The grocery store belonging to the Trompeterschlössle already has six employees and is visited almost daily by about 500 customers from Constance. These border crossers are allowed to buy the following for a maximum of DM 2.15: 49 g of coffee, 200 g of sugar, 50 g of chocolate, 1 box of matches, 4 cigarettes, 3 sweets and 1 soup cube. At that time, alcohol and cigarette smuggling is flourishing in this region.