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Originally Posted by disneysteve
Example: We started married life with some hand me down pots and pans. Then we got a pretty inexpensive set, maybe $50-60. That lasted a few years and gradually wore out. We got another inexpensive set, lasted a few more years. Finally, about 3 years ago, we went out and bought a high quality set for about $350. We use it daily and it still looks brand new. It will probably be the last set we ever buy. What we did before was cheap. What we have now is frugal. Looking back, it would have made more sense to buy the $350 set 15 years ago (when it was probably only $250).
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I had this exact same experience. It was a while ago but I pretty much stay with high quality(not neccessarily high price) on everything anymore and you usually get a much better value for your dollar in the long run. I do come from a long line of cheapskates(I used to be one) who break and replace junk all the time and that defines cheap to me.