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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by strazer@feddit.org to c/buyfromeu@feddit.org

Finally found one: https://meaningcrafters.com/produit/powerbank-alex/

I don't speak French but placing the order was quite straightforward. Shipping costs were a bit high, but totally worth it. ~~Highly recommended!~~

Edit: Probably too good to be true, see discussion below...

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[-] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago

Made, or assembled? What specifically was made? I never trust these labels

[-] strazer@feddit.org 15 points 1 year ago

You're right to be sceptical. I've learned to not blindly trust the "Made in Italy" label for example. But this website reads (translated with https://www.deepl.com/):

The sub-contractors involved in the design and manufacture of this product are all less than 30km away. This encourages local employment and reduces CO2 emissions during production.

So that's good enough for me.

[-] banana@thebrainbin.org 4 points 1 year ago

That sounds great ngl

[-] SavinDWhales@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Sooo. The subcontractors in China are all in the greater Guangzhou area? 😬

I really want this thing to be locally manufactured, but the electronics and battery will most probably come from Asia anyway...

[-] exchange12rocks@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

I dunno man: the owner of the company https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-eudes-mosnier-5471a213 lives in Guangdong and works as a sales executive for a Chinese electronics manufacturer

[-] strazer@feddit.org 1 points 1 year ago

@exchange12rocks@lemm.ee : Thanks for looking deeper into it. While I don't have access to LI, that's suspicious indeed. So either they're lying outright, or maybe final assembly happens in France at least. I guess that's the best you can hope for nowadays. Very disappointing.

[-] cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Made in according to their site. Interesting

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