Banty wrote:
> In article <QZiqj.110626$ds2.106943@trnddc05>, Jeff says...
>> Chookie wrote:
>>> In article <Xns9A2EAEA9C9A46enigmaempire...@199.125.85.9>,
>>>  enigma <eni...@evil.net> wrote:

>>>>> That's a pretty strong generalization. If a lot of people
>>>>> did not think Wal-Mart offered good value, it would not be
>>>>> the world's largest company by sales.
>>>>  no, people are (in general) lazy & ill-informed. they don't
>>>> realize that they are spending *more* money by constantly
>>>> replacing shoddy goods.
>>> Or they may know it, but be unable to break out of the cycle.  For example, if
>>> I only have $20 available and want to buy an iron, I am limited to $20 irons.
>>> That doesn't mean I'm not aware that a $50 iron would last a lot longer, but I
>>> just don't *have* $50.
>> Yet you have the option of saving an additional $30. There are things
>> called savings accounts. Instead of wasting money (e.g., instead of
>> buying two 1/2 gallons carton of milk twice a week, buy one one gallon
>> cartoon of milk), you spend wisely, save the money, and when you know
>> you're going to need a new iron, get a good one on sale (or in my case,
>> a cheap one, because I don't use the iron much). And because you saved,
>> you had the money when you needed the iron. Or buy it on a credit card
>> and get 1% back. In addition, if you shop around on the internet, you
>> can find some pretty ok irons for $20.

> Sure.  Furthermore, while in the case of the iron, where one buys only once, and
> might need it right away, clothes are a different case.  In order to 'save' to
> obtain a quality piece of clothing, one only needs to abstain from buying crap
> clothing for awhile, or buy fewer clothes.  (And please no one nit about more
> frequent washes for a few months, etc.)    Buying crap clothing really is more a
> matter of having fallen into a habit of either buying cheep thinking one is
> ahead but buying more often, or chasing poorly made trendy styles season after
> season.

> Banty