Ideal for aggressive gum-chewers
While standing in the check-out line, I couldn’t resist this chewing gum with the insistent name. It was actually pretty good, too.
Posts Tagged ‘shopping’
Funny English: let’s get (gum-)cracking
Posted in Funny English, tagged chewing gum, English, language, shopping on March 11, 2010| 1 Comment »
Tightening somebody else’s belt
Posted in Fashion, tagged consignment, Fashion, green, secondhand, shopping, Switzerland on October 26, 2009| Leave a Comment »
One woman's cast-offs are another woman's treasures.
These days, many are looking to cut costs. But do wardrobes have to suffer? Find the answer in my latest article for Swiss News.
You can read a PDF-version here.
Funny English: X-rated?
Posted in Funny English, tagged English, language, shopping on September 30, 2009| Leave a Comment »
I only recently noticed this sign in Lucerne.
Triple-X fitness sounds fairly hard-core, even for athletes obsessed with performance …
… but a look in the shop window indicates that they merely mean XXXL, as in extra-large muscles. I knew it had to be something like that!
New women’s guide keeps expats in the know
Posted in People, tagged entertainment, expat, health, shopping, Switzerland on June 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Whether you’re new in town or a long-time local, it’s not always easy to keep tabs on the latest hotspots and events. With that in mind, a company based in Vevey is busily doing the legwork and sharing the findings on its website, My Little Black Book. The goal is to reach women all over Switzerland.
Read the whole story here:
http://www.swisster.ch/en/news/society/new-women-s-guide-keeps-expats-in-the-know_117-1829802
In the market for everything organic
Posted in Environment, tagged Environment, Food, green, health, organic, shopping, Switzerland on June 3, 2009| 1 Comment »
Zofingen is a great setting for an open-air market.
Heads swivel as the longhaired man pauses to peruse the glass bottles on display. Many rock stars might prefer beer or whisky, but it’s the
selection of fruit wines and liqueurs that have caught the eye of Chris von Rohr of Krokus. The vendors seem to hold their breath while passers-by murmur, “Is that who I think it is?”
Read the whole story here: Bio Marché
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