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+1... Great posts (and a pleasure not to read bad grammer) by both Anthony and Brad.
And as for BBQ's I have both types. A cheapie crappy tire type for home and a higher end one (Broil King, probably more mid range) for our lake cabin. Might not make sense to some, but at home we don't BBQ much, whereas at the lake we often have larger groups of friends and family stay over and it is so much nicer to cook outside there. So for me, the mission determines more what I buy... And my wife never accuses me of vanity...haha.
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not a real good argument for this discussion for one reason Brad, you are comparing a bargain basement priced to a medium priced bbq, in this range there is a huge difference that you found out like the case material and such, but when you start looking from mid range to high end a lot of the differences are name branding and gimmicks, hmm something like the fish industry. think back 10 years ago to the debates between extruded and cell cast skimmer bodies, retailers were charging twice as much just because the body was cell cast, did it make a difference on performance nope, but they would have you think it would. you mentioned having something do what you want it to do in form and function, this is a valid point that I agree whole heartedly with. if you are willing to pay more for a look then it is worth it to you and you get your moneys worth, if you are willing to pay more for special functions then it is worth it to you, but it doesn't mean you get what you pay for, it just means you were willing to pay more for a certain something, and most of the time that certain something has nothing to do with the success of your tank. I have always been a function over form kind of guy who will have ugly equipment inside a nice stand. Steve
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Sure, go and wreck it.
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I bought one of those shiny new stainless barbeques at Costco for $109. It can't cook as many burgers or souvlaki as the $500 model and it has rusted out on the burner covers after 2 years. Shoulda spent the $500. I will agree with Brad on this one. When it comes to fish the difference can be more subtle and devastating. Take for example Flame Angels. The cheap Christmas Islands ones used to be held in plastic cups in the lagoons. They had heat stress issues and were not that strong. Yes they were cheap and they looked like a Flame Angel so everyone buys them. They gleefully brag about how cheap their Flame Angel was until it dies shortly after or only lives 6 months. This gives the other Flame Angels from Hawaii, Marshall Islands and Vanuatu a bad reputation. These Flame angels are more money because there is far more care taken in collection and holding. You get what you pay for. A friend of mine who used to be in the hobby once calculated the value of fish in his tank verses the amount of money he spent on fish. He purchased all the fish from the same store over a 1 year period. It was a 10 to 1 ratio but the fish were cheap at the store. He learned his lesson. There is a reason why the German and Japanese LFS are some of the best in the world... you get what you pay for.
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Yesterday I paid $18 for a movie ticket. Did I get what I paid for? Yes! I got an $18 movie ticket for the $18.
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That's amazing!! So it isn't marketing hype at all. Wow.
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Shoulda bought the $23 one much better and the only.way to see a movie lolppppp
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Is it that you paid $18 because the movie ticket that is $18 or the movie ticket is $18 because you paid $18? Damn close loop!
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Way to many long winded post to read!!
Brett, must have been a chick flick you seen for $18
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