Terry Pratchett had an interesting spin on that: https://www.thebillfold.com/2015/03/to-terry-pratchett-who-gave-us-sam-vimes-boots-theory-of-socioeconomic-unfa

Terry Pratchett had an interesting spin on that: https://www.thebillfold.com/2015/03/to-terry-pratchett-who-gave-us-sam-vimes-boots-theory-of-socioeconomic-unfairness/ https://www.thebillfold.com/2015/03/to-terry-pratchett-who-g... And yes, I've noticed that you do save money buying better made clothes that don't disintegrate in one season of wear.