I’m looking over a new pair of shoes I recently bought. My feet hurt after walking a few miles in them, so I inspected the insole area, and it was the cheapest 5mm foam imaginable with no other structural support. Below that is basically just the rubber sole. This shit cost $100.
This isn’t my first rodeo with overpriced, shitty shoes, so I always have a set of superfeet inserts on standby. Huge improvement, but fuck, why does everything have to be a rip off? Those inserts are $50 for some nicer foam and a simple sliver of molded plastic.
This brings me to the thread title: When was the last time you felt like you got your money’s worth for an item?
My local Chinese restaurant today. They upped the prices a bit, but it’s still dirt cheap for some of the best food in town. The owner (who loves me to bits, as I’m a generous tipper), went so far as to throw in a free cookie on today’s meal.