There is hardly anything in this world that cannot be reduced in quality and then sold a little cheaper, and people who are just price-oriented become the prey of such intrigues.

It is unreasonable to pay too much, but still is worse to pay too little. If we pay too much, we lose some money, that’s all. If, on the other hand, we pay too little, sometimes we lose everything because the thing we bought cannot do the job for which it was bought.

The law of profitability forbids getting great value for little money. If we accept the lowest bid, we have to add something for the risk we take.
And if we do, we will have enough money to pay for something better.

John Ruskin (1819-1900)