How and when not to buy crap
August 2nd, 2008 by ReinderWhy Do Americans Insist On Buying Cheap Crap Instead Of High Quality Merchandise? at The Consumerist is, on its own, little more than a summary of Should You Splurge or Skimp? from MSN Money with some stuff added to make it look like original writing. But the comment thread is wonderful, full of concrete, practical advice on how to consider cost-per-use, how to recognise different kinds of seams and use that to evaluate the quality of an item of clothing, what to skimp or splurge on (naturally) and where you can still get these quality goods you hear so much about.
