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buy cheap, buy twice en · X

Meanings

1. Buying a low-priced but inferior product (i.e., one that is cheap in both senses of that word) is a false economy because it will need replacement.

Relateds

false economy · if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys

Synonyms

you buy cheap, you get cheap · buy nice or buy twice · good work ain't cheap, cheap work ain't good

Translations (8)

es lo barato sale caro (buying a cheap product is a false economy) · fi köyhällä ei ole varaa halpaan (buying a cheap product is a false economy) · ko 싼 것이 비지떡 (buying a cheap product is a false economy) · ru скупо́й пла́тит два́жды (buying a cheap product is a false economy) · nl goedkoop is duurkoop (buying a cheap product is a false economy) · pt o barato sai caro (buying a cheap product is a false economy) · de wer billig kauft, kauft zweimal (buying a cheap product is a false economy) · pl chytry dwa razy traci (buying a cheap product is a false economy)