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What products are you willing to pay more for because cheap usually means low quality?
What products are you willing to pay more for because cheap usually means low quality?
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Tattoos
Tires. Well worth paying up for quality tires.
Birth control. The alternative is expensive, trust me.
Shoes
Toilet paper
Bras.
Furniture
Meat and fish. Cheap stuff tastes like crap. I would soon have a little of a good thing than a lot of a mediocre thing.
Coffee
Maple syrup. Cheap stuff tastes like sugar water.
More people have tried Kirkland brand hookers than I would have thought.
Athletic shoes and shoes in general
Almost anything where I know the maker is for real.
Too many overinvest in appearances and source from the same cheap OEMs instead of focusing on long-term customer happiness with their purchase.
Tools and furniture are at the top of the list, anything I rely on or am living with day in and day out. Really feel the difference having nice things.
Specifically excluded are stoves, dishwashers, and refrigerators – many products generally stop improving beyond a mid-grade mass produced version and companies differentiate on aesthetics because of game theory’s disincentives to innovating.
Mattresses
Tattoos 100%
Bikes and bike parts.
Makes a huge difference. You don’t need to buy the MOST expensive bikes and parts, the middle range is pretty good, but the cheap stuff is poorly made, heavy, and doesn’t last long. Same goes for cycling clothing too.
Tools
Electronics. I’m not looking to burn my house down.
Hookers and blow
Candles. Candles from Wal-Mart smell like hand sanitzer and cough medicine.
Clothes. They’ll come apart after a few washes
Gravy and Mayo – always has to be Hellman’s and Bisto. Anything else I’d buy Asda/Tesco own brand versions of
Tap and die set.
100% I will always choose to pay the premium price for a renowned, name brand set as opposed to a cheap Pittsburgh kit
Art supply, especially acrylic paint
Food
Ice cream. Some store brands are all right, but most that I’ve had are exactly what you’d expect – milky instead of creamy, oily chocolate, gritty peanut butter, you get the idea. Now, don’t go thinking I’m some sort of ice cream snob who would turn up my nose if I was offered store brand. I will, and have, happily had my share over the years. But ooh la la, gelato can’t be beat. I get some once or twice a year and it’s the nicest thing I’ve done for myself in ages.
Bed sheets. I hate sheets that are not soft.
Paper towels
Bourbon
Toilet paper
Batteries
Socks & underwear
Electronics
It’s not always varied quality. It’s also about warranty and performance.
Tech.
tea
Computers
Food and makeup, I think the name brands are worth the price.
Plastic Surgery
Pizza
Medical devices. (Not American).
Edit : not American means I am not American. It does not mean I would not buy American device. It is to make a parallel with the high cost of healthcare in America.
Skin & hair care
Aquarium fish and weed
Legal help I.e lawyers, solicitors etc
Feminine hygiene products
Skin care and fragrances. I care about what goes onto my skin. 🤷🏽♀️
Musical instruments. That cheap sax you see on Amazon isn’t a real horn, it’s an aluminum imitation that you’ll have to get serviced after a week. Rent or buy a real instrument for something worth playing.
Shoes. Insert Vimes quote about boots.