> longer term purchases I usually spend a little more and get the
> appropriate quality.

Me too, although with the flood of imports it's getting hard to find
quality alternatives. I can understand that - people are being
indoctrinated/forced/deceived into accepting lower standards and
a couple of extra $$ is enough to lose a sale. I've seen it happen,
and tried my best, in vain, to convince the buyer that cheap is often
false economy

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