Switzerland GIFT GUIDE! 10 Swiss Souvenirs to bring home (that DON’T SUCK)

This week: I have a Switzerland Gift Guide video planned for your retail therapy!
You’re done with your tour of Switzerland, seen all the jaw-dropping sceneries of the Alps, tasted all the Swiss cheese and chocolate and about to head home. But we’re all too familiar with that stressed out feeling when there are only few days left of your vacation, and yet you haven’t bought souvenirs for your family and friends!
Far too often I’ve visiting friends asking me about WHAT TO BUY IN SWITZERLAND. Surely there's more than just chocolates...right?
If you have the same question in mind then you must watch this video till the end, because I’ve rounded up 10 most authentic Swiss brands you can find! No tacky fridge magnets, no noisy cowbells…instead I have sought to curate items that are either PRACTICAL, USEFUL or EDIBLE, that doesn’t add to the clutter.
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☁︎ T I M E S T A M P S ☁︎
0:00 - Introduction
0:30 - About Swissmade Direct
0:45 - 1. Swiss Chocolates
3:45 - 2. Chocolate Fondue Set
4:30 - 3. Wool Slippers
5:20 - 4. Mondaine Watch
7:05 - Swiss skincare
7:30 - 5. Emeo Calm Butter
7:58 - 6. Bex les Bains Pine and Juniper Body Peeling
8:30 - 7. SwissFroce Wrinkle and Age Spot Set
9:41 - 8. Rex Vegetable Peeler
10:57 - 9. Khun Rikon Kitchenware
12:16 - 10. Caran d'Ache pens
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1. Farvarger pralines: swissmade.direct/shop/swiss-f...
2. Farvarger chocolate fondue pot: swissmade.direct/shop/swiss-f...
3. Wollbetten slippers with edelweiss patterns: swissmade.direct/shop/swiss-c...
4. Mondaine watch: swissmade.direct/shop/clocks-...
5. Emeo body butter: swissmade.direct/shop/beauty-...
6. Bex les Bains Pine and Juniper Oil Body Peel: swissmade.direct/shop/beauty-...
7. Swissforce Anti-Wrinkle and Age spot Set: swissmade.direct/shop/beauty-...
8. Rex Vegetable Peeler: swissmade.direct/shop/swiss-m...
9. Khun Rikon Pots: kuhnrikon.com/ch_en/pots/allr...
10. Caran d’Ache pens: swissmade.direct/shop/pens-an...
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[@user-wf9pn4lm4c]

Thanks for tour

[@tanchoonkiat6299]

Thanks for your recommendations, really good info. I am traveling to Geneva this Saturday.

[@Olliechinny]

Hope u get to go to favarger for the chocolates! 🍫

[@tanchoonkiat6299]

@@Olliechinny Sure 😀😀

[@skko9100]

Thanks for the heads up on Denner Express.

[@Olliechinny]

With pleasure! Also just a shoutout that if you do need more detailed planning I am available for an itinerary consultation :) Cheers!

[@oatlatte19]

wow some unexpected and unconventional gifts i’m sure to please many! many very practical ones too 😍 good ideas and thank you for going the miles to share these good lobangs!

[@Olliechinny]

Vegetable peeler for Rowena 😜

[@joanthechin]

@@Olliechinny novena*

[@FDL0707]

Hello Olivia, great video ! I enjoy watching your videos and the love you have for Switzerland 🇨🇭! I’m from Geneva and it’s a great place as well. Thank you for making these great videos and making me discover so many things on my own country.

[@Olliechinny]

Thank you fellow Swiss expat! 😊

[@FDL0707]

@@Olliechinny Thank you 😊 But I am not an expat ! I’m Swiss from Geneva ! 😉

[@budiwijayaho7476]

Great

[@Tsooraz]

I love to watch your videos,so much informative... here I'm a new subs 🖐️

[@Olliechinny]

Thank you so much for your support, it means the 🌎 to me! ❤️

[@cupcakesweets300]

Hi, nice video and great introductions! Are we able to buy wool slippers and the skincare pdts in physical shops in cities?

[@Olliechinny]

Hi, the wool slippers probably yes I can find them in traditional souvenir shops as well. As for the skincare products, I have not seen them specifically in any of the departmental stores.

[@Karen-kk9co]

Hi Olivia, where to get the chocolate fondue set?. I’m in Zurich now. Didn’t see it in Dener Express.

[@Thefitty]

*well-made video, Olivia! :) I wish that site had nto boxed cheese but the cheese wedges xD anyway, thank you for sharing this so people can buy it overseas. --Linda*

[@Olliechinny]

Haha thanks Linda! I know u have been looking for Swiss cheese exports for the longest time, will keep my eyes peeled if I ever find any shop doing shipping for cheese and let you know!

[@Thefitty]

@@Olliechinny 🤩yes! You are a GEM!

[@joanthechin]

this is really such a useful video for people looking for interesting things to bring home for switzerland! can really tell i'm getting advice from a true swiss local :) nice shirt btw i wonder where you got that from???!!

[@Olliechinny]

from my sister‘s wardrobe in Singapore 😛😏

[@Luigi-uj5ml]

The new version of the "stop2go" wall-mounted Mondaine is now on the market. Now the smartphone connects to the clock via the Wi-Fi network and, finally, the red hand moves continuously and not in jerks like the original station clocks.

[@itaatisa8357]

Hi, may I know in which store we can get chocolate fondue set ?

[@cynthiazhao6857]

Hi Olivia! Have you tried brining cheese fondue set home? I read there are some with the cheeses inside. Apart from the weight, would it melt or spoil in the luggage on the way back home?

[@Olliechinny]

Hi! I have never brought cheese fondue sets back home. I don’t advise bringing cheeses back because of the risk that it may go bad in the luggage, not worth the trouble.

[@Lalaland-and-lululand]

Wait they don't sell foundu sets in other countries?! That hurts

[@AMITd-vg6ro]

HI OLIVIA. im from INDIA, and im planning to visit SWITZERLAND on november 1st for 9 days till 9th nov, but as u mentioned a no no no to come in nov, it has raised some doubts , like is it that bad weather that we cnt come , as thats the only month we get vacation in INDIA as it DIWALI festival here

[@gwenkoon8613]

Hi Olivia, any recommendation for branded 2nd hand shopping in Switzerland eg Hermes,LV etc…

[@Olliechinny]

Hi, no unfortunately! I have not done any 2nd hand shopping in Switzerland before

[@dumdo]

Does the chocolate melt easily? Will be travelling down to Italy before heading back to SEA

[@wendytan5174]

Your video is always so easy to watch. Simple and yet so well done. 👍🏼 One question, Switzerland is my first country to visit, will all the chocolates melt if I pack in luggage and carry all around for another 10 days?

[@Olliechinny]

No, if you pack them safely and store them inside ur carry on luggage, they wouldn’t melt because it is not crazy hot like Singapore. You just need to be a little careful as they can be fragile. When you go around in diff accommodation maybe keep them in the fridge.

[@wendytan5174]

Great. Thanks!

[@theintelligenthusband9039]

I'll love to buy a mondaine

[@Olliechinny]

Great choice!!

[@kauaiboy5o]

Warm weather travels, those chocolates will melt by the time you get home as you travel from place to place as of my recent trip a week ago😟. About the Chocolate fondu set, so after carrying it around on your trip, once at home, how many times are you going to use it anyway?

[@Olliechinny]

That’s why u buy the chocs only on the last leg of ur trip! For the chocolate fondue, u can use it for tea parties; for desserts with fruits, why not? It’s more practical than a cheese fondue set for sure

[@kauaiboy5o]

@@Olliechinny 😆Wife and I travel only with carry-ons and buy little stuff unique and locally made to the area. They are reminders of been there done that.

[@thiilaak]

Careful. Most Kuhn Rikon products are made in China. I think only their topline, very expensive pans are actually made in Switzerland.

[@figureskating2724]

Where are the cheapest places in Zurich to buy souvenirs like magnets or keychains or any other small souvenirs? Are there any souvenirs for 1 Swiss Franc like keychains? Are postcards cheap there? We will be going around the Grossmunster area. Thanks for your assistance.

[@Olliechinny]

Migros and coop alr sell plenty of nice souvenirs

[@figureskating2724]

@hinny Hi! We were looking for 1 swiss franc souvenirs if possible. How much are postcards there? Thanks for your reply.

[@shana110]

Could you also make some videos useful for expats? About Health insurances😅 I live in Zug

[@Olliechinny]

Please stay tuned. I have content coming up targeted for Swiss expats, specially related to job hunting, will do abit more research on health insurance before I talk about it! Do support with a subscribe 😘🙏

[@AvatarAang926]

would you recommend a Swiss army knife? or would I not be able to take it home on the plane?

[@Olliechinny]

Yes; it’s a perfect gift and you can actually personalise it with engravings! U will be able to bring it back home on the plane but please keep it safely in ur check in and in the original wrapped box

[@Luigi-uj5ml]

Interesting are those sold in the relevant stations with the logos of the railway companies (Rhätische Bahn, BLS, GoldenPass, etc.). In Zweisimmen station (where the gauge of the GoldenPass Express carriages is changed), you will find both the BLS and the GoldenPass Swiss Army knife

[@cintiamenezes2294]

👍

[@Olliechinny]

Glad u liked it!

[@doekarisfa]

How abou swiss knife?

[@Olliechinny]

It’s a good gift too but I don’t use it very often personally!

[@maryllmorales4090]

Where to buy mondaine ?

[@Olliechinny]

At any SBB retail shops, major train stations have them

[@rosanegriaspajorodriguez9006]

La hija de Wachi, la Dra. Luna Lumbe, compró 3 relojes de pulsera Mondaine en Poschiavo: a los pocos meses dejaron de funcionar correctamente, a pesar de no regalarlos. Incluso si están hechos en Suiza | Los Swiss Made me parecen inodoros de motor. Prefiero un vulgar Swatch de 50 Eur

[@rosanegriaspajorodriguez9006]

Por otro lado, el reloj de pared Mondaine SBB de 40 cm, Made in China, funciona perfectamente. Es realmente curioso que un reloj de fabricación china funcione mucho mejor que un reloj suizo de la misma marca.

[@mistermerita341]

Cheap Coop and Migros chocolate brands.

[@Olliechinny]

Yes! Frey chocolates from Migros are surprisingly good and value for money 😋 please subscribe to the channel if you have not done so alr! It would be so helpful.

[@mistermerita341]

@@Olliechinny subscribed!!

[@muffemod]

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