Voting with my wallet may only be a small part of the fight for frugality but a small theater is still a theater nonetheless in. I have decided to only buy from outlets that sell quality products (no matter how obscure) since I want shit that actually lasts crazy long with continued use for both practical and moral reasons.

I am aware of “just buy from local stores” - which I prefer - and brands like Framework but that’s not enough of a catalogue imo.

  • Addfwyn
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    5 months ago

    I appreciate the sentiment, but it is honestly a pretty broad subject.

    Maybe narrow it down to a few more specific areas first so people can share ones they know and go from there? Added benefit of making it easier for other coming to this thread to find the kind of information they are looking for too.

      • Addfwyn
        3·
        5 months ago

        Clothes I couldn’t help you much, my entire wardrobe has subsisted on gifts (and the fact my job has a uniform anyway) for like the past 20 years. I am honestly not sure how I would go about buying my own clothes.

        Technological product/gadgets. I also like things that last a long time, but I am generally okay with paying a premium for that. So a lot of the brands I use here are on the expensive side, but also they last.

        Phones/Tables/Watches. I try to stick to Chinese manufacturers. Generally a decent lifespan and pretty durable at a way more reasonable prices than a lot of the competition. Nothing too shocking here, the major brands like Huawei are solid products that can last a long time if you take care of them.

        Chargers/power banks and the like I swear by Anker. They are pretty expensive but they do last a very long time and work very well. I haven’T had an anker device fail on me yet, even if the products I attach to them have.

        Vaping devices (it’s how I quit smoking) I tend to buy from the Philippines, VIcious Ant are kind of expensive luxury items but they last close to forever. My friend dropped one five stories at a construction site and it was fine. Coils I make myself.

        Framework is cool, I haven’t had a lot of time to play around with them but I would love to tinker with one a bit more.

        I will edit some more in when I can think of them.