Just spent the past 2 years in Germany and didn't really shop at Kik...looked around but never gave in. A few times from Takko or NKD for the kids, but mostly always just went for H&M. And of course would pick up socks, rain jackets and some shoes at Aldi...

Made in Switzerland does not necessarily mean it is actually made here. I'm not sure where you shop but J Crew, Banana Republic and many other stores have really good quality clothes made of much better fabric than I ever met here. For me nothing beats finds at Loehmans, Tj Maxx etc. I find very limited choice of affordable and better quality clothing shops here. For what you pay here at C&A or H&M ( which I found of very low quality) you could get much nicer things in the US. For example, I got 7 jeans for 29 bucks in Canada this summer. If you can find them here they would be 150-200 chf for the same pair.

I just acquired myself these beauties



and was informed by the very helpful, gay and overall fantastic shop wench in Prague, it depends where they were made. The one with a brit tag are actually an old stock, selling for a lot more since they were still made in the UK. Anything else, made in Thailand. Much cheaper.

Chances are, the more expensive boots are still from the stock made in the UK, usually in regular shops in boonies where die hard doc martens fans haven't discovered them yet. I was lucky. An excellent customer service, I even got a few recipes on cake baking (she was a pastry chef in the old, non doc marten life). Awesome.

It is possible, though, that even cheaper, Thai made docs are still much more expensive here than elsewhere.

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I got some homeopathic Doc Martens. 200 CHF, they were.

Jelmoli has their big sale at the end of January early Feb. And for a few weeks time they have the flashing lights which go off at which time you have 15 minutes to try on clothing etc and pay to get REALLY great bargans!! Yes...I go every year.

I've just discovered that Monsoon from the UK ships to Switzerland for free. I've just ordered this top

http://www.monsoon.co.uk/new-tops/oh...invt/92305688/

When the flashing lights go off is it only for certain goods or everything in the store?

Only certain goods

sure, try here: http://kingofcotton.co.uk/
I have a lot of stuff from them, for example also 1000tc bedding and some lovely cotton/modal towels, very good quality.