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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/59359574

Quite some of the companies in these three lists are American so they might not be the best eu alternatives, but still wanted to share these three lists.

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[โ€“] Humanius@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I've posted this in a different post before, but I'll copy it here.


Amazon alternatives for the NL:

General:

Computers:

Electronics:

Clothes:

Groceries:

Drugs and cosmetics:

Bikes:

Do It Yourself:

Office:

Furniture:

Second hand marketplace:

There is probably a lot I am forgetting. I'll keep adding to the list as I think of different places

[โ€“] Panda 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Crisp is also a very good option for groceries as their main focus is selling products that are produced locally or in Europe.

[โ€“] Humanius@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Added it to the list

[โ€“] jlow@beehaw.org 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Always check

https://www.smashwords.com/

and

https://weightlessbooks.com/

when buying ebooks since they sell drm-free (so you're actually buying nit renting).

[โ€“] eutampieri@feddit.it 2 points 3 weeks ago

Weightless books doesnโ€™t sell to EU users though

[โ€“] Emperor@feddit.uk 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

In the UK:

  • Waterstones - bricks and mortar shop
  • Awesome Books - online only, often the cheapest price
  • Hay-on-Wye - the town of books
[โ€“] then_three_more@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Waterstone's (and now Blackwells as Waterstones bought them) are majority owned by an American investment company with a minority shareholder being a Russian billionaire.

In April 2018, Elliott bought a majority stake in Waterstones, leaving Alexander Mamut's Lynwood Investments with a minority holding.[80] The sale completed in May 2018. James Daunt will remain as chief executive.[81]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Investment_Management

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Mamut

[โ€“] Flisty@mstdn.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

@then_three_more @Emperor https://www.toppingbooks.co.uk/ these guys are a small but growing UK chain who can send you most things

[โ€“] Emperor@feddit.uk 1 points 3 weeks ago

We can't have anything nice.

[โ€“] fjordo@feddit.uk 3 points 3 weeks ago

I've found John Lewis and Argos to be pretty decent replacements for Amazon. Similar shipping times, and decent variety.

[โ€“] Blaze@feddit.nl 2 points 3 weeks ago
[โ€“] inlandempire@jlai.lu 2 points 3 weeks ago

For physical books you should alway prioritise local libraries.