buy cheap, buy twice

English

Proverb

buy cheap, buy twice

Buying a cheap but inferior product is a false economy since it will need replacement.
Synonyms: good work ain't cheap, cheap work ain't good; you buy cheap, you get cheap

Translations

buying a cheap product is a false economy

Dutch: goedkoop is duurkoop
Finnish: köyhällä ei ole varaa halpaan
German: wer billig kauft, kauft zweimal
Polish: chytry dwa razy traci (pl)
Portuguese: o barato sai caro
Russian: скупо́й пла́тит два́жды (skupój plátit dváždy)
Spanish: lo barato sale caro

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