BuyFromEU

• 100% made in Germany
• uses yarn from Germany and Europe
• uses cotton from Germany, Austria and a certified family business in Turkey
• environment-friendly and sustainable production
• you can book a factory tour to see for yourself how they produce their stuff
• their products are not that much more expensive because they last much longer

I (only) have one shirt by them. I was a test buy and it worked out. After several washes that shirt is still in good shape. The shirts from the far east would be too damaged to wear by now.

A collection of digital products from EU.

They're also on the Fediverse: https://mastodon.social/@european_alternatives

I am using ‚Lunge‘ shoes almost daily for years now and can only recommend them. What I like specifically is the replaceable, ergonomic inlay.

I own two pairs. If you care for them a bit they are quite sturdy and there are lots of models that can be sent in to be repaired.

Link to their main instance: https://cryptpad.fr/

From the "About" section on their website:

CryptPad provides a full-fledged office suite with all the tools necessary for productive collaboration. Applications include: Rich Text, Spreadsheets, Code/Markdown, Kanban, Slides, Whiteboard and Forms.

End-to-end encrypted

All data on CryptPad is encrypted in the browser. This means no readable data leaves the user's device. Even the service administrators cannot see the content of documents or user data. Illustration showing two paper shredders destroying and reconstructing a sheet of paper. Illustration of three people collaborating on a document. They can see the document but the server connecting them only sees random letters and digits.

Private Collaboration

CryptPad is built to enable collaboration with features such as team drives, calendar, and sharing. It synchronizes changes to documents in real time. Because all data is encrypted, the service and its administrators have no way of seeing the content being edited and stored.

Fully open-source

CryptPad is free software. Anyone can host the platform in a personal or professional capacity. The development team offers subscriptions and support contracts for ready-to-use deployments.

I'm a happy customer there.

• 1TB for 5€ is cheaper than others (e.g., Apple 200GB for 3€)
• hosted in Germany
• it is a NextCloud instance which means apps for all kinds of OSs are available
• you can install NextCloud apps for more than just storage

Cilao, backpacks made in France