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Tag: quality

Custom, Off-The-Shelf or DIY

August 3, 2022August 2, 2022 ~ cafebedouin

Quality and custom work is expensive, but it can be tailored perfectly to your needs.Off-the-shelf is cheaper, but a pretty good fit for the typical use case.Adapting an off-the-shelf product costs less than custom but it will never be a perfect fit.Do-It-Yourself, if you want to do it well, is going to take up much … Continue reading Custom, Off-The-Shelf or DIY

The Vimes Boots Theory: Further Reflections

April 16, 2019April 9, 2019 ~ cafebedouin

"This, by the way, explains one of the differences in behavior between poor people and not so poor people. It's easy to say, "Why don't you just save up to buy the better quality thing?" but sometimes people don't know how. Not how to save, but how to buy the better quality thing. Whether you … Continue reading The Vimes Boots Theory: Further Reflections

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