S Dilworth wrote:
I\'m often confused by the disposable society I\'m forced to live in by fate of birthdate and birthplace. I don\'t participate in large parts of it, but I still have to wade through endless junk to find anything decent, whether I\'m looking for a book, a pair of shoes, a watch, or a camera. And decent stuff – designed with care to solve a problem in an honest and moral way, and made with care and good materials so that it might do so for a long time – is today very expensive, since people do not buy products with these qualities in large quantities.
The thing is, the quality products often are not more expensive and in fact CHEAPER over time. Just take something as simple as paintbrushes (I am renovating a 64 year old house, in case you are wondering...). I can get a cheap crap brush for 10 SEK. It does a mediocre job (dropping bristles constantly, and leaving highly visible streaks) and might last for two rounds of painting trim before it is in bad enough shape that I can\'t use it. OR, I can get a really nice brush for 80 SEK. It gives an excellent result, makes everything faster and easier, and will last years if you wash it after using it. In the long run, the more expensive brush is far cheaper to own, and gives much more pleasure to use.
Same goes for clothing and such. You can buy a pair of winter boots for 150SEK on sale and be lucky to have them last a season before falling apart. Or you can buy a pair for 800SEK and they will be fine for many years, and are far nicer to use.
Yet, people insist on buying the cheap crap, fooling themselves into thinking they are saving money by doing so.
Feb 01, 2012 at 08:23 AM
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