I go cheap on a lot of stuff but not on my coffee.

It's gotta be Folgers 100% Colombian coffee.

Socks

Coffee

Cat litter

Guns & ammo

Sausages

Musical instruments

STRINGS for musical instruments (very important)

Books (hardcover or bust)

I buy the best I can afford in all things but I seek out the best deal. Fuck a bunch of debt.

Man, that is a hard question but I guess my answer is on anything I need to depend on or need long term. Auto parts for my vehicles, appliances, flashlights, guns, etc. Other things like grocery items I will save money and buy store brand.

Toilet Paper--Quilted Northern
Paper Towels--Bounty
Beef--Prefer Quality cuts from butcher over supermarket
Tires-Name Brand only, BFG, Michelin, Cooper
Brake Pads - Akebono
Motor Oil and Filter--Mobil 1, Pennzoil, Valvoline for oils, factory filter for air and oil filters
Clothes--Quality last longer--I mainly wear Duluth Trading and Carhartt, Fruit of the loom drawers, Dickies socks, Skechers shoes.
Electronics--Apple Phones, Samsung TVs, Dell and Apple Computers, Ipads and a single Kindle HD mainly used for movies when traveling
Beer--Yeungling or imported German/Belgians
Liquour--1792, Bulleit and Woodford bourbons, Jameson Irish Whisky....

Reliability tks Tatortodd the perfect summation of so many purchases.
Tires, one set of cheap tires 30 years ago, a lesson that stuck.
Hunting gear, I get some eye rolls from my buddies. Over the past years I’ve seen them upgrade after seeing quality performance in person.

Cheese. Good food in general. Beer.

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Originally posted by PASig:
Coffee

I drink German coffee, it’s not super expensive but more pricy than regular American stuff.

I’ll never buy crappy run of the mill American coffee like Maxwell House or Folgers, or a supermarket brand. It’s all crap.

+1 Coffee

I don’t know what brand you use but Dallmayr from Munich is a great roaster and favorite of mine. It too is reasonably priced.

Pet Food
Tires
Knives
Guns
Shoes

Peanut butter. I found a brand, Home Grown based in MN, that the only ingredients are roasted peanuts(USA grown)and sea salt. No palm, canola or soybean oil added. It needs refrigerated but is the best healthy type I’ve ever tried. No stir and it doesn’t separate.

Cookware

Sheets, 100% cotton and high thread count.

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Car parts. Non genuine car parts are hit and miss. Some OK, but it’s a crap shoot.

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Originally posted by BigCity:

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Originally posted by PASig:
Coffee

I drink German coffee, it’s not super expensive but more pricy than regular American stuff.

I’ll never buy crappy run of the mill American coffee like Maxwell House or Folgers, or a supermarket brand. It’s all crap.

I will bite. Which German coffee and where do you get it from? TIA

I was using Aldi German Roast for years which was exactly like Jacobs Krönung until they changed it last year and it’s awful now.

Switched to the real Jacobs Krönung and I buy it on Amazon

Dad told me:
Toilet Paper
Garbage Bags
Condoms

You DONT want them to break, and it's a mess you don't want to clean up when it does.

Tools always buy the best that I can.

Socks

Charmin Ultra soft TP

Kerrygold butter

Interesting topic.

In my mind I just keep a number which is currently $300.00. If what I want/need is above this number I will shop and or educate myself on the value of the item. Do I really need this or just want it? Where is the best deal? Those types of questions have saved me considerable money.

Pretty much anything costing less is a much easier choice and I don't skimp.

Cheers~

Guns. I typically avoid 3rd world and developing nation products. And ammo. It’s been said if you wouldn’t drink the water in that country, don’t put their ammo in your nice gun. And chicom made stuff on principal I avoid

There’s a handful of national brands i’ll buy Vs store brands even though they are likely the same. But almost always on food get the store brand.

Q-tip brand swabs. Suffered through a box of no name brand and they bent and scratched. Worthless. J tell my wife spend the extra $2.

Crappy food and clothing.

I like tasty, good food, not low-quality, processed and over-marketed garbage. I'm not chasing organic or, any other qualifier I'll support a local farm, restaurant or, eatery over any national chain all day long.

Working in and around the apparel world, I get a pretty good discount right off the bat for the majority of what I wear daily. That said, it allows me to seek-out and pursue better quality clothing and shoes. Either nicer materials, better designs or, just better performing styles; there is a difference between what you get from the mass-market retailer and what a specialty store is selling.

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Originally posted by radioman:
Hotels. I no longer stay at any Motel 6 after an extremely bad stay in Redding, CA.

I'd rather pay another $50 and not have to perch the chair against the door when I go to sleep.

I think your post puts in context the thread for me. I've never thought I was economizing on anything. I've always bought what is the best value for me.

Up until two years ago we would stay at Best Western hotels. It was good enough for us. Once we went to Ritz Carlton and spent a couple of nights because it was an anniversary. But that was a splurge.

Two years ago, we started staying at Hilton Garden Express or that level. I think it's a step up from Best Western. I didn't think we were economizing when we went to Best Western; it was simply good enough for us.

I either get what I'd like or do without. No regrets either way.

never settle for less than fine, Corinthian leather.

Life is too short to drink bad wine!

I don’t consider myself cheap but I will not go into debt to keep up with anyone. I will not compromise on work boots or a mattress. I don’t need to impress anyone with expensive spirits but I won’t wast money on beverages I don’t enjoy. I will spend good money from time to time on an excellent steak even though my favorite steak house screwed up my steak twice on my last visit. Some day I hope to enjoy a decent watch that doesn’t require batteries. I’m so damn sick of batteries.

Nice bath towels and bed linens. Nothing worse than cheap “blend” bed linens that pill and sleep hot and don’t fit the bed. One of the few really nice things Lands End still has are really lush plush thick turkish bath towels. I also love nice kitchen stuff and imported ingredients I can’t find in the stores now that I don’t live in a big city with lots of ethnic markets.