Can any of you recommend stores for baby-oriented products, either in Zürich or Luzern? The wife of a friend is about to give birth to their first child, and I'd like to get them something useful.
Ideally, it'd be a place where I could also get a gift certificate, because he's the sort of guy who might never get around to giving me a list (so that I don't feel "obligated" to buy something... you know the type).
Cheers and thanks
Lance
Otherwise there is also Zero-7 but I find them a bit pricey. They have an ok selection of basic material.
I am fairly sure the first does gift vouchers, not sure about the second. If you have a look at their website you can see.
Alternative, you may want to give a voucher for an online shop? (even easier for you )
Some come to mind:
-Baby Walz
-Baby Joe
Cheers,
K
Du Pareil au Même
Kindermode
Rennweg 9
8001 Zürich/ZH
- They have a Swiss website , or you can go to one of their stores across the border in Germany. We visited the one in Weil am Rhein.
- This is where we bought all of the big items: baby furniture, stroller (for much cheaper than we saw elsewhere), play area. We also bought baby clothing from them. They are not very expensive.
Bébéhaus Wehrli
- Here is a list of their locations. We go to the one in Dietlikon. It is huge and has almost anything baby-related you could need. We visited the one in Zurich once, but I didn't like it. Maybe it was because of the remodeling they were doing, but it just didn't seem as nice as the one in Dietlikon.
- Here we bought the car seat, Moby baby wrap (awesome!), stroller winter sack, a baby activity island, some toys, and clothes. They are a bit pricey, but there's often an end-of-season sale (50%, I think?) on clothing when they're bringing in the new line.
Coop City
- Locations here .
- We usually go to the one at Sihl City shopping mall. They have a great selection of very cute (and not so expensive) baby clothes. We also bought a breastfeeding pillow there (great for new mothers).
There are also a few nice shops here in Thalwil, but that wouldn't help you so much.
Good luck!
It's a nice place, 10-15 mins. from Zurich, and I happen to live there
Thanks!
There's a baby/children's store called "Lakeside Kids" on Alte Landstrasse: http://www.lakeside-kids.ch/
It's kind of pricey, though we found a few newborn onesies/outfits there.
On Gotthardstrasse, there's a shop that sells household items, but also stuffed animals, toys, some baby clothes/shoes. We bought a toddler-sized bench there, some silverware/dishes for him, and a stuffed animal. I can't remember the address, but I believe it's near the Gotthardstrasse Apotheke. When looking northwest from the train station, it's on the left side of the street and called "Cushion Comfort" or some similar name.
Near the Gemeinde building where you register your address, etc. is another shop of children's clothing. On Alte Landstrasse traveling south, it's on the left side of the street. I believe it's a children's sport shop, but she often has a rack of baby clothes just outside the door, usually marked at 10CHF/item. We bought a number of clothes there for our son in the first few months.
I'm sorry I don't have all the addresses. Next time I walk through those parts, I'll keep an eye out and then update.