If you can't afford the best...buy the cheapest. AIBU?

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I've always bought into this. Basically if you can't buy top of the range then don't fall for mid-range as they're not good enough and the cheapest is often as good anyway.

This goes for things like vacuum cleaners imo.

DH disagreees and ours has broken. We can't spend 200 quid on a hoover just before Christmas so I told him to buy an Argos value one for 18 pounds. We had one once before a few years back and it was fine!

NO says DH. I'm getting this one for 100 pounds.

He doesn't even DO the vacuum cleaning!

I do!

I should know shouldn't I??

Another Henry lover here- best vaccum ever- lived through building work , going strong after 7 yrs still with almost daily use.
Have a Hoover upright that was given to me, I use it upstairs but its not a patch on Henry- had two dysons in the past and they lasted under year.

Dustpan and brush and spend what you save on a nice meal.

It totally depends on what it is - and, as we are here talking about vacs, the answer to your question is Buy A Henry.

Oh and if you want a Henry and he something else, he is wrong. Tell him the person who uses it, chooses it. He wants an upright? Does he want an upright more than he wants to take over all vac duties?

I don't think there is a general rule like that OP.

It CAN work like that, but there is no guarantee.

I have had expensive irons break on me, so now I but the cheapest, as it seems to need replacing every 2 years anyway.

I have had a cheap and slightly ridiculous microwave (bought in another country, for about £12) work faithfully for 15 years.

But a hoover...hmmm, I'd say "buy cheap buy twice" applies there!

I have aHenry which is simple and works well, I love it, was not too pricey.

I thought I'd do with with kettles. We live in such a hard water area so they get furred up pretty quickly. So I bought a Tesco value one. What I hadn't considered was that it simply wasn't very powerful so took for ever to boil.

Went back to Kenwood mid-range. I think you argument holds for some things but probably not electrical items.

Having said that, once you've reached a certain price e.g. £150 for a decent vacuum, after that you're just paying for whistles and bells.

...and I love my Dyson...so there!

I had my vacuum cleaner fixed for £15 recently. Have you attempted to get it fixed?

Agree with Doobledootch, if its a decent hoover look at having it repaired.

Bypass the second-cheapest wine on the list. Restaurateurs know that diners dont want to appear cheap by ordering the least expensive wine on the list, so theyll hose you for ordering the second-cheapest. The least expensive is actually a pretty good deal at many places.

See, I have a £9 kettle which is doing great.

Bit noisy though.