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Re:AirPods Pro case converted from Lightning to USB-C with o... by ajsnigrutin on Friday February 10, 2023 @07:41AM (#34738902)
Yep, also wages are higher there so there is a higher cost of running stores there. This is especially visible in stuff requiring manual work (eg. premade sandwiches in a store).

On the other hand, everyone I know from switzerland goes (usually) to germany to shop there, and our balkan "gastarbaiters" go home, and do "everything" here/there (dentist, haircuts,...).

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Re:AirPods Pro case converted from Lightning to USB-C with o... by vinay427 on Saturday February 11, 2023 @09:41AM (#34752673)
> everyone I know from switzerland goes (usually) to germany to shop there

This is common in border cities such as Basel, but seems relatively unusual in my experience for people living in Zurich, Bern, etc. It's often not worth the extra few hours of travel from these cities on top of potential customs formalities.

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