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Quote de VINMAN
Would anyone consider themsleves a "snob". I mean in the way that you only would partake in a partical thing/ brand and look down on anything else?
Such as..
Beer snob
coffee snob
food snob
vehicles..
tools..
etc, etc...
One of my friends jokingly called me a Coke snob, because I refuse to drink anything but Coca Cola.
I honestly cant think of anything id call myself snobish about.
Just the opposite. I take pride in getting my money's worth and enjoy finding a generic or lower priced item that can do as well as the high priced snob-bait.
I cringe when I hear people say "you get what you pay for" and wonder who the hell they are trying to impress.
Case in point:
I buy gas at a local arco station. Across the street is a shell station and the shell prices are typically 30 to 40 cents per gallon higher, for the exact same gas. Yet people will line up to pay more.
And here's the funny part: as of June 1st, both of those stations will be owned by the same company and the gas will come from the same refinery, but the price differential will remain due to marketting strategies.
2nd case: I authorize the purchase around $50k worth of tools per year at work and I never approve anything made by snap-on. Overpriced hype. There are many brands of tools that are just as good for half the money.
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No... You are a cheapskate...
. There are some things that just aren't the same and if you still proudly buy the other because its cheaper.... Well....
As far as the gas station thing. There's a pretty damn good chance that their fuel has been coming from the same place all along. Here there is one rack they all haul out of, yet there is a wide range of prices. The shell Gus for instance are having to give shell at least a .10/gal cut so the unbranded or lesser brand should be cheaper. There is a reason I have worked on several multimillion dollar cstores in the last year, and they've all been unbranded. Guys are realizing that the natl brand doesn't bring much if you build a damn nice store and sell your gas cheaper. But I digress....