My take on cheap hardware shifted after a job went wrong

I always used budget parts to keep quotes low. After seeing a failure, I now believe being upfront about quality is the right call.

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4 Comments

the_alice1mo ago

Sometimes the cheap stuff lasts just fine though.

the_alex1mo ago

Agree it can work out, but man it's always a gamble. Lisa's right that when it goes bad it sticks with you. Really depends on what you're buying cheap I guess.

kevinm1727d ago

My buddy bought a cheap coffee maker that caught fire after two weeks (melted the whole countertop, which Lisa would've hated). He saved maybe twenty bucks but spent five hundred fixing the damage. Sometimes the gamble just isn't worth the stress.

lisas781mo ago

Totally get that shift in thinking. the_alice makes a fair point about cheap stuff sometimes working out, but man, seeing a job go wrong just messes with your head. Makes you want to be straight with people from now on.

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