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Manor   Geneva

Manor, Geneva

 2 Reviews  The Manor is a very large department store. They have everything you're looking for, including groceries. You can buy Swiss chocolate here on the ground floor, as well as Swiss souvenirs on the first... 

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A musst for everyone, a swiss Army Knife

by mabu

A musst for every traveller: A Swiss Army KnifeA few facts about it: - The knife the soldier gets in the army isn't red but silver, and doesn't have a cork screw (wich is one of the most important tools on a good pen knife!). - To get a original: Look out for these makes: Victorinox (my favorite) and Wenger- If you compare prices in different shops you possibly can find the same knife much cheaper. - When flying don't take the knife with you in your hand lugage. - A good knife (for me) needs to have: A big blade, a small blade, scisors, can opener and a cork screw. All the other features only make a knife big and heavy Of course it depends on what gimmicks the knife of your choice has got. A good Knife with all the musst features will cost about CHF 30.-- to 40.--

A Victorinox Pen Knife
Lots of different stores: Buy and eat some cheese

by iammon

In Switzerland there are more than 450 different cheeses to eat and try. A few examples: Emmentaler, Appenzeller, Sbrinz, Vacherin, Gruyère or Tête de Moine. Therefore the Swiss make a lot with cheese like Fondue, Raclette.

Heimathaus: All Hand-Made in Switzerland

by DueSer

This shop is the headquarters of the Schweizer Heimatwerk, which was created to preserve local craft traditions in Switzerland. Everything for sale in this shop (and the others around the city, including one at the Hauptbahnhof) is guaranteed to have been made in Switzerland by Swiss artisans.They have a shop at the Zurich airport as well. There is a wide variety of items here - clothing, tableware, items for childrens, and a lot of things decorated with the Swiss flag or Edelweiss. The prices range from reasonable to very expensive.

Would not advise shopping

by antonela

Gstaad is really very tourist orientated , you will find everything swiss, and gimmicky, but also very expensive, so I would leave the shopping and do it in Berne or Zurich, where there are also street markets.

ANY OF THE SHOPS: BERN AT CHRISTMAS TIME

by Onedragon

ONE OF THE FASCINATING TIMES OF BEING IN BERN WAS AT CHRISTMAS A FEW YEARS AGO...AND THERE WERE NO PARTICULAR STORES..BUT ALL THAT I WENT INTO WERE FUN TO SHOP...A DAY TO BUY SHOES MADE IN SWITZERLAND AND A JACKET TO COMPLEMENT THOSE SHOES, AS WELL AS NOT HAVING BOUGHTEN A BEAUTIFUL STUFF TEDDY BEAR WITH A MOUNTAIN CLIMBER'S HAT AND SHORTS ON HIM.....BOY DO I REGRET NOT BUYING THAT BEAR..AS I REALLY WANTED TO TAKE HIM WITH ME... A YEAR LATER I DID GO BACK TO FIND THAT THAT STORE NO LONGER EXISTED ...I WAS BUMMED!!!! SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT THE BEAR WHEN I SAW IT AT FIRST. .A MEMORY SOMEWHAT SAD!!!!!! THE THINGS YOU LIKE MOST..IT MIGHT BE IF YOU DON'T BUY THEN..YOU MAY NEVER FIND THEM AGAIN !!! THAT BEAR WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT $25.....

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Swatch Shops: Why pay more.....

by barbskie

Wanna have some souvenirs from Switzerland? From a simple design to luxurious ones. A real Swiss quality with reasonable prices. Watches and accessories en vogue. Visit these shops all around the country. Swatch watches are shock-resistant, extremely reliable, precise and ultra robust. Fashion jewelries are beautifully designed and is a limited quantity. For kids are "Flik-Flak" the best with its colorful designs. The yearly collections especially for Valentines Day, James Bond collections and the classic ones. Swatch accessories are every woman's best friend.Prices: from CHF60 up

Swatch Shop
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Best Chocolate buy

by amlanza

Head to any grocery store to buy your chocolate. This is much less expensive than specialty shops, especially if you need to buy in bulk for gifts. You can be sure the quality of all the chocolate is good.

Candy Shops: Cailler Chocolate

by hartti

The story of chocolate began in the New World with the Mayans, who drank a dark brew called cacahuaquchtl. Later, the Aztecs consumed chacahoua and used the cocoa bean for currency. In 1523, they offered cocoa beans to Cortez, who introduced chocolate to the Old World, where it swiftly became a favorite food among the rich and noble of Europe.From the beginning, turning raw, bitter cocoa beans into what one 17th century writer called "the only true food of the gods" has been a fine art, a delicate mixture of alchemy and science. Centuries ago it was discovered that by fermenting and roasting the beans, an almost otherworldly flavor could be created.In 1875, after years of trying, a 31-year-old candy maker in Vevey named Daniel Peter figured out how to combine milk and cocoa powder. The result — milk chocolate.Peter, a friend and neighbor of Henri Nestlé, started a company that would...

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DeLaf?e real gold chocolate: Cool and outrageous souvenir from Switzerland

by smart-steve

There is a really cool chocolate you can buy in Switzerland. It's swiss CHOCOLATE decorated with 24 karat real edible GOLD. Yes, that gold you eat on the chocolate. Ridiculous but guaranteed impact as a gift to take home. You can order DeLafee on their webiste at www.delafee.comI do not think many shops carry it but rhey deleiver the next day in Switzerland. The small box is 35 francs^. the big one is 99 francs.

DeLaf?e Swiss Gold chocolate
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World's best chocolates

by fashionapple

I guess chocolates are the only thing which are not expensive in Switzerland. So how can you miss delicious world's best chocolates? You can't get this quality any where else in the world so buy as much as you want. I bought five large packs of 2.5 kg total costing just CHF 7 ( US $ 6 appox ) from Migros in Bahnhofstrasse. Off course, Chocolates from yourself, friends and family. No bargaining here. Prices are fixed.

Delicious Swiss Chocolates

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