[net.nlang] You get what you pay...

plaskon@hplabsc.UUCP (05/10/84)

Leaving colloquial speech behind, one could say:

The price paid determines the quality received.

or try....

You get the value for which you pay.

jlg@lanl-a.UUCP (05/14/84)

iiiii

The price paid determines the quality received.

-Still not right!  The quality received determines the price paid!!
-It is this subtile distinction which P.T. Barnum relied upon.  If you 
-charge a dime to see the 'FAT MAN' few people will show up.  If you 
-charge a dollar though....
-
-If you think that a higher price means that the quality will be better then
-you are one of those who went out and bought an IBM-PC.