I've always found with a sufficiently large organization if they had the choice between using their clout to purchase cheap but inferior goods or slightly less

I've always found with a sufficiently large organization if they had the choice between using their clout to purchase cheap but inferior goods or slightly less cheap but better quality goods 90% of the time they choose the former. Invariably there are exceptions to the rule when competitors want to differentiate themselves. Walmart is cheap quality cheap, Target is better quality cheap. Acer was trying to get out the cheap computer business and the CEO got fired for it. No one ever gets fired for squeezing a few more cents out of the system.