerland should be put in the checked baggage and not carried with you, otherwise the security check will not release them.

Fleita ge

This is a famous Swiss brand. Its flagship store is located in the west of Zurich. Its flagship store consists of more than 20 containers, and its shops are very distinctive and interesting. Freitag is a Swiss brand with a history of 2 1 year. His bag is made of recycled waterproof canvas, such as advertising canvas and waste tires. Because canvas has different patterns and colors, basically you will never bump the bag! The design concept of the brand is environmental protection, recycling and reuse. Its style is very casual and is deeply loved by young and fashionable office workers, men, women and students.

2. Precautions for credit card consumption

The payment system in Switzerland is very developed, and most stores and supermarkets support credit card and debit card consumption. However, before using credit cards, please make sure whether there are any extra charges, because more and more businesses are charging customers for credit cards. Large shopping malls and supermarkets also accept payment in euros, and Swiss francs will be recovered, but the exchange rate will lose a little. The dollar is not universal. Credit cards (MasterCard, Visa and American Express) are generally accepted.