You being Rogoff, not the OP
Would they like to buy things in Wal-Mart that are now three dollars for nine dollars?
Would I rather pay $9 or $3 for an item from Walmart?
I'd rather pay $20 if it meant it was actually made to last. Most things you can buy at Walmart today, unless they are consumables, are total trash. And their 'savings' brands, Great Value, consumable products, are trash too...food or not, I won't buy them any more. They are disgusting quality.
I'm tired of taking things back that don't even last the 30 to 90 day return policy. I won't shop there for anything except name brand consumables any more because of crappy quality. I still have to get my prescriptions there, and I buy other bulk consumable items like toilet paper and dish soap, etc. only for the savings. But food, clothing, household supplies and tools and linens (especially linens and clothing)...nope...not from WalMart.
And it's not just Walmart. I'm finding Ace Hardware also carries a lot of crap items now. Very limited shopping in my small town, because Walmart drove out much of the competition except high end tourist shops that I usually can't afford to shop at. But if I really need something, I'll pay more at a high end shop first. I just do without a lot and avoid shopping as much as I can.
Nope...cheap prices often end up costing you more in the long run for items made for planned obsolescence. It also is driving the reduction in wages in the US and unfortunately that does not apply to homes, automobiles, and health care. So people are getting poorer and unable to afford some very necessary items, while pacifying themselves with shopping for crap that won't last.
Not to mention the damage we are dong to countries we ship our trash off to, to be picked through for recyclable metals, by children, unaware of the hazards, because they are hungry.
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