Are brand names better?

Have you heard of the old saying “buy cheap buy twice”

Well that’s what I have been trying to find out, is this always the case?

Quite often it seems that if you are careful with your money it does not necessarily mean buying the cheapest things. Sometimes the dearer choice will last far longer or perform much better. So in the long term it works out better to pay more.

In the case of many items such as good quality building materials, energy saving appliances, good quality furniture and even quality organic food I would be happy to spend that little bit more to get the best.

This is not always the case though.

I cannot for the life of me understand why it is that parents will spend pounds and pounds on childrens clothes when they grow out of them so quickly.

I know there is a lot of pressure from children on their parents for the latest branded clothing or trainers etc but more fool the parents for caving in. If they are really that desperate then I would maybe suggest that children are encouraged to save or even earn some extra pocket money to get what they want. That way they will be sure to appreciate things so much more and probably look after their hard earned goods a little better.

Mind you I really don not blame the children its down to the parents. Quite often they must be seen to be “keeping up with the Jones’s” and feel the need to show everyone that their little cherub is dressed in all the latest gear! It usually runs true to form that the children will come to expect to get what they believe to be the best designer clothing.

Even further down the line there is this dreadful trend that the so called “celebs” have for dressing their poor unfortunate dogs in all manner of ridiculous “designer” clothing. But then I suppose if these women have nothing better to spend their money on then let them. On the other hand I guess a lot of the celebrity footballers make quite large sums of money from wearing promotional merchandise etc for companies but that goes hand in hand with their careers.

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