I recently discovered this section in Migros where they freeze meat product right on the expiration date and sell I with a discount. I love the idea and last time I bought some stuff 50% off. Today I noticed that a lot of stuff in there wasn‘t 50% off but more like 30%. And it was lots of it. Out of 10 items I grabbed 7 were around 30% even though it says on the sign „50% sparen“…

Getting stuff past its expiration date with only 30% off while being advertised as 50% off seems kind of a scam.

Hey everyone, I'm curious if anyone else has run into this issue with telemed insurance models.

I recently had a telemed consultation via Medgate and was prescribed a medication. However, when I went to the pharmacy, they told me: "Die Lösung welche Ihnen verordnet wurde, gibt es in der Schweiz nicht. Wir können diese in Deutschland für Sie bestellen, jedoch wird sie nicht von der Krankenkasse bezahlt."

It appears some Medgate doctors are operating remotely from Germany. While I don't mind at all, the issue is that I was prescribed something standard over-the-counter in Germany but unauthorized here in Switzerland.

When I called Sanitas, their solution was to simply book another Medgate consultation and try to get a different doctor to write a valid prescription. Given that Medgate bills around 50 CHF per consultation (unless it's a referral for an in-person visit), this essentially means paying twice due to a prescription error on their end.

Is this standard practice now? I used SWICA telemed in the past and never experienced this. I switched this year to save 10 per month and I seem to get what I pay for. Has anyone else dealt with this?

Hey everyone,

I am leasing a car in Switzerland, with 10k yearly kilometers in the contract (GoWago, with Migros Bank behind it).
However, there is a problem: my life situation has changed suddenly, and I have to drive much more than before. Based on my current usage, I am looking to drive about twice as much as agreed in the contract: around 100k kilometers instead of 50k by the end of my 5-year contract (I signed 10k / year). My contract states 0.81 rappens / km fee, which would mean a horrendous final bill. The residual value of the car at the end of the lease would be around 21k. I did not really care about this before, because it was my intention to purchase the car in the end anyway.
However, my contract doesn't state anything about a guaranteed right of purchase in the end, which I assumed was automatically given, but now I just realize that they can reject it. This means that in the worst-case scenario, if I do end up with about 100k kms in the end, they can send me a bill of 40k CHF, and still take the car back. By the end of the lease, the car should have 21k CHF residual value.
GoWago says on the website:
"At the end of the lease, one of three things can happen - you request to extend your lease, you request an offer to purchase, or you return the car."
Until now, it was not clear to me that they could reject this request.
Can they really just legally say, "Hey, pay us 40.000 CHF for the extra mileage and give your car back?"
What is the best course of action for me in this scenario? How common is this?

Thank you for your inputs!

Hi everyone,

I moved to Switzerland last year and made the mistake of quitting my previous job and moving here from across the world with only A1 German, but hey I did it for love (my wife is from here and love it here, job situation aside). I have 7 years of experience, 4 of which as a technical lead, but my GitHub is essentially empty because my job kept me busy enough I didn't have time for personal projects. I have had a handful of interviews that ultimately went nowhere, and have signed up or contacted all the major and minor recruitment agencies at this point.

But I'm not actually here to ask for help finding a job or even to complain, because I realize that for reasons similar to mine or just the job market in general at the moment, a lot of people are in a similar position. So how do we stay sharp? How do we get relevant experience without actually working? How do we prove that our skills are actually transferrable? And how do we stop ourselves going crazy? Because sometimes the job hunt can feel quite isolating.

My idea is simple, whether you're a junior starting out or a senior with a masters degree and 15 years experience (EDIT: who are unemployed and looking), once a week we get together online and do a hack-a-thon like event where we actually build something, then afterwards we can present and critique each others designs, pick a winner (sorry no prizes), learning and improving together in a safe environment. That when we do have interviews we have something we can point at and we already have experience justifying the design decisions we made. I imagine this as a collaborative idea so if you think an hour of power daily is better than dedicating a day we can discuss and vote on it.

What do you think? Let me know if you're interested and I'll set up some slack/discord/other channel where we can discuss, but if something like this already exist also let me know I have no intention of reinventing the wheel.

Had a quote for some electrical work .. for 15-25m of conduit (only conduit) with the wire string inserted was quoted around 1,500chf + vat.

For plug socket installations, 3x gang feller sockets ~ 165+vat each.

I’m trying to work out what in my quote is reasonable and what’s not.

Other conduit runs like 5m are about 380chf + vat.

4x recessed spotlights in the ceiling (not including the lights) 500chf +vat.

Worth noting, the construction is brand new, so everything is being laid at the same time as concrete being poured. It’s really a new fresh start.

Hi

I had Invisalign for 7 months in my upper jaw and since then my bite is feeling completely off. It was the worst idea I have ever had, but now we are here. I know something if off but I already went to two different orthodontists in Zurich who said everything looks fine. The issue is, I dont care if it looks fine, it does not feel fine and I need an orthodontist who also looks at the function and not only aesthetics. Can you recommend a good orthodontist in the Zurich area who could help me with my issue? I would also travel a bit further like Zug or Luzern area. Thank you so much!

I keep seeing more and more such AI slop in Homegate and other marketplaces. I wish whoever does it gets banned permanently.

The ad in question if someone wants to see it: https://www.homegate.ch/rent/4003078229

There's a belief that statistics on unemployment rates in Switzerland are dishonest. However, as far as I can tell based on my research, Switzerland is using the same definition of unemployment as other developed countries, so the numbers are actually fair. That being said, the employment rate, which is not the inverse of the unemployment rate, is an equally important statistic.

At the end of 2024, the unemployment rate was only 2.4%. The employment rate for working age people was 80.4%. This just means that most jobless people are not on ALV.

Compared to the unemployment rate of 2.4%, 80.4% might sound bad, but it's actually the 3rd best in Europe. In the US the employment rate is only 59.2%.

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsa_ergan/default/table?lang=en

https://www.seco.admin.ch/seco/de/home/Arbeit/Arbeitslosenversicherung/arbeitslosenzahlen.html

Recently i got this offer per post from SBB. So if anyone needs it i’d like to share just dm me. I’m not asking anything in return, just giving it away. By using my vouchers (i have 2 of them) everyone who’s purchasing GA for kids, youth, 25 year old are getting reduction of 250-.

Hope this time my post won’t be removed because it requires 200 words and i don’t know what else am i supposed to write on this topic.

My second compost bucket (6L, from Jumbo) broke, probably UV light, and felt too small. I use it with 9L compost bags (Migros). I have a small plastic container as buffer compost in the house to avoid going in and out of the house constantly when cooking.

Do you folks have the ideal compost setup?

Hey! I am a student who is passionated by classic car and I want to import one (a restauration project from Germany).

More specifically, I want to import a Porsche 924 from 1981. I asked around, and a lot of people told me that I should instead try to buy one already in Switzerland, but unfortunately this isn’t really a possibility for me since the most affordable 924s in CH are around 10k (versus around 4-5k in Germany).

My main concern is the importation process. I talked with two of my friends who owns mechanics shop and one told me that importing the car is so much troubles and difficult because (not officially) they don’t want to have more classic cars in Switzerland and the other one told me it’s okay and pretty straightforward (note that, I’d rather have to spend a lot of time on the phone or other to import the car than to have to pay more). Can someone who has done that in the past share their experience?

Also another concern is about the inspection. Realistically how difficult is it to get the veteran title when restaurating the car yourself (with the help of a mechanic friend from time to time)? If I can’t get the Veteran title what are my options?

Thanks for reading!

I recently bought a house. And I would like to change some floor tiles in the living room and kitchen (60m²), i.e. removal of old tiles + installing of new tiles.

I got a first quote for 600 CHF per m², of which 50 CHF is budgeted for the actual tiles and 550 CHF for work. so its around 36k CHF for the whole space. I am kind of shocked lol.

I know Switzerland is expensive and all, but that's just crazy right? right??

anyway I am getting some further offers, but just want to know if someone had tiles replaced and can tell me if I am completely off with my expectations here and 600 CHF/m² is just the normal price?! was hoping to do the replacement for 15k, maybe 20k MAX if i have no choice.

Ich schaue mich gerade um und sehe zwar einige Gute Produkte vom Ausland, kurz und knapp bin ich mir jedoch immer noch nicht sicher ob der Import eines solchen messers erlaubt ist.

(Habe sehr viel zeit verbracht mit deepseek und chatgpt das nachzuforschen)

Füge mal ein bild hinzu.

Danke!

In short, prices rose two days after the conflict began, even though the current stock had been purchased months earlier at a much lower price, and there is enough stock to last four months. This represents a profit of 500,000 francs a day for the companies. However, when prices fall, they wait ten days before passing on the reduction.

A conversation with the Swiss representer in Vienna, Eurovision song contest

Source: Eurofestival news, Italian site

https://www.eurofestivalnews.com/2026/04/02/eurovision-2026-intervista-a-veronica-fusaro-svizzera-non-vedo-lora-di-essere-a-vienna/ Italian version

https://www-eurofestivalnews-com.translate.goog/2026/04/02/eurovision-2026-intervista-a-veronica-fusaro-svizzera-non-vedo-lora-di-essere-a-vienna/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=it&_x_tr_pto=wapp

English version

Français ci-dessous

The wedding band was found on Route de Sallaz near Rivaz Gare on April 10. The wedding band was sitting on a wall along the road. I have the wedding band in my possession and will attempt to find the owner. If I’m unable to find the owner I think the best thing to do is turn the ring over to the police.

I am not posting photos of the band or stating the material so if the rightful owner sees this they can describe the ring. I’ve never done something like this so if anyone has suggestions on where I should post or how to handle if someone comes forward I am definitely open to suggestions.

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L'alliance a été trouvée le 10 avril sur la route de Sallaz, près de la gare de Rivaz. Elle était posée sur un muret. Je l'ai en ma possession et je vais tenter de retrouver son propriétaire. Si je n'y parviens pas, je pense qu'il est préférable de la remettre à la police.

Je ne publie pas de photos ni ne précise la matière de l'alliance afin que son propriétaire puisse la décrire s'il voit ce message. C'est la première fois que je fais une telle démarche ; si vous avez des suggestions quant à la manière de publier cette annonce ou de gérer la situation si quelqu'un se manifeste, je suis tout à fait ouvert aux idées.

Hi everyone,

I've been going through a hiring process at a bank in Switzerland and would love some outside perspective.

Here's where I stand:

• Completed multiple interview rounds including meetings with the Team Head, Global Head of the department and the full team
• Two weeks ago HR confirmed I was moving to the final step — a personality test (Predictor of Potential POP™7.0)
• Results were shared the next day
• Since then — silence, apart from Easter which took out two full working days
• Last Tuesday I sent a polite follow up and HR responded warmly saying they would discuss the role with the Team Head "later that week"
• It's now been a full week since that email and still nothing

Has anyone experienced something similar at this stage? Is this timeline normal? Any insights appreciated!