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Original poster

Examples of false economy where cheap means crap

245 replies

unn · 10/09/2025 16:48

. Buying cheap baking trays and tins
. Buying economy washing up liquid. You need half a bottle to produce suds

OP posts:
BreezyPeachGoose · 10/09/2025 17:35

Parachutes.

PleaseGetBetter · 10/09/2025 17:34

Winter boots, any boots really.

Tricorn · 10/09/2025 17:34

Bin bags, plastic storage drawers, cheap Doritos, cheap shoes, basic teabags

ArghhWhatNext · 10/09/2025 17:33

Shoes, bin bags, clothing (however, by this I mean avoid cheap manufacturing which isn’t necessarily the same as cheap in price)

NormaNormal · 10/09/2025 17:31

Light bulbs.

NormaNormal · 10/09/2025 17:31

Cell batteries.

3luckystars · 10/09/2025 17:31

Cheap paint, definitely.

AlexandraJJ · 10/09/2025 17:29

Def loo roll. Tights. Shoes with thin soles, tin foil and anything that tastes blah or full of additives and fat to bulk it out

Butteredtoast55 · 10/09/2025 17:29

Clothes and bed linen. Today I am proudly wearing a cotton shirt (M&S) I've had for over 20 years which is in excellent condition because it was decent quality in the first place.

MirandaWest · 10/09/2025 17:29

Bin bags
Tin foil

40andlovelife · 10/09/2025 17:28

cheap kitchen roll

Arlanymor · 10/09/2025 17:28

Toilet paper.

OverlyFragrant · 10/09/2025 17:27

Shoes.
Boots.
Winter jackets.

Emsie1987 · 10/09/2025 17:26

Cling film

Bluebay · 10/09/2025 17:18

Tools. Any sort - screwdrivers, scissors, chainsaws...

MidnightPatrol · 10/09/2025 16:52

Shoes!

SherlockJones · 10/09/2025 16:52

Cheap sticky tape

VorChina · 10/09/2025 16:52

Cheapskate partners

pinkstripeycat · 10/09/2025 16:50

Cheap tin foil

Silverbirchleaf · 10/09/2025 16:49

Cheap bin bags.