Price vs Quality Debate

This cluster centers on discussions about consumer preferences for cheap products despite lower quality, the value of expensive items, affordability challenges, and adages like 'you get what you pay for'.

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YOU price cheap buy pay afford cheaper minimally commodities pay good low price

Sample Comments

dwattttt Dec 29, 2023 View on HN

Everything is cheap when you aren't the one paying for it.

lupire Jul 15, 2025 View on HN

If they were good they wouldn't have to be so expensive.

esoterica Jun 19, 2019 View on HN

A lot of people cannot afford to buy at any price point.

duxup May 10, 2024 View on HN

Of course people pay for things that aren't worth the money?

every Mar 11, 2020 View on HN

Apparently cheap has a price...

aedron Jan 18, 2019 View on HN

It's not the money, it's having to buy it.

xapata Oct 3, 2021 View on HN

Not so simple. People like cheap goods.

rambojazz Nov 30, 2021 View on HN

Things don't necessarily have the best price when you need them.

mechEpleb May 20, 2021 View on HN

You can't demand more when plenty of others will do it for far cheaper.

icar Oct 1, 2024 View on HN

I wonder why there isn't anything more affordable...