Show HN: Searchable directory of 22k+ products from worker-owned co-ops
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1 hour ago
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daheza
1 hour ago
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Very nice and appreciate the effort you put into making this.

Some Improvements that could help: the location search could be an actual map with pins which would be easier to use some kind of tags for the different appareal items would help clarify which one, currently i have to click and search each vendor for things im looking for. Specifically autistic friendly / sensory clothing items.

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johnjreiser
12 minutes ago
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Seconding location based lookups. I might not be looking for something specific, but if I know of businesses nearby worth patronizing, when I need that good/service, I'll visit them then.
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IESAI_ski
1 hour ago
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good idea. i can do this :)
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LPisGood
1 hour ago
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I wonder of there is a version of this but for jobs?
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consumer451
17 minutes ago
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Not exactly what you asked for, but here is a related Wiki entry:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_employee-owned_compani...

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eikenberry
51 minutes ago
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+100... I'd love to find a spot at a tech co-op but they seem as common as a hen's tooth.
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LPisGood
46 minutes ago
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I know of (and briefly worked at!) a small one; truly unheard of benefits and very good compensation package.
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benonsocial
1 hour ago
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Terrific idea. I agree with daheza. Location search would be an awesome feature. The site is blazing fast. Great work. Keep it up.
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derektank
8 minutes ago
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No B2B SaaS D:
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650REDHAIR
26 minutes ago
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This is awesome- thank you!
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DyslexicAtheist
20 minutes ago
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good to see this but all of them pay taxes in the US. we need something like this in Europe as well. think global but act local ...
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worik
1 hour ago
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This is good work.

Ethical consumption in a capitalist economy is unachievable...but we can optimise

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appreciatorBus
53 minutes ago
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There is nothing inherently ethical about co-op owned organizations nor anything inherently unethical about privately owned organizations.

The party vanguard of the worker co-op is exactly as capable of selfish or abusive behaviour as the private owner.

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IESAI_ski
1 hour ago
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totally. we can badger people to buy from better companies but that seems so tough. better to just make it easier for people to buy from better companies :)
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IESAI_ski
1 hour ago
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I wanted to buy from worker-owned cooperatives but there was no single place to see what they actually sell. So I scraped the product catalogs from ~60 worker-owned co-op stores and made them searchable.

22,000+ products: coffee, chocolate, clothing, books, home goods, etc. You search, find something, and click through to buy directly from the co-op's store. Nothing goes through me.

There's also a section for finding worker-owned coffee shops, restaurants, and bars by city (110+ listings, mostly US).

Static Next.js site, JSON-backed search. No accounts, no tracking, no ads.

Happy to answer questions about the data or how I identified which businesses are actually worker-owned. Please reach out if you want to add your co-op!

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