• flexicon@lemmy.zipEnglish
    10·
    7 天前

    I dropped:

    • 1password
    • NordVPN
    • Gmail
    • Google Drive
    • Google Docs
    • Claude

    And replaced all of them with a Proton family subscription. Amazing change tbh, highly recommend it.

    • Kekzkrieger@feddit.orgEnglish
      8·
      7 天前

      Only problem that i have with proton is that i dont wanna bet on 1 horse alone in case anything happens

      • atcorebcor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        6·
        7 天前

        Exactly, it gives them too much market power. The problem with big American tech is not that it’s American. It’s that it has too much market power preventing competition - also through law. So the solution is not to repeat the same mistake in Europe.

  • DreasNil@feddit.nuEnglish
    9·
    7 天前

    I ditched my iPhone for a Fairphone 6 with /e/OS. That was over six months ago now, but I’m still very happy about the switch!

    Also bought some new winter boots last week. Swedish brand (Sneaky Steve), produced in Portugal.

  • Azrael@reddthat.comEnglish
    3·
    6 天前

    I have a Proton Unlimited subscription which has replaced Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, and Express VPN. Proton is a fantastic company. Definitely worth the money.

    • vinushkah@europe.pubEnglish
      1·
      2 天前

      Be mindful about putting all your eggs on one basket. One company, however good (currently), controlling a big chunk of your data…

  • Dyskolos@lemmy.zipEnglish
    2·
    6 天前

    Having two of my banks use wero (which is now a total of 3 banks)

    And finally having switched from winblows to a german-ish Linux (cachyos). As a German it doubled in win 😁

  • TDCN@feddit.dkEnglish
    1·
    7 天前

    Borght an Italien made coffee grinder from Eurika instead of American/Chinese made Ode one grinder. Been very happy with its performance

    • sp3ctre@feddit.orgEnglish
      15·
      8 天前

      Well done! Rather donate some money to your instance, instead of paying with your data.

      • rants_unnecessarily@piefed.socialEnglish
        11·
        8 天前

        I just moved as well.

        I payed for a third party app to browse Reddit. Immediately after moving I ended that and started a recurring payment to piefed and summit for a little bit more in total.

    • spitard@jlai.luEnglish
      7·
      7 天前

      Me too I didn’t know there was a Reddit alternative, so I was using RSS feeds—then someone mentioned Lemmy in a comment, so here I am. Now I just need to wipe out Visa, and my boycott will be complete

  • Tom Violence@lemmy.zipEnglish
    30·
    8 天前

    I bought a pair of Mustangs (German brand) instead of buying new Converses, and I’m very pleased by them.

    A small win, but still a win.

    • NotJohnSmith@feddit.ukEnglish
      6·
      7 天前

      Not as admirable but for the last year or so I have, when necessary, replaced my Nike sports gear with Adidas.

      I mention it ready for someone to say they’re American also :)

  • sp3ctre@feddit.orgEnglish
    21·
    8 天前

    Left Amazon a while ago, which is a big win.

    But for special items, I kept ebay. It’s funny though, that some deliveries from ebay came with an Amazon packaging…

    With Wero I hope, I can ditch Paypal soon.

    • moody@lemmings.worldEnglish
      4·
      7 天前

      Lots of people put up the same products on every available marketplace, and they fulfill their orders with Amazon because it’s easier to ship everything Fulfilled By Amazon.

      You buy on ebay, they buy from themselves on Amazon and drop ship it to you via FBA.

      • sp3ctre@feddit.orgEnglish
        21·
        7 天前

        That’s what I thought. So basically I’m still using 1% Amazon…:(

        • moody@lemmings.worldEnglish
          2·
          7 天前

          Unfortunately if you’re buying from any marketplace, there’s always a chance the seller is managing it from Amazon.

          If it’s a small seller with only a couple items, there’s a better chance to avoid Amazon compared to bigger sellers selling many items.