Originally Posted by
pjohns
Has anyone ever noticed how little correlation--if any at all--there is between price and quality (and add features, in those instances in which that applies)?
As an example, the latest issue of Consumer Reports gives a slightly higher rating (92, vis-a-vis 90) to a single-dose dishwasher detergent that costs just 10 cents per load, versus one that costs 34 cents per load.
And no, cost is not taken into account when giving these ratings. Just quality.
By the way, this is not a one-off sort of thing. Just about every month, CR has something of the same sort.
Of course, if the comparison is within the same brand, this principle is probably not applicable.
Where competing brands are concerned, however, the old saw about "getting what you pay for" does not seem to be correct.
Thoughts?