You’re not always getting a better product simply by spending more than you would on a cheaper version.
I learned this the hard way after buying an American-made guitar from Gibson last year that cost $1,200 before taxes.
For this much money, you would expect a phenomenal instrument. Maybe you wouldn’t expect it to be flawless, but it should have fewer problems than a foreign made guitar that is half its value. Once revered as the best or second best guitar manufacturer in the world, Gibson now has a bad reputation with selling substandard instruments that fail to meet the same quality standards that the Indonesian-made copies at $600 manage to do without any problem. It’s sad because I had always wanted one of their guitars since I was a child, but now I realize it was partially hype. This is exactly what happened to me when I decided to start buying expensive air conditioner filters. I thought that I’d be getting something better, more efficient, and much more capable of filtering out harmful particles from my indoor air. When I started to notice the air flow was a bit weaker coming out of the ceiling vents, my brain acknowledged it but I quickly forgot and moved on. When I got my electricity bill after using the new filter for a few weeks, I discovered a huge spike in energy use. The only change that I had made in my house was the new air filter. My technician told me that my new filter was too dense and restricted air flow in my air conditioner. When I switched back to the cheaper filter, my performance issues disappeared. You’d think you’re getting something better when you spend more money, but this is not always the case.