I never thought Id be excited for a garbage can, but after going through multiple plastic cans and having the lid mechanism fail on cheaper metal cans, I broke down and got a more expensive one from Simple Human. I feel the quality everytime I use the step to toss something. It sounds so dumb, but I'm really blown away after years of crappy cans.

Aside from that, my python water changer for aquariums. That thing has been the goat for years at this point.

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[–] 12 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

This is why I think its important for advanced economies that the average person have actual discretionary income of a decent level. so that people can make decisions to spend more for things they believe are quality. otherwise all products become a race to the bottom.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 hours ago (1 child)

    The problem is more figuring out which brands are actually quality. I have no problem paying for BIFL, but I've been burned too often to believe that higher prices = higher quality.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 hours ago

    yeah and the reason its so hard is because only some people do not have the problem paying. If all folks could go for other options than the cheapest for the things most important for them for life you would have more feedback like yours to find the quality items which would bump how often they are bought which would lower price (theoretically) or influence lower priced options to up their quality game.

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