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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish23•4 months 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•4 months agoPrepare to pay out the ass for that though. Between tariffs and a weakening dollar.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-24 months 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•4 months 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-squaressillyssadasslinkfedilinkEnglish12•4 months 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.
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
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).
I’m liking the sound of “Made in EU = high quality”