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Originally Posted by Newspaperguy
Most of the time, the price difference between low quality junk and better quality items isn't all that great. The better items last much longer and therefore have a lower environmental impact and provide better price value in the long term.
I agree, but...when someone's only requirement is price...

There is scarcely anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse, and sell a little more cheaply. The person who buys on price alone is this man's lawful prey.
John Ruskin
English critic, essayist, & reformer (1819 - 1900)

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