# Yes, I know it is more expensive. YES, I KNOW. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 2, 2001, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085 "2001-11-02T06:31:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085/21 "2001-11-02T15:59:04Z")
My Top 10 Things it doesn’t pay to skimp on… Toothpaste Ice cream bras q-tips laundry detergent dishwasher detergent hair conditioners toilet paper coffee crisco ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085/22 "2001-11-02T16:03:47Z")
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**Author:** ![Zanshin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e274bd/32.png) [@Zanshin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zanshin)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085/23 "2001-11-02T16:18:59Z")
**yosemite** , everyone has got to have something that they splurge on. And not just those things like shoes – with shoes, it’s a matter of practicality to spend money on shoes (as they last longer), it’s not necessarily a matter of extravagance. Whatever it is that makes you happy, is worth spending money on, and buying yourself a treat every once in a while. It’s part of treating yourself well. For me, the things I love to spend money on are: Role-playing stuff Clothes (yeah, for a guy, I’m a bit of a clotheshorse) Computers and computer games Rock climbing If your buddy gives you shit about spending money on a Mac rather than a PC, to hell with him. You’re spending money on something you like, and as long as you can afford it, what’s the difference? And as for the Mac vs. PC debate… guys, c’mon, take it somewhere else, willya? It’s not worth hijacking this thread to watch you guys mentally masturbate about how great each of the platforms may or may not be. ---
**Author:** ![OldBroad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@OldBroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldBroad)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085/24 "2001-11-02T16:21:24Z")
It’s all about perceived value. I keep my cars until they fall apart, so when I buy one it’s “loaded” - I’ll be driving it for 10 - 15 years. Friends who trade cars often don’t understand. I buy quality cooking tools unlike a friend who buys the cheap stuff - and replaces it often. Once had a neighbor who always bought based solely on price and then also always complained about shoddy goods. It’s worth the extra cash if YOU think it is. ---
**Author:** ![OldBroad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@OldBroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldBroad)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085/25 "2001-11-02T16:23:55Z")
I almost forgot which forum this is! Get what you want and fuck 'em if they don’t like it! ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085/26 "2001-11-02T16:29:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Mermaid \* > \*\*My Top 10 Things it doesn’t pay to skimp on… > > Toothpaste > Ice cream > bras > q-tips > laundry detergent > dishwasher detergent > hair conditioners > toilet paper > coffee > crisco \*\* Don’t forget frozen pizza! - Hmmm… Ten pizzas for $11.99??? Score!!!\* (Later that night) _Oh my God, is this cardboard and sawdust??_ ---
**Author:** ![ultress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7c8e57/32.png) [@ultress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultress)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085/27 "2001-11-02T16:54:09Z")
**kabbes** you are a hoot, what a great addition to this board you make. Ok, now that I’ve sucked up, I absolutely hate it when anyone tells me how to spend the money that I’ve worked hard to earn. It’s your money, spend it how you want, and be happy. ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085/28 "2001-11-02T16:54:12Z")
One thing I’ve learned not to skimp on: garden tools. I bought three pairs of cheap pruners until someone gave me an expensive pair. A cheap tool is really an expensive tool, when you have to replace it three times as often. ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085/29 "2001-11-02T16:56:11Z")
The very most important thing not to skimp on: Toilet Paper. I highly recommend the Charmin with Aloe. Your ass will thank you. Zette ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085/30 "2001-11-02T17:10:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Mermaid \* > \*\*My Top 10 Things it doesn’t pay to skimp on… > > Toothpaste > Ice cream > bras > q-tips > laundry detergent > dishwasher detergent > hair conditioners > toilet paper > coffee > crisco \*\* Nah. The two most important things not to skimp on - your shoes and your bed. ---
**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085/31 "2001-11-02T17:27:44Z")
Top 5 THings Not To Skimp On: -Beer -Coffee -Cheese -Toilet Paper -Socks ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085/32 "2001-11-02T17:33:35Z")
> [@](#): > > Your ass will thank you. My ass has said many things over the years. Thank you has never been one of them. Guess I’ll be picking up some Charmin with aloe soon. It’s probably best to be on good speaking terms with your ass. ---
**Author:** ![Demise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@Demise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demise)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085/33 "2001-11-02T17:40:51Z")
Deodorant. Please, please don’t skimp on the deodorant. ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085/34 "2001-11-02T17:44:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zette \* > > Toilet Paper. I highly recommend the Charmin with Aloe. Your ass will thank you. jarhubby says this is the malest thing about me. I buy THE CHEAPEST Jewel brand toilet paper, I mean, it’s got fucking STICKS woven into it, that’s how scratchy hard it is. But my god, three rolls for 1.10? How do you beat it? jar and p.s. E-Sabbath, I just about RUN a multi-million dollar investments consulting firm and all we use are Macs ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085/35 "2001-11-02T17:47:12Z")
The guy in Y-babe’s OP reminds me of the kind of person who buys a KIA just because they’re cheaper. Then he sees someone driving a Mercedes, and, well, he just needs to feel superior. And now I’m looking down at my little computer (her name is Bertha), and I realize that she came to me VERY cheaply… but I know that her performance will never be considered “amazing”. But she fits my needs. Oh, and here’s one more thing that one should never skimp on: Underpants. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085/36 "2001-11-02T17:59:05Z")
I agree with **Dogzilla** on the tools. I bought a cheap set of screwdrivers; they fell apart in my hands (literally). I bought expensive ones, no problem. I love getting good-quality tools at garage sales, though. I love finding good used clothing at thrift stores, too. Good quality AND cheap prices; that’s what gets my motor running. (Oh, as for the platform debate, which no one over 13 cares about? We have a PC and a Mac in our house {I can hear the shocked gasps from here}, and we use whichever we need for the job at hand. They’re tools, not children, for heaven’s sakes.) ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085/37 "2001-11-02T18:06:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by featherlou \* > We have a PC and a Mac in our house My god. You should go over to Israel and straighten out their conflicts. If Macs and PCs can get along, why not israelis and palestinians? 😃 jar ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085/38 "2001-11-02T18:21:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jarbabyj \* > > and p.s. E-Sabbath, I just about RUN a multi-million dollar investments consulting firm and all we use are Macs \*\* Good! Nothing wrong with a Mac. I cut my teeth on a grand old Apple ][ with no lowercase letters. I saw my first mouse attached to a Fat Mac (512k memory). Got it when the school tossed 'em out. It’s currently an aquarium, with a li’l bomb icon screenshot in the background. I’m saying that, for various reasons of historical significance, most people in the business world have settled on IBM-compatables. I suspect price and Lotus 1-2-3. That, and the initial lack of compatability between them, just as accounting had finished getting all their data into their XT. I don’t care _what_ you use… just don’t, for the love of IT, mix the buggers. You do use MS Word, though, don’t you? And if you e-mail it out, you make sure it’s in some format a PC can read? Had someone at the hospital I sysadmin at send their resume to us, not just from a mac, but stuffited, which was the cause of the cheap shot. Was very rude about it. ---
**Author:** ![seawitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@seawitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seawitch)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085/39 "2001-11-02T18:24:03Z")
Don’t skimp on: **Makeup** I don’t wear it often, but when I do, it’s the good stuff **Coffee** I bow before the goddess Caffiena, who keepeth me from nodding off at work **Razor blades** Nothing is less attractive than bumpy red skin, and it makes you walk funny in tight jeans **Ice cream** If I’m going to have a fat ass, it will be the premium, high quality fat ass, thankyouverymuch **Seafood** Try very, very hard not to buy discount fish. Please don’t ask for the details on how I know this. ::gag:: I did try the Charmin with Aloe, but I never was quite sure when to stop wiping. But that’s just me. ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085/40 "2001-11-02T18:38:15Z")
PC? Mac? Who cares. Either way, I’ll get paid stupid amounts of money to support it. Buy what works for you. Things that _really_ count: - A good mechanic. Pay whatever he (or she) asks, it’ll be more than worth it in the end. - Good tires. Your life is riding on these. - Good brakes. See above. - A good lawyer (ditto Accountant and Doctor). - Insurance. Skimping will cost you dearly when you can least afford it. - Booze. Life’s too short for cheap booze. - Dogs. Pick of the litter if at all posible, 'cause you’re going to have to live with it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-know-it-is-more-expensive-yes-i-know/91085.md?page=3)