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Originally Posted by peter12
Cost per wear is the correct way to view the price of a garment. All of my Alden shoes are $700 plus and some of the older pairs are getting on near ten years in age. That's a lot of wears for $700 and they still look awesome.
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Exactly. Meanwhile, the $120 Aldo shoes would fall apart after one year and you're back buying new ones next year.
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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
You sound like a mattress sales person. If it lasts 10 years that’s only 6 cents per sleep!
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But you really have to factor in how well the item delivers its intended purpose... Cost per sleep is a useless metric if you toss and turn all night and don't actually, you now, sleep. Same with a winter coat - cost per wear is meaningless if you're always freezing your balls off.