I have found that spending 1.5 times the $ amount on a product usually results in it lasting twice as long or more. Since I have quit buying stuff from dollar stores and the walmarts I'm not buying the same stuff over and over again every few years. Be it from the clothes and shoes that didn't last a season to tools to the gear. Sometimes Walmart has good deals but usually on the quality products they are no cheaper than anyone else. I gave the example of my mother in law and the dollar store syndrome in the other branch of this thread and I have found 9 times out of 10 my theory holds.