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> How do you guys 'shop'?
>
> How often does your 'conscience' enter into the
> buy decision when cruising "the market"?

I'd have to say, honestly, the first requirement is value
for money. Am I getting a reasonable product at a
reasonable price ? We have a few $2 shops around here.
Some good stuff in there, but I give you the example
of some $2 tool kits. Not too bad really, but you would
not want to use the modelling knife - the plastic fell
apart when I took the wrapper off. It's that sort of junk
that is NOT value for money, as basically I've just made
a charitable donation to the $2 shop (if I chose not to
spend 1/2 hour getting my $2 back). Market forces should
take care of dodgy merchandise - if it's no bloody good,
no one will buy it, except it's never that simple is it. You
do need a certain determination not to be tempted by
what looks, at first glance, to be a bargain

That value for money also applies to brand names. I've
a pair of NZ-made work steel-capped boots that are
nearly 10 years old, yet they are in excellent condition.
They cost $30. I could've paid 4 times that. I will not pay
for a label. For example there is a huge array of trainers
that are not Nike. Luckiliy I'm past all that peer-pressure
business that teens go through, although at the time I was
a teen, yes it did matter if you had Levis or Amco, and you
got some stick if you turned up in anything less

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