Cheap Versions....

Purebred dogs. Cheap versions from puppy mills, pet stores, puppy mill-fronting "breeders". Expensive version from an actual reputable breeder.

Even cheaper ... a dog, purebred or not, from a rescue or a shelter, although many of those are also from mills and disreputable breeders. I would not hesitate to get a dog from a shelter, after I had the dog's health checked by my vet, along with a behavioral assessment.

I am pretty darned sure that my method of getting a dog works, though ... every one I have had, I went with my gut feeling. The dogs have all been wonderful, and both the dogs and I knew we were "the one". I put this method to work when I was 10 years old. The family wanted a puppy that was not the one I wanted. I sat on the porch of the breeder's house with my puppy in my lap. I simply refused to leave without that puppy. I got my way by staging this sit-in for about an hour. She was a great dog for 19 years and everyone loved her.
 
Camper6 said:
Some things that are cheap now work just as well as the previous expensive versions.

Watches. The $20 versions keep the same time as an expensive model now that batteries are the standard. I'm amazed.
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My dads words to a T.

He said his cheap watch that he found for $5 in a Woolco department store sale bin kept better time than his expensive dress watch.
 
What about disposable diapers?

I never used disposable diapers when my kids were babies, but back in the day when I was diapering, I remember disposable diapers weren't that great, so I would suspect that cheaper, no-name, bargain-brand disposable diapers would fall short of the quality of Pampers or Huggies.
 
Aunt Marg said:
What about disposable diapers?

I never used disposable diapers when my kids were babies, but back in the day when I was diapering, I remember disposable diapers weren't that great, so I would suspect that cheaper, no-name, bargain-brand disposable diapers would fall short of the quality of Pampers or Huggies.
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As a Mom who ONLY used disposable diapers, I can say that is true.
 
I watched a video of a watchmaker restoring an Omega pocket watch from back in the 20's.

Took it apart, piece by piece, cleaned them and put it all back together and polished it up.

Amazing. Those parts are so tiny that they look like threads of hair.

But what was interesting is that spring wound watches had a tolerance level for keeping time because of course the spring would wind down.

If it was off too much they would increase or decrease the time. I used to do that with my alarm clock.

I think I remember what he said was the tolerance was about 10 seconds a day.

Battery operated watches are much more accurate.
 
win231 said:
IMO, nothing worse than a cheap gun.
I was an instructor & sales rep for 8 years. Ooooh, the stores I could tell about cheap people.
Two of my favorites:
A guy walks in with his wife. I recognized him because he bought a $900.00 gun for himself. He says, "I want to get a gun for my wife." He points to a cheap $75.00 piece of junk & asks, "How's this one?"
I said, "Like most things, you get what you pay for. Even gang members have better guns than that."
He says, "Well....it's for my wife." o_O I fought temptation to say, "Well, you know what your wife is worth."

A guy pulls up to the store in a $95,000.00 car (expensive, back in 1985). He points to that same $75.00 piece of junk & says, "I'd like that one."
I said, "Are you sure?"
He says, "Yeah. What's wrong with it?"
I said, "Nothing....unless you expect it to always function. I also explained that he better not drop it because it has no drop safety like the more-expensive ones & it might fire if dropped. Also, the slide is made of Zinc & might crack after a few rounds. He bought it anyway.
A few weeks later, he showed up in a different car. He said his car was in the shop having extensive repairs. He explained that he was getting out of his car & the gun fell on the pavement & fired. The bullet went through the car door & the dashboard, ruining electronics & wiring & he will pay around $5,800.00 for repairs. I tried not to laugh.
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I totally agree, and of all the things mentioned on this thread, cheap guns are the most dangerous by far.

I went to our local range with a fellow who had two of the worst guns I have ever laid eyes on.

The first thing he drug out was a cheap light weight 380 auto that could not hit the broad side of a barn. Then it jammed in a major way. Closer inspection revealed that part of the polymer frame had overheated during his last trip to the range and was now warped to the point that the slide would not work.

The second thing he drug out was a lookalike Colt 45 auto that he bragged about how the great price he paid for it since it was copied in the Philippines. It looked good, but it was another piece of crap that jammed and was about as accurate as my throwing arm. I was always puzzled as to why he just didn't buy a real one since he was a multi-millionaire.
 
JaniceM said:
From my experiences: socks. As they generally aren't made very well, toes can poke thru the ends after wearing them a couple of times.
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What? I just bought ten pair for ten dollars. Nothing wrong with them. But then I trim my toenails constantly. It's the heels that go on mine because of the way I walk. but the heels on the ones I bought are reinforced.
There's one thing I don't understand. Why do they tell you to turn the socks inside out to wash them?
 
Camper6 said:
What? I just bought ten pair for ten dollars. Nothing wrong with them. But then I trim my toenails constantly. It's the heels that go on mine because of the way I walk. but the heels on the ones I bought are reinforced.
There's one thing I don't understand. Why do they tell you to turn the socks inside out to wash them?
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I've never bothered with it myself, but I heard long ago that when socks are washed numerous times they get little fabric "pills" on them.. so I guess it's better to have it on the inside than on the outside.
 
Pecos said:
I totally agree, and of all the things mentioned on this thread, cheap guns are the most dangerous by far.

I went to our local range with a fellow who had two of the worst guns I have ever laid eyes on.

The first thing he drug out was a cheap light weight 380 auto that could not hit the broad side of a barn. Then it jammed in a major way. Closer inspection revealed that part of the polymer frame had overheated during his last trip to the range and was now warped to the point that the slide would not work.

The second thing he drug out was a lookalike Colt 45 auto that he bragged about how the great price he paid for it since it was copied in the Philippines. It looked good, but it was another piece of crap that jammed and was about as accurate as my throwing arm. I was always puzzled as to why he just didn't buy a real one since he was a multi-millionaire.
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Yeah, I'm familiar with that RIA 45 - "Rock Island Armory" in the Philippines. It should come with a repair invoice already filled out in the box. But, oh....that under $600 - price!!! What a fool I was to pay $3,100.00 for my 45. :)
The 380 - maybe a Taurus? They've been making crap for years & they're so backed up on warranty repairs that customers can expect a several-month-wait.
 

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