Last Saturday, I finally ventured into this place to check out what a Swiss thrift store looks…read morelike. This place is HUGE... and filled with junk. Racks and racks of old paintings, linens, clothes, books, dishes, pots, pans, old electronics, xmas decorations, lamps, etc. All covered in dust and giving off the same musty smell. Ick.
It's amazing the kind of stuff they have for sale--Chinese soup spoons, archaic sewing machines, VHS players, diving flippers, plastic cups and aluminum foil?! (Now, really--who's going to buy plastic cutlery from a thrift store?!) My bf was excited about discovering the motherload of escargot tongs and what looked like the first Playstation ever invented, while I was marveling at the evolution of raclette machines running down the aisle.
Prices for some of the more decent things were comparable to those at IKEA, so I guess I would rather buy a new set of dishes than pay the same amount for some used ones.
Remarkably, there were lots of people browsing with bags in hand, so I suppose they were seriously hunting for treasures. Although it was kind of interesting to browse around once, I don't think I'm really a thrift store person. But this is your cup of tea, then you might want to visit this massive place.