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Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash
I think some of them just have "quality blindness", too (hence old toasters marked $10 at a garage sale, because "but it works!"), and I know a few who have their quality analysis distorted by their aversion to waste. I don't know how many times I've had to explain to a friend of mine that, YES, I'm throwing out my old clothes because if they were still usable, I would be keeping them for myself. Donation is not always the right thing to do. (My favorite pair of jeans is at least 12 years old. I hate buying clothes so I keep them till they're dead.)
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A lot of people value stuff by what they paid when it was new.
No concept of depreciation.