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minus-squareSabinStargem@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·1 day agoWhen buying future appliances, I have to be sure to get them from the EU. Standards in the US are going to be below the floor.
minus-squaressillyssadass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·23 hours agoI’m liking the sound of “Made in EU = high quality”
minus-squareFenrir @lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·24 hours agoPrepare to pay out the ass for that though. Between tariffs and a weakening dollar.
minus-squareTja@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·22 hours agoIf you are in the EU yourself it’s not that bad. All my appliances are actually made in Germany, and they were mid-price (BSH and Liebherr, a bit more expensive than chinese/korean but with better efficiency, warranties and reviews).
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-224 hours agoWhy? We don’t buy products like this from the US. If its imported its coming from China. Quick edit: I clearly misread the comment you replied to
When buying future appliances, I have to be sure to get them from the EU. Standards in the US are going to be below the floor.
I’m liking the sound of “Made in EU = high quality”
Prepare to pay out the ass for that though. Between tariffs and a weakening dollar.
If you are in the EU yourself it’s not that bad. All my appliances are actually made in Germany, and they were mid-price (BSH and Liebherr, a bit more expensive than chinese/korean but with better efficiency, warranties and reviews).
Why? We don’t buy products like this from the US. If its imported its coming from China.
Quick edit: I clearly misread the comment you replied to