What to Buy and What to Not!
When you are about to start your journey studying abroad ,
you have to buy a lot of stuff before coming to Germany. So we start preparing
list with the help of some people and also with the help of already experienced
persons we have a huge list and we buy all kinds of stuff only to get disappointed
after coming here in Germany.
Well usually people buy lots of dresses,utensils , and other
stuff which are not usually that costly abroad and also wastes your precious
limited baggage which you could have used for some other useful purposes. So,
here is a list of things which you should not buy and few things which you
should not miss while studying in germany.
Clothes(what clothes you should usually buy)-
Well the biggest mistake I committed was to bring a lot of
clothes specially t-shirts and hoodies, sweatshirts to germany. What a waste of
money and space. I think it is fine if you bring 2-3 tshirts and 2 hoodies in
here. Rest you can easily get for 10-15 euros in shops like H&M,C&A,Espirit
etc which offer good quality clothes. I brought a lot from India and after
coming here realized that it was a waste of money and space and nothing else.
And by good quality I mean really good quality and I am very selective when it
comes to brands and clothes so you can count on me.
But there are few things which you should definitely buy in
India specially branded products. For example you can get an Allen Solley,Levi,
or Lee jeans in India rather than here since here these brands are too costly .
Also you can’t find the stores of these brands here so easily like in India.
And most importantly for 2000 Indian Rupees you can get these in India but the
equivalent 25 Euros will not fetch you a good quality jeans in here. So get
jeans from India. Also get around 20 pairs of socks and underwears. I know it sounds
a bit crazy but those who work out a lot and take bath daily should bring these
much since here for washing clothes forces you have to spend 2 euros so better
think a bit about it. Also buy winter jacket,gloves after coming here. Here you
can get a good one for around 50 euros.
Cosmetics and Washing-
I think it is enough to bring oil from india and each one of
the following- brush,soap,winter cream. Shampoo you can get it here for almost
the same cost and also detergents and washing powders and other washing
solutions you can get here cheaply. So don’t spend money on them and carry them
in your baggage.
Electronics-
This is the part where you have to make sure you get
whatever you need from India. Items like Laptops, Camera, Tablet PC are too
costly here in Germany and it’s better to get them from India. The difference
is anywhere around 3000 to 8000 for mobiles and laptops. Here Saturn and
mediamarkt are quite famous but the items are too costly here so just buy them
before coming here.
Utensils-
Buy two pans, cooker if you use it (I find cooker to be of
not much use since u can almost make anything in microwave including rice) and
another vessel like Katori, tea flask(if you drink a lot) and stuff. But don’t
get anything else. Since, you get most of the items from material office in
here from university free of charge. And most of the other items you can get in
the 1 euro shop.
Stationary-
Well i brought a lot of items like 10-15 pencils, 20-30
pens, scale, eraser etc etc. Here
stationary items are too costly. But i rarely use most of the things i
brought. Here a pen is the most powerful tool used everywhere. No pencil, no
scale, no writing pads, no compass and stuff. Just buy 10-15 pens, one good
file and bring one calculator as well. For you info the pencil is not allowed
in most of the exams!!
Shoes-
Buy one good sport shoe from India. Here it is too costly.
Specially the branded ones. Get one pair of sport shoe, one sneaker (and not a
scandal since its awkward and Germans actually find it very odd here), one
flip-flops or maybe two, one black shoe. You can get winter boots after coming
here.
Spices-
These must constitute
about 20-25% of your baggage since these are too costly here in Germany. But
worry not. You can get spices in websites like get-grocery.com and if you order
more than 49 Euros you get free shipping as well. You can get lots of Indian
food items like Atta, Rice (basmathi), spices, sweets, snacks (includes
haldiram’s snacks) etc. Also I will add here tea powder since the tea available
here is not at all good. SO better bring it from India. But those who drink
coffee you can enjoy awesome coffee here . With different flavours and tastes I
am in love with German coffee.
I think I have covered most of the important things to
consider while shopping for studies in Germany. But in case you have any doubt
about things which are available here or not and you wanna bring it or you
wanna know its cost in germany you can post it in here. Maybe I ll follow up
this post and add those items as well.
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