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Originally posted by nash
What's the alternative to "trading up?"
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I suppose it would be being frugal always and never buying the more expensive product given more than one choice, even if you had plenty of cash. Or if you have big bucks, always buying the best and never compromising on anything.
I tend to be cheap on everything. I've never seen the value of a $1000 suit or a $60,000+ automobile. I have a 32" Toshiba TV I bought back in '96. It still works great. I have debated buying another, but I just can't bring myself to spend the money until the thing breaks and isn't worth repairing. If anything I tend to trade up on computers, but considering I replaced my Pentium II 266 Mhz computer this last Spring with a low end PC, I don'y consider myself an especially conspicuous consumer.