BuyFromEU

A post from /r/BuyFromEU got my blood boiling. I don't have an account there any longer, so I have to vent here:

Personally, I am not buying into this idea that you should support a certain business just because it is based in your vicinity. I will buy the product that comes at the best price for the quality I desire. If it is Japanese or American or Chinese, so be it.

In my opinion, the BuyFromEU movement will fail unless the governments of EU countries make a serious attempt to understand the reasons why businesses struggle in the EU and address the structural issues preventing them from scaling up.

Essentially, it is the government's job to fix the reasons why people weren't buying from EU in the first place. Unless the government cuts down on regulations, unless they makes it easier for people to grow their wealth by working hard and not having to pay 50% of their paycheck in taxes, unless they make electricity and gas cheaper, unless they fix the housing shortages in all major cities of Western Europe - this movement will FAIL. Buying Paturain instead of Philadelphia cream cheese is never going to help your economy grow strong.

My choice to not buy Nike and buy Adidas instead will only help the top bosses at Adidas. I am going to still be taxed at 50% of my income, so I might as well buy the cheapest product. The government should give me a serious incentive to buy European, then I will.

The Reddit OP shows a perfect example of:

• Deflecting towards the government instead of taking personal responsibility
• Complaining about taxes and greedy cooperation, while only looking for a personal financial benefit

We as as Europeans must be willing to be uncomfortable again. We ARE the system. So to change the system, we are the ones that must change. Stop whining, start winning.

cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/31635428

kudos to s h i k o r a

edit: complete list is here (4 pages long)

Time to #BuyFromEU

https://feddit.org/c/buyfromeu
Or follow via Mastodon: @buyfromeu

Coming from reddit, just realizing how many European brands we got. I would almost say the market is saturated quite hard, but there is plenty of choice in style and cut.

I need to skim the original post and search for already given lists for further entries, also I need to add countries in a later edit. Be aware, country of origin does not mean country of production.

• Austria
  • https://vresh-clothing.com/ (produced in Portugal IIRC)
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
  • https://www.amds.hr/
• Republic of Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
  • https://knowledgecottonapparel.com/
• Estonia
• Finland
  • https://www.varusteleka.com/
• France
  • https://asphalte.com/
  • https://ateliersdenimes.com/
  • https://www.1083.fr/
  • https://www.toxik3.com/
  • https://www.loom.fr/ manufactured in Portugal
• Germany
  • https://gardeur.com/
  • https://livingcrafts.de/
  • https://www.joker-jeans.de/
  • https://www.futurepeople.fashion/Shop/
  • https://thokkthokk.com/
  • https://www.manomama.de/
  • https://mac-jeans.com/
• Greece
  • https://www.edward.gr/
• Hungary
• Ireland
• Italy
  • https://www.dettofatto.com/
  • https://www.carrerajeans.com/
  • https://www.candianidenim.com/
  • https://www.replayjeans.com/
  • https://www.wearegarcia.com/
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Netherlands
  • https://www.mrmarvis.com/
  • https://mudjeans.com/
  • https://www.pme-legend.com/
  • https://www.g-star.com/
  • https://www.vanguard-clothing.com/
  • https://kuyichi.com/
  • https://kingsofindigo.com/
  • https://benzakdenimdevelopers.com/
• Poland
  • https://www.stanleyjeans.com.pl/
  • https://helikon-tex.com/
• Portugal
  • https://www.salsajeans.com/en/
• Romania
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
  • https://capitandenim.com/
• Sweden
  • https://sosoclothing.se/
  • https://www.nudiejeans.com/
• Honorable Mentions
  • https://eu.mavi.com/ Turkey
  • https://hosn.at/en/ Austria, no traditional Jeans, but tactical specialty trousers - fabrics from Italy
  • ksubi.com.au Australia, down under.

Feuerwear makes a series of bags and backpacks out of old firehose. I got one of their laptop bags since last year and I absolutely love it! They also offer a repair service and give a 3-year warranty on their products.

As far as I can tell from their website, some steps of the production are done in Germany and some (mostly sewing) is done in Serbia.

Referreral code warning
I got a code that gives a 10€ reduction for new customers (and gives me the same if it's used). I'm not sure if the code can be used repeatedly, so no guarantee that it works.

Does anyone know where to buy normal thin socks from an EU company?

All i saw in comments here were "funny" full colour socks and thick wool socks. But all i want is normal black socks. Best if they are without a seam.

If anyone also knows Thigh Highs from EU pleaaassseeee let me know too!!

Thanks in advance

I think it would be great if we can find a common motto for BuyFromEU like the "Elbows up" of Canadian.

I propose something in Latin because English is the official language of only two countries of EU (Ireland and Malta), but the majority of European languages are fully or partially derivate from Latin.

In addition this will show strong opposition to US language.

My personal proposition is : "Et vales, valeo" (When you are strong, I'm strong)

Please propose your motto and let's make the most upvote comment become the motto of our movement

Like the Titel states:

Need a replacement from Europe.

• mineral powder
• Fundation

What’s your recommendation?

cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/31396291

cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/31459835

Creator: https://old.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/comments/1jp5y0p/i_made_an_app_to_scan_barcode_and_get_the_true/

I have created an app that allows to scan barcode and get the origin of the brands (with information about parent holding company if any). It also suggest EU alternatives for the product scanned.

There is already more than 1.1m product in the databases and 140k brands (out of ~150k) analyzed. The analysis is made by automatic crawlers, so there might get issue regarding that, do not hesitate to report it. Data are coming from the great OpenFoodFacts database.

Play Store (Android): Productr

Currently there is no iOS one, ~~I might create one if people are interested in the app (as App Store pricing is high, I prefer to check if people like the app before paying the fee)~~. EDIT: As a few people is requesting it and are interested, I will proceed to App Store submission for iOS version and pay the required fee. I will keep people informed about that. It should take a few days, the time I get a mac, release app and going through the validation process of Apple (it takes 48hr according to internet, so let's see if it's that fast).

I will publish a web version soon that will allow to use the app without installing it (either android or iOS).

Enjoy ! 🇪🇺

EDIT: Some more information. Cosmetic products are also available on it, but database is quite limited currently and brand crawling has just started. I plan to expand database in upcoming days.

Pet food products should be added soon too

As for TV there is for example arte.tv , a french-german TV channel, which often has good documentaries

Can you recommend any movies, series and TV streams that are lesser known?

Hello. As the title says, do you know some Authenticator alternatives? I've found out Aegis and Bitwarden authenticators so far, even if they're not European alternatives, they're still FOSS though.

I'd like to know what your opinion?

cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/10036636

I'm in Canada, and it seems like all bike multi-tool brands are American. I thought Lezyne was from Europe, but nope, American.

Park tool, crankbrothers, Silca, Blackburn... All American.

Are there any European made, or even European brands of multitools for bikes?

I think Topeak might be a European brand, so that could work.

EDIT: Found one! Unior has an entire line of regular tools, and bike tools. Made in Europe (EU) and I can get them in Canada. https://uniortools.com/eng/category/940477/multitools

EDIT 2: wow, they really make everything! They could easily replace all Park Tool tools. I wish I found this brand sooner!

Does anyone know of a European website/app where you can share your architecture/design portfolio? It seems there is only Behance or Dribble but those are from the US.

Can anyone recommend European brands for loupes (jewelers loupes) and precision scales (0.01g)?

You can track many sports like running, walking, cycling, swimming,skiing or rowing and also fitness-workouts

@buyfromeu @buyeuropean

Well just found a replacement made in EU that has a similar level of taste and controversy #PalestineRefresh

Hey! I know Proton is from the Europe. I already use thier services since many years. But I want to switch from them because of years full of disappointment. Empty Promises for me as a Linux user and also thier recent exit from the Fediverse and the CEOs Political View on Trump. I just don't really trust them anymore. Thats a personal choice and I do not want to discuss this here.

Im looking for alternatives now that are also from the EU and have similar or even better Privacy.

My biggest problem is Proton Pass probally. Because Bitwarden is from USA and also I love the Alias Feature so I would need a new Alias Service from the EU.

For Mail I will simply try Tuta. VPN I already use Mullvad.

So second Problem would be the Drive. Do you have nice solutions for an good cloud provider to save and share files?

Thanks in Advance :)