Do we pay more in the long run if we buy cheap?
Have you heard of the old saying “buy cheap buy twice”
Well that’s what I have been trying to find out, is this always the case?
Quite often it seems that being careful with your money does not necessarily mean purchasing the cheapest things. Sometimes the more expensive option will last far longer or perform much better. So in the long run it works out better to spend more.
In the case of many items such as good quality building materials, energy saving appliances, good quality furniture and even organic food I would be happy to spend that little bit more to get the best.
This is not always the case though.
I cannot for the life of me understand why it is that parents will spend pounds and pounds on childrens clothes when they grow out of them so fast.
I know there is a lot of pressure from children on their parents for the latest branded clothing or trainers etc but more fool the parents for caving in. If they are really that desperate then I would suggest that children are encouraged to save or even earn some extra pocket money to get what they want. That way they will surely appreciate things so much more and probably look after their hard earned goods a little better.
Mind you I really don’t blame the children its really down to the parents. Very often they must be seen to be “keeping up with the Jones’s” and seem to need to show everyone that their little cherub is dressed in all the latest gear! It then usually runs true to form that most children will come to expect to get what they believe to be the best designer clothing.
Even further down the line there is this aweful trend that the so called “celebs” have for dressing their poor unfortunate dogs in all types of ridiculous “designer” clothing. But I suppose if these affected women have nothing better to spend their money on then let them. On the other hand I guess a lot of the celebrity footballers make quite large sums of money from wearing promotional merchandise etc for companies but that goes hand in hand with their careers.
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Posted February 12, 2009
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