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Among all life’s many clichés, you’ll often hear “you get what you pay for.” Frankly, I’m not buying it. There are plenty of conspicuously overpriced products out there, as well as products whose overwhelming quality and value seem to greatly outpace their actual price tags. My consumerist modus operandi is to seek the latter. Usually, that means buying vintage or used (as you’ll see is the case with a couple things on this list), but it also means staying informed on brand-new products or using simple trial and error until you find the thing that works. Every now and then, of course, you can afford to give yourself a little leeway to impulse-buy a retro video game.
Uniqlo Supima Cotton T-Shirt
When t-shirts start costing over $30, I get fed up with the whole “elevated basics” thing. I now own over a dozen of these t-shirts because they’re soft and continue to hold their shape even after almost two years of wear. I don’t think you can ask more of a $10 t-shirt.
