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There have always been and still are many different price-quality points out there to pick from. Do what your personal preferences and budget constraints tell you to do.
The great US cotton makers like Stevens and Martex went out of business and now our sheets and towels are of low quality, poorly stitched, and they don't last.
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Brooklinen Core Sheet set, about $150 for a Queen set of sheets and pillowcases.
Let me know if there is anything else where you are having difficulty finding quality items. I am no shopping whiz, but the internet and a bit of experience makes it easy to get it right almost always.
The only things I can say that have gotten worse quality wise are small appliances: vacuum cleaners, food processors, hair dryers. Other that those, things are better now than before. At least cars, TVs, clothes, shoes, tools. Food is better. We have a much greater variety today than ever before, it's fresher and better quality, too.
I get it that a company needs to make money, but is it really necessarily to have these high price to get a good quality item? Is the materials cost that much difference, or they just pricing base on market value? Just because you added a extra coat of paint on a hammer, doesnt justified a $4 increase on the same hammer with one coat of paint. Extra coat cost ya what, 1/100th of a penny.
Knock on wood, I haven't had the problems that some of you are describing.
Decades ago, my dishwasher repairman gave me advice that I have followed ever since. He said to buy "simple". In other words, don't buy features that you don't need because that just means more parts to break down.
Since I'm naturally frugal on most things anyway, this makes it easy. For appliances, tv's and cars, I choose the most basic models of the best brands.
I get it that a company needs to make money, but is it really necessarily to have these high price to get a good quality item? Is the materials cost that much difference, or they just pricing base on market value? Just because you added a extra coat of paint on a hammer, doesnt justified a $4 increase on the same hammer with one coat of paint. Extra coat cost ya what, 1/100th of a penny.
You get what you pay for.
Especially shoes. For example, if you want quality go to LL Bean. If you want cheap go to Wal Mart.
In the good ole days, cars put out a lot of pollution. They did not have fuel injection or O2 sensors. Everything else on them broke, constantly and they usually rusted or otherwise fell apart in a few years. Even routine maintenance was frequent and expensive: 3000 miles for oil, 30000 for replacing tires and spark plugs and points. Modern cars hardly need any maintenance except for fluid changes and those are much less frequent. A car from the 60s was likely to need an A/T rebuild sooner than an O2 sensor would wear out. Come to think of it I have never needed one and that includes Izuzu, 190K miles, CRV, 160K miles and my Toyota Corolla, 145K miles.
There's a lot more maintenance being done on the cars now. It's more convenient. People are leasing cars so they have to keep them in reasonable condition when they turn them back in. I've had a 90's second-hand car that needed a transmission rebuild at 90K. It all depends on how the car is driven and where, the hills of San Francisco and San Jose in this case.
Especially shoes. For example, if you want quality go to LL Bean. If you want cheap go to Wal Mart.
yes but is the quality of the materials that much more or just flat out pricing it because "quality" Their is a difference. Are we talking about quality hand craftsmanship or quality in the product. What are we really paying for? I see bed sheets with 200 threads vs 600 threads of the same sheet, $6 difference. Does the 400 extra threads really put a dent in the product cost?
I'm one of Those People who got caught up in the Mid-Century Modern home decor revival, and, given what I've seen in the antique and secondhand stores, will say that a lot of junk was being made then too. Yes, there's some lovely Hey-Wake and Danish modern out there still in great condition, but also tons of stuff the probably came from Sears back in the day that's had the curd beaten out of it and probably should have been in a landfall by the Bicentennial.
Same goes for houses- we only see the good stuff that's lasted because the poorly made 1700s home got taken out by The Great Nor'Easter of 1832.
too bad they don't make "people" like they used to, when they break down at 50 and get discarded at 60
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