There used to be a saying: "Who buys cheap buys twice." And that saying is still valid today.
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Yes and no. Because those who buy cost-effectively do not buy twice. This bashing of the "cheapskates" is annoying.
On the one hand, the cheapskates largely rely on local craft businesses because they don't have their own bricklayers, electricians, roofers, etc.
On the other hand, you simply get better prices if you order 5,000 heating systems from Vaillant instead of 50. That doesn't make the heating system any worse.
And the local craft business... then on weekends the Eastern Europeans show up ;)
I see that every day in the construction area here. Only the screed layer was somewhat competent in the German language, let's say...
If SIXT orders 20,000 cars from BMW, they hardly pay more than the manufacturing price. Does that make all the cars junk?