Hi there, I came here to the BIFL Lemmy out of suspicion that the reddit posts are just unlabelled marketing, and I was wondering the possibility of sourcing goods that are more to a BIFL standard? In my area, second hand goods tend to be really quite poor in quality (reselling fast fashion) or otherwise not present, and I have not inherited anything that does last. So I would apprecite advice or reccomendations for finding goods at a BIFL standard. I was also wondering if maybe there would be anyone with good advice for finding sustainable, local textile production so that I may be able to tailor what I need without having to buy from the poor selection aforementioned, does anyone know of any of this?
TL:DR I am suspicious that a lot of what is claimed as ‘BIFL’ has been enshittified, and would like advice on being able to search for sustainable goods for a local area (not specified because I’m hoping for advice with searching, not exactly for specific reccs)
I’ve never been good at finding these things, would you know any methods or resources for finding these ‘small, niche bramds’?
Honestly, no. There’s no easy way to find these brand. It takes a lot of time and effort to find the right brand or product to buy. It has to be basically a lifestyle choice\hobby to buy quality goods. Every time I buy something I’m not familiar with will take hours of research to find one company that makes a decent version, or sometimes not finding a single one.
Over time you can find trusted sources for honest reviews and comparisons in specific fields you can go back to for recommendations. There are some short hand that can help. Like where a product is made tends to make a difference, no company has ever moved production to China to improve quality lol. If a company is privately owned is also a good sign but neither is a guarantee.