So you're saying look for the bag of OEM, branded, true Honda air and we'll be fine? :laughing:
Seriously, good insight into what happens behind the scenes. :thumbsup:
We are by nature greedy & selfish, if we were not then some other species would be the dominant life form on the planet.
However some times we need to have a look at things that are way too cheap to be feasible.
Now if you were buying that package for a $ 100 Lonsin engine on a $ 150 store brand mower of dubious quality in the first place taking that gamble would be reasonable as the mower is very unlikely to run any more than 3 to 5 years in the first place.
But the Honda engine if properly maintianed will run 20+ years and was fitted to the most expensive range of mowers in the market.
In their efforts to strive for the cheapest possible price people forget that there is no factory at the north pole staffed by elves making what they want from pixie dust.
If consumers spent a little more time thinking about what they are buying and the costs involved from what they are buying then the planet will be a lot better place.
One of the prime reason why so many people always seem to be so short of money is they fail to look into the future and purchase way too many short life poorly made disposable products because all they see is the price tag vs their pay packet.
If the market in general bought based on long term service life rather than the lowest price tag then the entire planet would be in a far better state than it is right now and you lot for a start would no be getting 40 tornados in a week and we might end up getting some rain.
On top of that high quality long life products are a lot cheaper in the long run which means you end up with more money in your pocked over the long run which means that you can afford all of the other stuff like hedge trimmers, edge trimmers, chain saws, pole saws dedicated mowers & snow blowers that do their job excellently & effortlessly thus saving you time as well as saving you grief.
Australians have become so bad at managing their money and their lives that a lot of the charities are now forced to teach them basic life skills.
The 2 biggest supermarket both give away 4¢ / litre petrol discount coupons and people will sit is a 1 hour long que to save $ 2.00 ( 4¢ x 50 litres ) thinking they are getting a bargain.
The kids get bored so dad sens them into the petrol station shop & they buy 2 ice creams ( $ 4 each ) and 2 cokes ( $ 2.50 each ) which sort of negates the $ 4 he is going to save on his petrol.
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