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Yeah, I understand that sentiment. But, usually some luxury company emerges charging 5x that provides the old product that actually worked.
by philips 2y ago
Yeah, I understand that sentiment. But, usually some luxury company emerges charging 5x that provides the old product that actually worked.
- euroderf 2y agoBut that footnote about 5x doesn't make it into statistics that show that standards of living are constantly rising.
- nunez 2y agoIsn't the cost of the "luxury" item that feels like it's older version closer to what the older item cost back then after accounting for inflation? For example: many often lament washers and dryers of yesteryear, but those appliances cost ~$3000 each after inflation in their respective time periods. Even Speed Queen, which is made in the USA and often touted as being high-quality, doesn't cost as much.
- washadjeffmad 2y agoLook to other cultures and markets for this. India and Japan in particular have a massive variety of general and specialized containers in assorted materials, for whatever your needs might be. Europe/Russia and Nordic countries have more similar bakeware to the US, but since that's not how I normally cook, I'm not as familiar. I also have friends who are ceramicists, so if you have access to any, you could ask them what they'd charge for some custom glazed earthenware.
- add-sub-mul-div 2y agoI think it's part of the same phenomenon that it's no longer safe to take for granted that a more expensive product with a premium reputation will be better.