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[โ€“] Pechente@feddit.org 11 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

In Germany thereโ€™s Otto which is okay. I try to buy more from specialized shops these days like alternate or mindfactory for pc parts, Bauhaus for household items or directly from manufacturers when it makes sense.

I only ever buy from amazon if items are not available elsewhere or unreasonable more expensive which was 3 times this year.

[โ€“] PlexSheep 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I recently bought PC parts for a new PC build from Mindfactory. Went without problem.

In general, I recommend searching for products with https://geizhals.de/ which shows prices and availability across many retailers.

[โ€“] Valmond@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

Vielen danke! Seems like I have been bamboozled here in France (been pestering about drive prices for a while):

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[โ€“] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 6 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

There's also Galaxus. Usually slightly more expensive, but feels like the "old" Amazon: only products selected by Galaxus, no marketplace flooding listings with crap, fast shipping and actually good packaging.

[โ€“] sexy_peach@feddit.org 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I've had them say the product is available only for the listing to change after I bought it and then it took weeks to restock and ship