In my case, saving money by buying nuts in bulk is like a frat house saving money by ordering kegs. More seriously I've also saved money by having a prepaid ph

In my case, saving money by buying nuts in bulk is like a frat house saving money by ordering kegs. More seriously I've also saved money by having a prepaid phone plan which was a lot more expensive per minute. And by buying super-cheap ice skates which I'm sure would have worn out after 10 times... and throwing them out when I moved soon after. In other words, sometimes the simple calculation by which a more durable item is cheaper, leaves out important things.