The odd things in Sweden

Sweden rules!
But here are a few things that I have found that wind me up:

1). PANT: So, you're at the supermarket and want to buy a bottle of water/coke/whatever and you have the exact change ready but what's that, there is an extra 1 kronor charge for this 'PANT' thing?! Oh I see, you're charging me to take the bottle and if I bring it back you'll give me back my PANT...hmmm, no wonder people dig through the bins here!
N.B., also applies to cans (50 öre I think).

2). Pharmacy: OMFG how can 20 paracetamol tablets cost me £4.!?!?!?!?! WTF!?!?!?! I bought a pack of paracetamol and a pack of aspirin, each with 20 tablets and it cost me almost £8.! I'm really ill and never usually use pills for my pain but the one time I do, I have to pay MILLIONS for them, NOT COOL. So on my next trip over I'll bring a suitcase full of drugs ;-) Although now Boots is coming to Sweden, maybe they'll bring cheaper drugs.

3). Renting: How can people ever get somewhere to live here without renting 2nd/3rd/4th hand, OMG!

4). Paying for bags at the supermarket, rather frustrating when you need an extra one because you can't fit it all in the couple you brought with you.

5). Not being able to pay by cash for public transport. So I have to use a card (see below).

6). The crappy cards that charge me extra sometimes for public transport. But it's kind of ok seeing as the card is actually set up as a child's one so I pay less anyway.


But, all these things still don't stop Sweden from being such a nice country!
However, be warned of these problems especially the pharmacy crap, that was RIDICULOUS (and they aren't any better pills).