diff --git a/frontend/components/Form/DatePicker.vue b/frontend/components/Form/DatePicker.vue
index 725a6074..7422b603 100644
--- a/frontend/components/Form/DatePicker.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/Form/DatePicker.vue
@@ -3,13 +3,27 @@
     <label class="label">
       <span class="label-text"> {{ label }} </span>
     </label>
-    <VueDatePicker v-model="selected" :enable-time-picker="false" clearable :dark="isDark" :teleport="true" />
+    <VueDatePicker
+      v-model="selected"
+      :enable-time-picker="false"
+      clearable
+      :dark="isDark"
+      :teleport="true"
+      :format="formatDate"
+    />
   </div>
   <div v-else class="sm:grid sm:grid-cols-4 sm:items-start sm:gap-4">
     <label class="label">
       <span class="label-text"> {{ label }} </span>
     </label>
-    <VueDatePicker v-model="selected" :enable-time-picker="false" clearable :dark="isDark" :teleport="true" />
+    <VueDatePicker
+      v-model="selected"
+      :enable-time-picker="false"
+      clearable
+      :dark="isDark"
+      :teleport="true"
+      :format="formatDate"
+    />
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -38,6 +52,8 @@
 
   const isDark = useIsDark();
 
+  const formatDate = (date: Date | string | number) => fmtDate(date, "human", "date");
+
   const selected = computed<Date | null>({
     get() {
       // String
diff --git a/frontend/components/global/DateTime.vue b/frontend/components/global/DateTime.vue
index b23cac2b..b82cf5c6 100644
--- a/frontend/components/global/DateTime.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/global/DateTime.vue
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
       return "";
     }
 
-    return fmtDate(props.date, props.format);
+    return fmtDate(props.date, props.format, props.datetimeType);
   });
 </script>
diff --git a/frontend/composables/use-formatters.ts b/frontend/composables/use-formatters.ts
index 602a7108..91cf9bf1 100644
--- a/frontend/composables/use-formatters.ts
+++ b/frontend/composables/use-formatters.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
-import { type UseTimeAgoMessages, type UseTimeAgoUnitNamesDefault } from "@vueuse/core";
+import { format, formatDistance } from "date-fns";
+/* eslint import/namespace: ['error', { allowComputed: true }] */
+import * as Locales from "date-fns/locale";
 
 const cache = {
   currency: "",
@@ -20,105 +21,63 @@ export async function useFormatCurrency() {
     }
   }
 
-  return (value: number | string) => fmtCurrency(value, cache.currency);
+  return (value: number | string) => fmtCurrency(value, cache.currency, getLocaleCode());
 }
 
 export type DateTimeFormat = "relative" | "long" | "short" | "human";
 export type DateTimeType = "date" | "time" | "datetime";
 
-function ordinalIndicator(num: number) {
-  if (num > 3 && num < 21) return "th";
-  switch (num % 10) {
-    case 1:
-      return "st";
-    case 2:
-      return "nd";
-    case 3:
-      return "rd";
-    default:
-      return "th";
-  }
+export function getLocaleCode() {
+  const { $i18nGlobal } = useNuxtApp();
+  return ($i18nGlobal?.locale?.value as string) ?? "en-US";
 }
 
-export function useLocaleTimeAgo(date: Date) {
-  const { t } = useI18n();
-
-  const I18N_MESSAGES: UseTimeAgoMessages<UseTimeAgoUnitNamesDefault> = {
-    justNow: t("components.global.date_time.just-now"),
-    past: n => (n.match(/\d/) ? t("components.global.date_time.ago", [n]) : n),
-    future: n => (n.match(/\d/) ? t("components.global.date_time.in", [n]) : n),
-    month: (n, past) =>
-      n === 1
-        ? past
-          ? t("components.global.date_time.last-month")
-          : t("components.global.date_time.next-month")
-        : `${n} ${t(`components.global.date_time.months`)}`,
-    year: (n, past) =>
-      n === 1
-        ? past
-          ? t("components.global.date_time.last-year")
-          : t("components.global.date_time.next-year")
-        : `${n} ${t(`components.global.date_time.years`)}`,
-    day: (n, past) =>
-      n === 1
-        ? past
-          ? t("components.global.date_time.yesterday")
-          : t("components.global.date_time.tomorrow")
-        : `${n} ${t(`components.global.date_time.days`)}`,
-    week: (n, past) =>
-      n === 1
-        ? past
-          ? t("components.global.date_time.last-week")
-          : t("components.global.date_time.next-week")
-        : `${n} ${t(`components.global.date_time.weeks`)}`,
-    hour: n => `${n} ${n === 1 ? t("components.global.date_time.hour") : t("components.global.date_time.hours")}`,
-    minute: n => `${n} ${n === 1 ? t("components.global.date_time.minute") : t("components.global.date_time.minutes")}`,
-    second: n => `${n} ${n === 1 ? t("components.global.date_time.second") : t("components.global.date_time.seconds")}`,
-    invalid: "",
-  };
-
-  return useTimeAgo(date, {
-    fullDateFormatter: (date: Date) => date.toLocaleDateString(),
-    messages: I18N_MESSAGES,
-  });
+function getLocaleForDate() {
+  const localeCode = getLocaleCode();
+  const lang = localeCode.length > 1 ? localeCode.substring(0, 2) : localeCode;
+  const region = localeCode.length > 2 ? localeCode.substring(3) : "";
+  return Locales[(lang + region) as keyof typeof Locales] ?? Locales[lang as keyof typeof Locales] ?? Locales.enUS;
 }
 
-export function fmtDate(value: string | Date, fmt: DateTimeFormat = "human"): string {
-  const months = [
-    "January",
-    "February",
-    "March",
-    "April",
-    "May",
-    "June",
-    "July",
-    "August",
-    "September",
-    "October",
-    "November",
-    "December",
-  ];
+export function fmtDate(
+  value: string | Date | number,
+  fmt: DateTimeFormat = "human",
+  type: DateTimeType = "date"
+): string {
+  const dt = typeof value === "string" || typeof value === "number" ? new Date(value) : value;
 
-  const dt = typeof value === "string" ? new Date(value) : value;
-  if (!dt) {
+  if (!dt || !validDate(dt)) {
     return "";
   }
 
-  if (!validDate(dt)) {
-    return "";
+  const localeOptions = { locale: getLocaleForDate() };
+
+  if (fmt === "relative") {
+    return `${formatDistance(dt, new Date(), { ...localeOptions, addSuffix: true })} (${fmtDate(dt, "short", "date")})`;
   }
 
+  if (type === "time") {
+    return format(dt, "p", localeOptions);
+  }
+
+  let formatStr = "";
+
   switch (fmt) {
-    case "relative":
-      return useLocaleTimeAgo(dt).value + useDateFormat(dt, " (YYYY-MM-DD)").value;
-    case "long":
-      return useDateFormat(dt, "YYYY-MM-DD (dddd)").value;
-    case "short":
-      return useDateFormat(dt, "YYYY-MM-DD").value;
     case "human":
-      // January 1st, 2021
-      return `${months[dt.getMonth()]} ${dt.getDate()}${ordinalIndicator(dt.getDate())}, ${dt.getFullYear()}`;
+      formatStr = "PPP";
+      break;
+    case "long":
+      formatStr = "PP";
+      break;
+    case "short":
+      formatStr = "P";
+      break;
     default:
       return "";
   }
+  if (type === "datetime") {
+    formatStr += "p";
+  }
+
+  return format(dt, formatStr, localeOptions);
 }
diff --git a/frontend/lib/datelib/datelib.ts b/frontend/lib/datelib/datelib.ts
index c70dbf9e..b87922c1 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/datelib/datelib.ts
+++ b/frontend/lib/datelib/datelib.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ export function format(date: Date | string): string {
 }
 
 export function zeroTime(date: Date): Date {
-  return new Date(date.getFullYear(), date.getMonth(), date.getDate());
+  return new Date(
+    new Date(date.getFullYear(), date.getMonth(), date.getDate()).getTime() - date.getTimezoneOffset() * 60000
+  );
 }
 
 export function factorRange(offset: number = 7): [Date, Date] {
diff --git a/frontend/pages/item/[id]/index/edit.vue b/frontend/pages/item/[id]/index/edit.vue
index a4c0b602..b86c9dc3 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/item/[id]/index/edit.vue
+++ b/frontend/pages/item/[id]/index/edit.vue
@@ -99,16 +99,12 @@
 
     let purchasePrice = 0;
     let soldPrice = 0;
-    let purchaseTime = null;
     if (item.value.purchasePrice) {
       purchasePrice = item.value.purchasePrice;
     }
     if (item.value.soldPrice) {
       soldPrice = item.value.soldPrice;
     }
-    if (item.value.purchaseTime && typeof item.value.purchaseTime !== "string") {
-      purchaseTime = new Date(item.value.purchaseTime.getTime() - item.value.purchaseTime.getTimezoneOffset() * 60000);
-    }
 
     console.log((item.value.purchasePrice ??= 0));
     console.log((item.value.soldPrice ??= 0));
@@ -121,7 +117,7 @@
       assetId: item.value.assetId,
       purchasePrice,
       soldPrice,
-      purchaseTime: purchaseTime as Date,
+      purchaseTime: item.value.purchaseTime as Date,
     };
 
     const { error } = await api.items.update(itemId.value, payload);
diff --git a/frontend/pages/profile.vue b/frontend/pages/profile.vue
index d13301b3..37eb503d 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/profile.vue
+++ b/frontend/pages/profile.vue
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   import MdiFill from "~icons/mdi/fill";
   import MdiPencil from "~icons/mdi/pencil";
   import MdiAccountMultiple from "~icons/mdi/account-multiple";
+  import { getLocaleCode } from "~/composables/use-formatters";
 
   definePageMeta({
     middleware: ["auth"],
@@ -52,12 +53,11 @@
   });
 
   const currencyExample = computed(() => {
-    const formatter = new Intl.NumberFormat("en-US", {
-      style: "currency",
-      currency: currency.value ? currency.value.code : "USD",
-    });
+    return fmtCurrency(1000, currency.value?.code ?? "USD", getLocaleCode());
+  });
 
-    return formatter.format(1000);
+  const dateExample = computed(() => {
+    return fmtDate(new Date(Date.now() - 15 * 60000), "relative");
   });
 
   const { data: group } = useAsyncData(async () => {
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@
               {{ $t(`languages.${lang}`) }} ({{ $t(`languages.${lang}`, 1, { locale: lang }) }})
             </option>
           </select>
+          <p class="m-2 text-sm">{{ $t("profile.example") }}: {{ $t("global.created") }} {{ dateExample }}</p>
         </div>
       </BaseCard>
 
diff --git a/frontend/plugins/i18n.ts b/frontend/plugins/i18n.ts
index f6994dcb..f563fd13 100644
--- a/frontend/plugins/i18n.ts
+++ b/frontend/plugins/i18n.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ export default defineNuxtPlugin(({ vueApp }) => {
     messages: messages(),
   });
   vueApp.use(i18n);
+
+  return {
+    provide: {
+      i18nGlobal: i18n.global,
+    },
+  };
 });
 
 export const messages = () => {