The boots theory is an economic theory that people in poverty have to buy cheap and subpar products that need to be replaced repeatedly, proving more expensive in the long run than more expensive items.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_theory

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    9 months ago

    You wont know that before buying. Its just as likely if not more so that you buy the expensive version of something when the cheaper version would have been just fine.

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      9 months ago

      There was a brief moment in ecommerce when you could figure that out by looking at product reviews, before reviews turned into something for companies to manipulate.

      Now I just hope project farm evaluates something I’m interested in purchasing.