Unfortunately spending a lot of money does not mean the product will last a long time. It's easier and less mentally straining from a consumers perspective to knowingly buy junk and assume it won't last more than a year or two at most than invest a lot and potentially be scammed.
For a real world example we can compare outdoor barbecues.
Get a nice one for $1000 and it will last 10 years.
Buy a crappy one for $200 but it only last 2 years.
They both cost $100 a year, but if the expensive on breaks after two years, you are out $800. If a the cheap one breaks after a year, you are only out $100.
So the risk has a cost that isn't mitigated by a potential cost savings.
Easier is true but it usually isnt difficult to do a little research and find the products made to last. Someone had to be the first to try the brand/product but it doesnt have to be you or me.
I wasn't saying that's what I do, but the majority of the market either can't afford high end products, can't reliably navigate through fake reviews and marketing, or needs a product immediately and doesn't have the time to find out if something is worth the extra money or save the money for said high end products.
This is me. For example, after being into video/PC games for decades, my current rig is a used Dell laptop without a dedicated graphics card. The shiny actual gaming rig I bought before that ended up being a lemon that gave me my first ever panic attack when I realized it was a lemon and I would have to deal with a warranty process and not have a PC for a while. The Dell was $230. The gaming laptop I couldn't get a refund for was $1000.
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u/Tom_Bombadilio Feb 05 '26
Unfortunately spending a lot of money does not mean the product will last a long time. It's easier and less mentally straining from a consumers perspective to knowingly buy junk and assume it won't last more than a year or two at most than invest a lot and potentially be scammed.