Second hand furniture

Accomodation, House and Garden
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Hello,

I am wondering if anyone has advice on where to buy secondhand furniture, especially around Zug/Zurich?

What websites do expats use to list their furniture for sale when they move?

Is there anywhere that you can buy a full set of furniture in one place?

Is there any truck rental service similar to U Haul to pick up furniture?

Thank you!

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Hello,

Check this section of the forum for cars and furniture: https://www.englishforum.ch/items-sale/

There also online websites in Switzerland like tutti.ch or ricardo.ch but it’s a little more challenging since a bit of local language is needed to pull this off.

Truck rental is a bit different. There are several small local companies, not a huge provide like U-Haul. You may rent from one of those at lower prices, or the global companies you already know in big cities and airports.

Also consider that the driving license is a bit different here. The B type license (most common one) only allows to drive vehicles with maximum vehicle weight (including cargo) or 3,500 kg. In practice, this means vehicle about the size of a VW Trasporter van. Other short-wheelbase models from Fiat ,VW, or MB are also under this limit. So, not possible to drive anything similar to a box truck based on an F350 with B type license.

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When you're here, do look for "Brockenhaus/Brockenstube/Brocki" (thrift store). Some of them do have nice second-hand furniture, but be prepared to do some looking around.

I second Tutti, great stuff for little money, if you're willing to look for it.

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https://hiob.ch/en/

Not sure if there’s a branch near enough to where you’ll be, but they do good stuff.

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Many Brockenhäuser (second-hand shops) also do deliveries for a fee. This can potentially end up being much less trouble than renting a van and driving oneself.

There’s also a car-share company which rents out vehicles for just a few hours, rather than a whole day.
https://www.mobility.ch/en/private-c…c2MywxNDU4NDA4

For medium and smaller items, many people who don’t own a car simply transport the goods on a trolley, in the public transport.
https://www.galaxus.ch/de/s8/product…E&gclsrc=aw.ds
used with or without the detachable bag, and with a lot of bungy cords.

This works well because the online timetables show one (using a wheelchair pictogram) which trams, trains or buses don’t have steps.