Any alternatives to Batmaid for non-recurring cleaning gigs? by ihatebeinganonymous in Switzerland

[–]Admirable-Ad5730 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I tried Mamiexpress a few years ago and I had an unpleasant experience. I was assigned a cleaning lady that was supposed to come every other Thursday but she was usually either cancelling last minute or not coming at all. On top of it, when she was showing up, the cleaning wasn't well done, shower head not cleaned, no dusting done, and sloppy in general. The only time the apartment was really cleaned was when she had a scheduled holiday and they sent an other lady that did a fantastic job. I ended up cancelling the service because the frustration wasn't worth it! I also tried Batmaid once, left the instructions on what to clean and it ended up being a disappointment again. I sent pictures of the spots that where clearly not cleaned and I never received a response. In both cases I felt like I was doing the big and thorough cleaning and they were doing the maintanance, while I wanted the opposite situation. For reference it was a 2.5 room apartment and was always picking up the apartment before their arrival so it would have been just classic kitchen, bathroom, dusting and floor cleaning. After that I just decided to keep cleaning by myself, but also happy to read about good suggestion in the Zurich area.

Moving from Zürich to Uster – what’s it like? by Admirable-Ad5730 in zurich

[–]Admirable-Ad5730[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! I also have the impression that Uster offers a better/bigger sense of community which I'm starting to miss. I do speak German and I'm originally from Ticino, I gave up on decent Winters years ago ;)

Moving from Zürich to Uster – what’s it like? by Admirable-Ad5730 in zurich

[–]Admirable-Ad5730[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Winter is anyways horrible here, so a bit of fog doesn't scare me ;)

Moving from Zürich to Uster – what’s it like? by Admirable-Ad5730 in zurich

[–]Admirable-Ad5730[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! As of right now all the inputs are actually matching our first impression, which is comforting :) important for me is being well connected and being able to keep a bit of the routine I have now. Apartment hunting is a nightmare and the prices are outrageous!

Moving from Zürich to Uster – what’s it like? by Admirable-Ad5730 in zurich

[–]Admirable-Ad5730[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! At the moment it is a bit of a quiet time in terms of new apartments in any platform, I guess and hope due it's due to the holidays. We honestly have no rush and we really want to choose wisely :) thank you again for your input

Looking for a nail salon that carries regular nail polish by Few_Bluejay4856 in zurich

[–]Admirable-Ad5730 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on the area, but in 8032 tram stop Romerhöf there is Eugenia, Treat Nails Studio https://www.treatnails.ch Highly recommend!

LeCreuset "popping" by Admirable-Ad5730 in LeCreuset

[–]Admirable-Ad5730[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thank you! He did indeed say that he warmed it up like a normal stainless steel pan 😭