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Originally Posted by cschin4

I find lots of "look alike" products in the Dollar Store. My mom recently bought my daughter some cheap swim goggles at the Dollar Store. They already fell apart and she hasn't even used them yet. I think they lasted 5 min. I bought a vegetable peeler for there and it was so dull it wouldn't even peel the first apple.

This is a separate issue from the OP, but you are absolutely right. We've certainly learned over the years that there is a big difference between price and value. The $1 vegetable peeler is cheap, but the $10 Oxo one is a much better value. The $1 goggles are cheap, but the $20 Speedo ones are a much better value. I'd rather pay $20 for something that will last for years (or even a lifetime) than blow $1 on something that won't last a month or two.