It’s easy to buy into “you get what you pay for”, because it sort of makes sense anyway. But the more savvy I think I’ve become, I don’t believe it anymore. I see it more that companies can get higher prices for their product if the general perception is there that the product is better, but upon very close scrutiny, I find that the product sometimes is not actually better, and is sometimes worse, for my needs, than a lower priced product. It also comes down to the overused word “value”, which might mean different things to different people, but to me means that I get the product I want for the price I’m willing to pay, regardless of how it fits into price range or the perceived scale of best to worst quality.
In the case of Shinko, I have so far found them to be a good value, and in a sense, “you get more than you pay for”.
Companies can dupe some people into paying more just by having a higher price. If you were to burst into a store without doing any research, demanding the “best” product, you could easily be sold the most expensive product simply because it IS the most expensive product. You walk out convinced you bought the best, because it cost the most.
This topic is fresh in my mind because I just bought a new RV to replace an old one. I went into the 1.5 year long shopping session intent on buying the best RV in my segment of interest, regardless of the cost. In the end, after much research, I bought an RV in almost the lowest price range because it had features and qualities that the “luxury” models sorely lacked. I believe if I had paid more, I would have had more problems and missed important features.
In the case of Shinko, I have so far found them to be a good value, and in a sense, “you get more than you pay for”.
Companies can dupe some people into paying more just by having a higher price. If you were to burst into a store without doing any research, demanding the “best” product, you could easily be sold the most expensive product simply because it IS the most expensive product. You walk out convinced you bought the best, because it cost the most.
This topic is fresh in my mind because I just bought a new RV to replace an old one. I went into the 1.5 year long shopping session intent on buying the best RV in my segment of interest, regardless of the cost. In the end, after much research, I bought an RV in almost the lowest price range because it had features and qualities that the “luxury” models sorely lacked. I believe if I had paid more, I would have had more problems and missed important features.
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