There are really dozens of these websites today. It would be cool to see them join forces on a single URL with all the alternatives, so it could be a real movement and reliable source.

About time

Who’s the hottie?

Few good products with this sign will be sold in Europe, you need to look for them in special shops or sections of the supermarket. The tricky ones are all the food made in Europe for the profit of US companies. Those are the ones to look out for (in order to avoid).

What are you all buying there? I’m genuinely puzzled… I’m more and more convinced that the people asking for Amazon alternatives should just shop less. Often the best alternative is nothing at all. Do we really need a European Instagram or X? A European Temu? I don’t think so… just be more present in real life folks.

Exactly. There are literally thousands of alternatives to Amazon, including physical shops by the way. This is not rocket science, do some research (Ecosia is your friend) and you’ll see you can always find better prices elsewhere also… And sometimes paying a bit more is worth it, for example for the convenience of having living commerce in your street with immediate delivery directly to your hands over the counter.

This website for vocabulary is simple but very nice, www.babadum.com from Poland. 21 languages available but still no Dutch :(

Can we normalize giving a Euro banknote in an envelope and ditch gift vouchers all together? Vouchers always have strings attached, limitations… I find them always annoying. There’s an amount, just give the amount with a note “giving you this so you can buy a (intended present)” et voilà!

Vouchers suck, they really do.

Portuguese https://www.rtp.pt/play/ is great also with a VPN.