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Agreed. The cheapest I could buy a plastic spatula on amazon was $7? Bought one for a dollar instead. Seems to work fine.

lotsofpulp 5y ago
That might be one of the easiest use cases for me to justify spending more on quality, not that I would trust Amazon to sell quality, but from a reputable brand or retail store. I am assuming that a plastic spatula will degrade when heated up, and a lower quality plastic will have a higher probability of degrading and depositing plastic into the food being cooked, which then gets ingested of course.
- paul_f 5y ago
  It could be quite difficult to tell the difference between the two spatulas. They might be identical. Just because it costs more is no guarantee of higher qualify.
  - lotsofpulp 5y ago
    As goes with everything in life, nothing is certain. But I operate under the assumption that there is a higher probability that a reputable brand known for selling higher quality goods is actually selling higher quality goods and performing the necessary quality control measures to ensure it. Of course, one also has to remain informed on which brands are decreasing their quality and cashing in on their reputation.
    - gruez 5y ago
      Well GP was talking about amazon, so there's a fair chance that the $7 was also low quality chinese junk,and if you wanted higher quality stuff you'd need to shell out $15 at least.
    - tshaddox 5y ago
      Buying from a brand with a reputation is very different than assuming a more expensive item is higher quality.
  - PaulDavisThe1st 5y ago
    Hence ... brands, and other forms of reputation generation and management. Sure, these things are never a guarantee of quality, but the brand owners want you to feel that they are. Sometimes, too, they do turn out to be!
- kergonath 5y ago
  That’s why I prefer wood ones. I can’t say I ever bought one at a pound store, but even a basic one for £5 lasts years.
permo-w 5y ago
$7? You absolutely did not look very hard. I just checked UK Amazon and found them for £1
- mrfusion 5y ago
  I just checked again in America. The cheaper ones seem to have very high shipping costs.
  - permo-w 5y ago
    I included shipping. Maybe American amazon is different in some way
axiolite 5y ago
I had a friend who bought a $1 spatula. He's dead now.

lotsofpulp 5y ago

That might be one of the easiest use cases for me to justify spending more on quality, not that I would trust Amazon to sell quality, but from a reputable brand or retail store. I am assuming that a plastic spatula will degrade when heated up, and a lower quality plastic will have a higher probability of degrading and depositing plastic into the food being cooked, which then gets ingested of course.

paul_f 5y ago
It could be quite difficult to tell the difference between the two spatulas. They might be identical. Just because it costs more is no guarantee of higher qualify.
- lotsofpulp 5y ago
  As goes with everything in life, nothing is certain. But I operate under the assumption that there is a higher probability that a reputable brand known for selling higher quality goods is actually selling higher quality goods and performing the necessary quality control measures to ensure it. Of course, one also has to remain informed on which brands are decreasing their quality and cashing in on their reputation.
  - gruez 5y ago
    Well GP was talking about amazon, so there's a fair chance that the $7 was also low quality chinese junk,and if you wanted higher quality stuff you'd need to shell out $15 at least.
  - tshaddox 5y ago
    Buying from a brand with a reputation is very different than assuming a more expensive item is higher quality.
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y ago
  Hence ... brands, and other forms of reputation generation and management. Sure, these things are never a guarantee of quality, but the brand owners want you to feel that they are. Sometimes, too, they do turn out to be!
kergonath 5y ago
That’s why I prefer wood ones. I can’t say I ever bought one at a pound store, but even a basic one for £5 lasts years.

permo-w 5y ago

$7? You absolutely did not look very hard. I just checked UK Amazon and found them for £1

mrfusion 5y ago
I just checked again in America. The cheaper ones seem to have very high shipping costs.
- permo-w 5y ago
  I included shipping. Maybe American amazon is different in some way

axiolite 5y ago

I had a friend who bought a $1 spatula. He's dead now.