Quote Originally Posted by James MacMillan View Post
Right on! Inexpensive does not equal cheap!
Right you are, but it's perhaps wise to reflect that one sure way to be "ruled by the almighty dollar" is to look only at the price of things.

In fact, sadly enough, American culture has reputation for being price conscious to the exclusion of all else. It tends to make us look a bit crass at times. Speaking as someone who has made his living with his hands for the last 35 years, there is on old saying that goes..."Americans know the cost of everything and the value of nothing." To the extent it has any validity, we tend to almost make a fetish out of paying low dollar and ultimately loose sight of what real quality and real value is. As a general rule, there is a reason why high priced goods are high priced.