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Pro tip: I bought a $75 'professional' neck duster online that shed all over my clients.
It was a cheap synthetic one from a flashy ad, and I had to toss it after two days and go back to my old boar bristle brush.
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hugo375mo ago
It's that same old story where the marketing looks great but the product is junk. I see it everywhere now, from kitchen gadgets to work boots. They spend all the money on the ad to make it look premium, but the thing itself is just cheaply made to hit a price point. It creates this cycle where you waste money trying the new flashy thing, only to go back to the simple, reliable tool you already had. Really makes you value the stuff that just works, even if it isn't as exciting to buy.
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tessa9225mo ago
Hugo37 makes a fair point but sometimes that flashy marketing actually pushes companies to improve. People want cool new things, and that demand can lead to better designs over time. A cheap gadget might break, but it also lets someone try a new idea without a huge cost. The cycle of buying and returning isn't all waste, it teaches you what features you really care about. That simple, reliable tool you go back to probably got better because it had to compete with the new stuff.
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rowan_thomas3mo ago
Doesn't the cheap stuff also push those reliable brands to get lazy if no one bothers trying the new things? @hugo37 seems to think we just go in circles, but I'd argue the competition from cheap gear is exactly what keeps the good stuff honest.
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