We worked the last months on a new completely ad-free database for European products, brands, services and companies. A few days ago we released the site. The website focuses on usability with a simple search form and a clear structure. After the technical development we are now in the process of filling the database with content.

If you have any feedback, we would appreciate it. If you like it and want to share it, we appreciate that too. :)

Thanks in advance!

https://buy-european.net/

    • Buy-European.net@lemmy.caOPM
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      9 hours ago

      Oh, you’re free to use whatever resource you like. If you want my biased opinion: the difference is like night and day. I find it slower and less structured, so I definitely prefer our approach. But I’m sure some people might prefer the other one - it just depends on what you’re looking for. I also read that they use(d) Google Analytics which is weird to me. But I mean we use .net and not .eu (as catchy .eu domain names were already registered) - so I guess nobody’s perfect.

      Another difference: The website you mentioned can be discussed here. This is a one-way street as I learned as my post about our website on the related subreddit got deleted and another user’s post about our website got deleted too.

      The biggest issue we face right now is filling the database but people are already submitting lots of suggestions using the form on the website which helps a lot :)

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      10 hours ago

      This! Didn’t know about either but seems like this one has a wider collection, while I found your website easier to navigate (since it’s a catalog).

      Just found out there is also https://european-alternatives.eu/

      Any chance you guys can join efforts?

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    11 hours ago

    Some suggestions:

    • headphones: Meze and Austrian Audio.
    • Mics: Lewitt, Neuman, Telefunken
    • Chocolate: Tony’s Chocolonely

    Maybe also a new section for electronics? Like laptops (Tuxedo for example) and phones (HMD, Fairphone, Gigaset, Shiftphone)

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      10 hours ago

      Great additions, thank you! I’m very grateful for people helping to fill the database by submitting suggestions either here or through the “Submit suggestion” form on the website.

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    2 days ago

    Great idea but you’re not going to make it if you don’t accept submissions and have some sort of process to have them vetted by a community of helpers of some kind.

    Also, I can’t help but noticing:

    buyeuropean@lemmy.ca to Buy European@feddit.uk

    🙂

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      2 days ago

      That is great feedback, thank you!

      We definitely want to make it more interactive. First of all submitting suggestions. Then we might add ratings and comments.

      To be honest, I am new to the whole Fediverse technology and am still trying to wrap my head around it - so I created two accounts which I guess I did not need. Never stop learning! 😅

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    2 days ago

    Good initiative.

    I gave here we go (navigation app) a try but I don’t see how they earn money from this app which makes me wonder what they do with my location data and what not. I read their TOS but couldn’t make much of it. I see something about location based ads but nowhere where I can buy an ad free version that does not track you.

    I’m all for european alternatives but we should be wary we do not fall for the same shit as their US counterparts.