Does "Buy Cheap, Get Cheap" Still Hold True?

[chuck_steak]

I buy clothes at a second hand store on "dollar days" Thursdays. Other days of the week the exact same clothes are all $3.00-$10.00 a piece. On Thursdays they are all $1.00. They are the same clothes. Often they are "name brand" clothes that sell in stores for $40-$50.00 a piece.

[rfr69]

Originally Posted by WellShoneMoon

When I was growing up, I was always told "If you buy cheap, you get cheap" -- usually when I had bought something cheap that promptly fell apart. The corollary is "You get what you pay for."

Is that still true? (If it ever was true.) And if it is true, how can one be frugal and still buy quality?

I think it's generally true but not always. There's certain cheap products that are reliablea nd a great bargain there's also some higher priced items taht are total crap.

I think price is almost a marketing strategy. If something is too cheap you tend to think it must be crap so oftentimes they sell crap for a little more than they otherwise would so you think it's decent. I bought the mighty wand from the infomercials that fake powerwasher thing. the thing is terrible and cost me $20