Meanwhile, rarely used but held-on-to items include shoes (15%) and coats (9%).
Sixty-one percent even believe some of the oldest things they own are ageless — seemingly always in style.
Three in five respondents claim they’re more inclined to spend money on quality items than something that’s cheaper both in price and quality. Items that last the longest were reportedly the most “valuable” to 69 percent of respondents.
This survey also spoke about some of the items people think are always worth paying more for:
The average respondent is willing to pay more than twice as much than the sticker price says for products that last a lifetime. They found, on average, people would pay 108 percent more than the listed cost of any item they’re shopping for, as long as it lasts at least 20 years.
“A cheap upfront cost does not always mean you won’t end up paying for it later,” says Louie Patterson, personal finance manager for Slickdeals, in a statement. “The concept of buy it for life can be a valuable one. Investing in a higher quality item can ultimately save you on replacement costs, as well as the time and energy spent researching and shopping for a new item.”
This brings to mind the Sam Vimes “Boots” theory of socioeconomic unfairness: “A man who could afford 50 dollars had a pair of boots that’d still be keeping his feet dry in 10 years’ time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent 100 dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet.”
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