Buying “quality” instead of “quantity” is something that people just don’t do much anymore. They would rather something cheap and hope that it will last as long as a high-quality item (it never does). Your average person will buy something like a computer, for instance, and believes that the $300.00, bottom of the line computer will last as long as the $700.00 one. What they don’t understand is that you will probably end up buying nearly three of them while the $700.00 computer just needs some minor tweaking over the years.
You can usually apply this concept to nearly anything you buy. Instead of always buying the cheapest equipment, consider reading consumer reports and reviews of items before you make a purchase. Sometimes investing in a more expensive item might save you a ton of money in the future. Stop being “economical/extremely cheap”, and become an educated buyer.
Don’t Be Cheap
October 5th, 2006 at 01:14 pm
October 5th, 2006 at 02:29 pm 1160058581
So now I hit the sales and clearance racks at my fav stores and in the long run save a ton of money and still look great! No more "bargins" for me, thanks!
October 5th, 2006 at 05:24 pm 1160069093
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October 5th, 2006 at 07:18 pm 1160075893
I think when people purchase computers, they should buy according to what they plan to do on that machine. Because, buying a cheap e-Machine for a bleeding edge gamer is just going to be an exercise in futile frustration, and buying a bleeding edge Falcon Northwest for grandma who just wants to email and look at pictures of the grandkiddies is overkill.
It's also worth asking how badly when they would actually need the machine. Because, if they can wait, better technology is usually right around the corner for the same dollar amount. Even with no interest loans.
For my needs, I haven't bought a new computer for... almost 5 years now. However, I've been lusting for a machine the entire time. I'll never forget when AMD broke the 1ghz barrier, and some people were rightfully bragging about their dual CPU Tbirds! Woah! Today? 3ghz isn't hard to come by, if people even care about ghz anymore.
Oh my point is that, I've been lusting for one all this time, but have never had a solid need to justify into actually buying one. I find that it's not quite the machine but the user that is more important. With enough tinkering, you can a machine go much, much further than it was originally designed for. I still have a Pentium II 266 (with MMX!
Newer isn't always better, and unless there's a solid reason to upgrade, buying later instead of now will save a lot more money in the long run. But... just that's my opinion.
October 5th, 2006 at 07:22 pm 1160076174