I'm looking over a new pair of shoes I recently bought. My feet hurt after walking a few miles in them, so I inspected the insole area, and it was the cheapest 5mm foam imaginable with no other structural support. Below that is basically just the rubber sole. This shit cost $100.
This isn't my first rodeo with overpriced, shitty shoes, so I always have a set of superfeet inserts on standby. Huge improvement, but fuck, why does everything have to be a rip off? Those inserts are $50 for some nicer foam and a simple sliver of molded plastic.
This brings me to the thread title: When was the last time you felt like you got your money's worth for an item?
Bought a very expensive pair of danners many years ago and I was very unsure. But I can confidently say that these boots are the best that I've ever had. Takes a while to break them in sure, but no complaints.
100% agreed I felt ridiculous buying mountain lights off eBay 2 years ago but now would happily pay full price if I ever lost them, because that's the only way I'll ever need to have these boots replaced