The saying goes that you get what you pay for, but there are certain items that go some way to disproving that long-held belief.
From custard to comedy, a Twitter conversation started by playwright Lucy Prebble prompted people to suggest things that are better cheap than expensive – here are 12 of the best.
1.
When the expensive version is actually worse than the cheaper version – I’ll start, bacon
— Lucy Prebble (@lucyprebblish) October 10, 2018
2.
Chippys
— Jane Bradley (@jane__bradley) October 10, 2018
3.
Clubs
— Adrian Hon (@adrianhon) October 10, 2018
4 and 5.
Custard. Comedy shows.
— Barry Shapiro (@BarryWShapiro) October 10, 2018
6.
Lightly salted tortilla chips. Quality inversely proportionate to price.
— David Williams (@hadleytown) October 10, 2018
7.
Atmosphere and friendliness at football games.
— David Szmidt (@UtterBlether) October 10, 2018
8.
Fried chicken
— Joseph Talbot (@sqrl_mnky) October 10, 2018
9.
Ketchup
— B (@BForce77) October 10, 2018
10 and 11.
White bread. Crisps, obvs.
— Jenny Colgan (@jennycolgan) October 10, 2018
12.
Chocolate. I'll gladly eat a 70% cocoa salted caramel truffle from Hotel Chocolat but in truth I'd be much happier with a Double Decker.
— Gnat (@mattaw1982) October 10, 2018
13.
Fry ups
— Nina Millns (@NinaMillns) October 10, 2018
Save your money everyone!