# What items don't correlate their price premium to their functionality? **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 25, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-items-dont-correlate-their-price-premium-to-their-functionality/266106 "2013-01-25T22:56:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-items-dont-correlate-their-price-premium-to-their-functionality/266106/1 "2013-01-25T22:56:14Z")
These are the kind of items when somebody can tell you that they paid $$$$ for them just make you scratch your head and ask “why?” as you don’t see justification for the crazy premium when you have cheaper items that do nearly as good of a job. Easiest one that comes to mind is HDMI cables. $934 ![http://bookofjoe.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c5dea53ef0177444cb8e4970d-800wi](http://bookofjoe.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c5dea53ef0177444cb8e4970d-800wi) Does the same job as a $10 and been proven to do so over and over again. In digital signal of 1’s and 0’s you either receive them or you don’t. There is no quality to 1’s and 0’s. Second easiest example in my opinion is high end audio equipment. I can’t tell the difference, I just can’t. Even if it is there, it hardly justifies the premium. This will start some debates in regards to items such as watches, shoes or other clothing. Discuss… :dunno ---
**Author:** ![Gundamzeppelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Gundamzeppelin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gundamzeppelin)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 5:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-items-dont-correlate-their-price-premium-to-their-functionality/266106/2 "2013-01-26T05:10:39Z")
This feels like an Andy Rooney moment to me. ---
**Author:** ![capitalcrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@capitalcrew](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/capitalcrew)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-items-dont-correlate-their-price-premium-to-their-functionality/266106/3 "2013-01-26T08:34:26Z")
:lol I’ll agree with that. ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-items-dont-correlate-their-price-premium-to-their-functionality/266106/4 "2013-01-26T11:10:58Z")
You could say that about anything, Vlad. Why buy a $100,000 car when you could buy one for $10,000? They do the same thing ---
**Author:** ![DannyboyUpstate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dannyboyupstate/32/6313_2.png) [@DannyboyUpstate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DannyboyUpstate)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-items-dont-correlate-their-price-premium-to-their-functionality/266106/5 "2013-01-26T15:28:21Z")
Any boat parts. Ever. ---
**Author:** ![99FRC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99frc/32/6335_2.png) [@99FRC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99FRC)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-items-dont-correlate-their-price-premium-to-their-functionality/266106/6 "2013-01-26T15:51:17Z")
![http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/ab160/bandungbarat/obama.jpg](http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/ab160/bandungbarat/obama.jpg) $400,000/year ---
**Author:** ![KillerBlackbird](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/killerblackbird/32/6525_2.png) [@KillerBlackbird](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KillerBlackbird)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-items-dont-correlate-their-price-premium-to-their-functionality/266106/7 "2013-01-26T16:36:31Z")
> [@Canada Is No Longer Safe](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canada-is-no-longer-safe/51527/33): > > ![http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/ab160/bandungbarat/obama.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/f/7/f7251d0d5f0cc35ba99b779b0e327bfeb58870a0.jpeg) > > $400,000/year Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![JSEnclosures](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jsenclosures/32/6678_2.png) [@JSEnclosures](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSEnclosures)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-items-dont-correlate-their-price-premium-to-their-functionality/266106/8 "2013-01-26T17:18:41Z")
Agreed ---
**Author:** ![jdaniels](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdaniels/32/6399_2.png) [@jdaniels](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdaniels)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-items-dont-correlate-their-price-premium-to-their-functionality/266106/9 "2013-01-26T17:23:14Z")
> [@1994 LeSabre \> 1995 Aspire](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1994-lesabre-1995-aspire/51560/35): > > You could say that about anything, Vlad. Why buy a $100,000 car when you could buy one for $10,000? They do the same thing It’s a little different with his first example, but you are right. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-items-dont-correlate-their-price-premium-to-their-functionality/266106/10 "2013-01-26T17:25:07Z")
I dont even know wtf an HDMI is but no way would I blow that much on a piece of wire ---
**Author:** ![jdaniels](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdaniels/32/6399_2.png) [@jdaniels](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdaniels)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-items-dont-correlate-their-price-premium-to-their-functionality/266106/11 "2013-01-26T17:30:42Z")
> [@GTI\> b5 s4](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gti-b5-s4/51564/18): > > I dont even know wtf an HDMI is but no way would I blow that much on a piece of wire high definition multimedia interface. It’s just DVI and digital coaxial audio packaged into a single cable/connector. Quality of cable does not affect A/V quality at all. If it works, that’s it. No cable can make it do more than just WORK. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-items-dont-correlate-their-price-premium-to-their-functionality/266106/12 "2013-01-26T17:33:36Z")
definitely not something I have a need/use for. I unplugged the tv in my room a month or two when I moved my desk and havent plugged it in since. Dont even have cable there anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-items-dont-correlate-their-price-premium-to-their-functionality/266106/13 "2013-01-26T17:42:50Z")
Wristwatches that cost more than $200 ---
**Author:** ![ds50r](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ds50r/32/3491_2.png) [@ds50r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ds50r)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-items-dont-correlate-their-price-premium-to-their-functionality/266106/14 "2013-01-26T18:15:13Z")
Art work that people pay millions for… When u can buy a copy for less then 40$ haha ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-items-dont-correlate-their-price-premium-to-their-functionality/266106/15 "2013-01-26T18:23:14Z")
> [@Canada Is No Longer Safe](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canada-is-no-longer-safe/51527/36): > > Art work that people pay millions for… When u can buy a copy for less then 40$ haha Perfect. Here is another Fiji water ![http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/beverages/waters/images/Fiji_water_1.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/9/a/9abadadb8285ab7067477b7ed5b65aeae0d84ad6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ds50r](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ds50r/32/3491_2.png) [@ds50r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ds50r)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-items-dont-correlate-their-price-premium-to-their-functionality/266106/16 "2013-01-26T18:50:09Z")
I see what you did there… ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-items-dont-correlate-their-price-premium-to-their-functionality/266106/17 "2013-01-26T18:54:43Z")
> [@Canada Is No Longer Safe](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/canada-is-no-longer-safe/51527/36): > > Art work that people pay millions for… When u can buy a copy for less then 40$ haha or half the shit that people call art in the first place. Alot of it looks like a 2 year old threw paint on a piece of paper/canvas and called it a day yet somebody makes up some bullshit about how it represents a peaceful feeling or some other hippie nonsense and sells it for a ton of $. ---
**Author:** ![capitalcrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@capitalcrew](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/capitalcrew)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-items-dont-correlate-their-price-premium-to-their-functionality/266106/18 "2013-01-26T19:06:49Z")
> [@OMG \*OFFICIAL\* iPhone Thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-official-iphone-thread/52737/204): > > Wristwatches that cost more than $200 Can’t agree with this. :lol ---
**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-items-dont-correlate-their-price-premium-to-their-functionality/266106/19 "2013-01-26T19:13:08Z")
> [@GTI\> b5 s4](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gti-b5-s4/51564/22): > > or half the shit that people call art in the first place. Alot of it looks like a 2 year old threw paint on a piece of paper/canvas and called it a day yet somebody makes up some bullshit about how it represents a peaceful feeling or some other hippie nonsense and sells it for a ton of $. It’s pretty funny how people always bitch and rant about this. If it’s so easy why don’t you do it? ---
**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-items-dont-correlate-their-price-premium-to-their-functionality/266106/20 "2013-01-26T19:14:39Z")
> [@Phone #](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/phone/51583/3): > > Can’t agree with this. :lol It tells time, that’s the function. A 10-dollar Casio will do that as well as any watch. 200 is just for the fancy-pants stuff like compasses and such. Anything above that and it’s fashion, pure and simple. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-items-dont-correlate-their-price-premium-to-their-functionality/266106.md?page=2)