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Originally Posted by elkhunter11
Unfortunately, this is what happens when many consumers are willing to accept lower quality, to keep prices lower. If a manufacturer charges more, because the quality is better, they will lose sales. It's unfortunate for those of us willing to pay for quality, but it's the way things are headed.
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Partly - but it is also difficult to find quality products in some categories now because there are so few manufacturers anymore. There isn't even really choice in something like appliances. 4 companies build most of the worlds appliances.
We have been deceived into thinking our purchasing power has been maintained - but with lower quality min/maxing we can actually afford less now.