Do you think "Branded" goods are "Good Quality" and "Cheap" goods won't "Last"

No, that's not always the case. Yeah, branded products do use a good quality of material but that's not the only thing you are paying you are also paying for their name/trademark. That's why it costs much expensive than other brands with no names even though they may also have the same quality.

I don't think that's true. I've bought some things (such as clothing, for example, or shoes) that weren't branded and they lasted for a long time, whereas other branded products just fell apart after not too long. But, I've had the opposite happen as well, so I can't really generalise... I guess it depends on the brand and on which type of product it is.

In most cases, it is not the material which is of poor quality, but the way it has been manufactured. Most of the cost goes into assembling the product. And you don't always pay big money for the brand. You pay ridiculous money for Reebok. And you usually pay ridiculous money for fashion names, wether it is shoes, clothes or perfum and cosmetics. But when it comes to brand names for appliances, it becomes more about reliability than anything else. And my experience with tools and appliances, is that you get what you pay for. If you are buying something that you don't plan to use very often, it might be worth looking at the cheaper one. But if you intent of using it a lot, it is well worth buying the expensive one. Because the expensive one will last twice as long. You have to go from the principle that nothing is free. And if someone can make the same thing for half the price, either there is something wrong with it, or the other guy is ripping you off. But it is very unlikely that you will get rip off with appliances and tools because it is a very competitive market. So cheap means just that. It will break down.

No not necessarily. I believe in good quality if after my examination I feel it is good quality :) I do not take the brand's name for it. But for some of the things for which I cannot do a regular check up, I will go with a brand that I have used before and trust. I think that is basic human nature and that is why companies spend so much on brand building. Cheers! Ram

There are many good quality brand names and generic names as well. there are also cheap products of the same. We generally get what we pay for. Sometimes we can get pleasantly surprised.

hello friend. in my opinion . i think branded goods are better quality than the cheap goods . and you can try it for each good. then you can find the result . so everything need our action . then you could get the experience for this. till now. i still want to spend more money to buy better quality but not bad quality .

nope. sometimes it is the branded stuff that doesnt last that long.

i would say yes. brand goes with the quality and promise to be used and enjoyed for a longer time that the cheaper low quality products. even sometimes, branded but suddenly it became very cheap, i've had one electronic device before and it was cheap. but i didn't enjoy it even for a year. it lasted only for few weeks and it stopped working. so a bit of sacrifice with expenditure of the right choice of needs (not wants).

I remember this story from many years ago. It was about two friends, one of which was the owner of a company. He purchased a Rolex watch. If you do not know, a Rolex is one of the most expensive watches around. Many made out of 24k gold, others with diamonds, some with pearls and rubies. They are highly expensive brand name watches. After receiving his watch, he found that every week he had to adjust the time. The watch did not keep good time. He called into the Rolex company support, and was told "A Rolex watch is not meant for time, it's meant as Jewelry". In other words, his thousands of dollars watch wasn't supposed to keep good time. It was just supposed to look good. The owners friend was one of my teachers in school. Branded does not automatically mean anything. Sometimes a brand will be garbage, but because it's a well known brand, people buy it. Equally, off-brand stuff can sometimes be higher quality than the name-brand stuff. It all depends.

We usually associate branded goods with quality. Oftentimes, it follows that items you pay a high price for live longer than cheap goods. However, there are also cheap items that last longer.

Well I believe "Branded" goods or the popular ones should ne high quality of most people but them don't you think? Though some other ccompanies do have good quality outfits for a lower price. I know what you mean though I have had many cloths that have broken or torn apart while others lasted for a few years. Lastly I second your opnion on the testing of material but I think they already do that.

I think there are branded products that are of good quality but there are also some branded products that are not of very good quality, and cheap items are of very different kinds of qualities as well. So it really depends on so much more than on the brand.

In some cases with some items I believe quality is the way to go but for other cheap works just as well and just as long. For example, I love dirt bikes, 3 wheelers and skidoo's and I would never buy a chinese knock off because they never last past a year where I have a machine made by from Honda for 1982 that runs and drives like a dream and has since new. I would buy a cheap cd player or something though because that to me is no real big deal even if it does break.

Yeah, I agree with you, most of the branded product donot lost for long time as compare to other non branded products. Different products only earn money due to their names, instead of product, their names sells, and people only bought those things due to their names, other wise other non branded things are very good than those. But I think during shopping or in market, it is recommended dont go to brand name, first decide what you want to buy then see that thing in different brands and non brands, then compare them with each other and buy that which you think is good for you. I dont prefer brands but the quality...:)

No I do not think that branded goods are good quality. In fact quite often they are made by the same people who make the cheap ones. All made in china but one has a brand and one does not. Not all branded goods are like this but many are. I buy goods based on the quality I can get for the price I can afford. I do not care what the name is.

no, a lot of the time i prefer the cheap branded items to the large company ones, with the exception of a few things

Hi Asxenon! Nice topic you got there. For a long time now I've been thinking if I will buy a branded sun glass or a non branded one. The branded was is just way to expensive that is why I'm having 2nd thoughts. With that price I can buy a whole lot of other things. Lol. My friend told me to just buy the non branded one cause she said even if it gets lost it won't hurt as much, haha... Come to think of it, all I wanted is it's style. Maybe I can find a non branded one with the same style.

No, not always . Sometimes branded goods are costly, just for their name when they can be least different form a cheaper local brand. Well, but, we wouldn't know it until we have used it. I prefer cheaper items when they satisfy their purpose. I look to branded items, when the cheap alternatives don't work. Eg: I like branded mobiles. I don't buy branded pens.

We pay for quality, but that does not mean it's supposed to last us long depending on our usage. There are times we learnt a lesson from the branded stuffs we owned and so we are extra careful when we buy a similiar thing the next time round. I'm sure we are all aware of that and so we share experiences. Not all branded stuffs are of good quality but not all cheap stuffs are lousy too. Everything depends on how we use it and take care of it.

Yes, I agree on that. When I shop, it would really take me long because I make sure that the things I choose and buy have the good quality, whether they are branded or not. The common mistake among us is that, we think that if the product is branded, then it's good and if not then it's no good. So, no matter how expensive it is, we don't care for as long as it's branded. We'll, I can't also blame others for choosing branded products, especially for busy people having hard time to have the luxury time to shop, because usually, not branded products are not in good quality. But, if you have enough time to do shopping, explore things. It's still better to check first the quality before buying.