Eco Alley

Living Green with Connie Pumphrey

Recently while admiring a certain product at a store that sold high-end small appliances (as well as regular models), the shopper next to me said something like “Why would I pay that much for this item when I can buy 5 new ones for the same price.”  The more expensive brand of this product was superior in quality and would last longer but the shopper wasn’t looking for quality, she was looking for cheap. 
Cheap is not always good!  I have bought cheap products in my life because I had no choice but they didn’t work well, last very long and usually can’t be repaired.  A quality product might last 10 years but a cheap version might last 2 years (if we’re lucky), so we end up wasting money and time dealing with cheap.  This philosophy can be applied to just about every product we need to buy or replace today.
There is a difference between frugal and cheap.  My husband defines frugal as making the best buying decisions with the dollars we have to spend and cheap is spending the least amount possible for what we buy….regardless of the quality.
Landfills are FILLED with cheap, and disposable, products.  I prefer to spend my hard-earned dollars on quality products that last a long time, never fail to perform, fit well and prove their worth to me every day! 

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