[barrkel]

Famously cheap Switzerland.

I get the feeling that the same tricks are being played in Switzerland. Coop and Migros feel a lot like a duopoly, and discounts also cyclical. Not unusual to see 40% discount on outrageously overpriced detergents, for example.

I do most of my shopping in Germany.

[FirmwareBurner]

In Switzerland such pricing tricks would be somewhat expected since it's not an EU member meaning it's isolated and less impacted by the free market pressures and competition from the union.

[tauchunfall]

It's also a difference in mentality. Germans just want cheap stuff.

Swiss restaurants also feel overpriced. But I've never been to a bad Swiss restaurant.

[barrkel]

I have never been to a great Swiss restaurant. They're ok. I eat much better in London and Paris, as a rule.