By design it's hard to work out the cost/performance ratio of many consumer items. Why pay for the brand name item if the consumer knew it's actual value. Jus

By design it's hard to work out the cost/performance ratio of many consumer items. Why pay for the brand name item if the consumer knew it's actual value. Just tracking down what an item really is to find reviews can be hard, and then you really never know if the underling product has changed in the meantime. It feels so anti consumer.