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Originally Posted by reefwars (Post 866532)

Shoulda bought the $23 one much better and the only.way to see a movie lol:pppppp

I am guessing that includes the complete package which helps you maintain the ionic balance while you dose yourself with popcorn and pop; so that you don't overdose with pop ions. ;)

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Originally Posted by The Grizz (Post 866541)

Way to many long winded post to read!!

Brett, must have been a chick flick you seen for $18 :lol:

Please don't. You will hate me and bite off my limbs; I don't wanna loose them yet. Doc said I need to walk a lot to be alive. :redface:

The only time I get what I pay for is Maple Crown Royal....:D

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Originally Posted by kien (Post 866527)

Yesterday I paid $18 for a movie ticket. Did I get what I paid for? Yes! I got an $18 movie ticket for the $18.

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Originally Posted by The Grizz (Post 866541)

Way to many long winded post to read!!

Brett, must have been a chick flick you seen for $18 :lol:

Did you just call me Brett?!?! That's a new low..

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Originally Posted by kien (Post 866609)

Did you just call me Brett?!?! That's a new low..

My bad, to many long winded post like I said and got you to confused, as you both do kinda look like twins in a Schwarzenegger /DeVito way. :razz:

Just edit that for me ok.

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Originally Posted by TimT (Post 866418)

If you don't consider durability and clarity aspects of performance then I would agree. There is a large difference in strength and thickness between cell cast and extruded tube. Extruded acrylic tube is thin and brittle and fractures easily. So if your willing to risk having the bottom of your skimmer blow out if it gets a big bump or break if it falls over then go for it. I however would rather have a skimmer that will last a long time, take abuse and not flood the place. It makes for less worry when sleeping or being away on holidays..

ahh here is the problem, most of the difference was hype from manufactures that were using cell cast, or LFS trying to charge even more, I know of several extruded going for over 20 years now, no yellowing, crazing, etc. there is truth to the slightly thicker and clearer, but skimmers reactors and such are very low if not zero pressure applications so no worry, as for bottom blowing out and such that is from pour gluing and prep not material, I have chunks of extruded I have abused pretty hard and I can tell you its not brittle.

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Originally Posted by TimT (Post 866418)

I bought one of those shiny new stainless barbeques at Costco for $109. It can't cook as many burgers or souvlaki as the $500 model and it has rusted out on the burner covers after 2 years. Shoulda spent the $500. I will agree with Brad on this one..

I agreed with him to so don't know what your point is in this one, once again there is a huge difference between bottom end and mid grade, but is there much difference between your 500 buck BBQ and my 2000.00 buck one aside from I can maybe cook a few more burgers and might be sear function that tell you the truth I never use... that was my point mid grade to high grade may not be worth the difference in money

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Originally Posted by TimT (Post 866418)

There is a reason why the German and Japanese LFS are some of the best in the world... you get what you pay for.

exactly and oh so often we don't get what we pay for in Canada.. we pay way to much for what were getting

Steve

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Originally Posted by The Grizz (Post 866632)

you both do kinda look like twins in a Schwarzenegger /DeVito way. :razz:

Did you just call me fat???

agreed, personal worth.

my 36" light fixture has a higher replacement value than my primary vehicle (which I also really like).

not everyone gets that.............ok most will never get that!

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Originally Posted by kien (Post 865637)

Part of the problem is that "worth" and "value" are very subjective terms which underscore the phrase, "You get what you pay for." We've already got plenty of examples of this with your car analogy.

In our household we do own a more expensive Audi which in my opinion is over priced for what you get. It has 4 wheels that gets you from point A to Point B. My much cheaper Murano does the same thing and is actually much more comfortable to drive and hauls more junk in the trunk.

And I for one don't think it's expensive to buy a bucket of H2Ocean while everyone who uses IO will think it's ridiculously expensive. Meanwhile, I went to Starbucks rather than Tim Hortons for a coffee today. Did I get what I paid for? Well, I paid $5 for a coffee and I got a $5 coffee, so I guess I got what I paid for :biggrin:

Bottom line, yes, you get what you pay for, and no, you don't get what you pay for.

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Originally Posted by kien (Post 866636)

Did you just call me fat???

NOOOOO Never not me I would say some thing like that!!!!

Ok, might be getting a little too political here, but our modern capitalist society is fueled by hype, particularly these days with the interweb at anyone's disposal to sell whatever can be conjured up. Worthwhile products along with snake oil.

As I get older & wiser myself, more & more I see the wisdom in Jack's take on life, despite the fact that I may offend all the Oprah & Dr. Phil fans out there...

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and if you think you didn't get what you paid for, you can always diy or modify it...

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However, admittedly, I am still fickle with regard to my spending habits. While I do own Vortech pumps & have no regrets spending the money, I also run an old school air diffuser driven skimmer that came with my used salt water set up. I like to think I did my homework before spending that kind of money on a pump as well as not spending any kind of money on a skimmer.