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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish23•11 days 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-squareFenrir linkfedilinkEnglish9•11 days agoPrepare to pay out the ass for that though. Between tariffs and a weakening dollar.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•11 days 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-211 days 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
minus-squaressillyssadasslinkfedilinkEnglish12•11 days agoI’m liking the sound of “Made in EU = high quality”
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.
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
I’m liking the sound of “Made in EU = high quality”