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0 pointsFirmwareBurner2y ago0 comments

Most famously, Red Bull, which is made in Austria but it's actually cheaper after it gets shipped to Germany than in the country it's made in. Insane. Austrians are being flogged. Germany feels like the only EU country with some sane competition in the retail sector.

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OfSanguineFire2y ago· 4 in thread

Red Bull is not made in Austria, at least not necessarily. The European company is headquartered there, but its business model is largely just owning the IP. The filling of Red Bull cans is outsourced to Rauch, which produces at least some of the product in Switzerland.

The swiss-made Red Bull is exclusively for non-EU markets. It is a customs/cheap water/nearby headquarters thing. A lot of Red Bull is made in Austria too.

Famously cheap Switzerland.

I get the feeling that the same tricks are being played in Switzerland. Coop and Migros feel a lot like a duopoly, and discounts also cyclical. Not unusual to see 40% discount on outrageously overpriced detergents, for example.

I do most of my shopping in Germany.

FirmwareBurnerOP2y ago

In Switzerland such pricing tricks would be somewhat expected since it's not an EU member meaning it's isolated and less impacted by the free market pressures and competition from the union.

tauchunfall2y ago

It's also a difference in mentality. Germans just want cheap stuff.

Swiss restaurants also feel overpriced. But I've never been to a bad Swiss restaurant.

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