The thing is, without extensive research and the ability to find non-astroturfed reviews, you can just as easily spend more and get even worse quality.
I have a hard time buying things online because of this. Like I’d like to have a monitor mount to have more desk space, but they all look similar but they’re probably all pretty shit, so I have no idea how to get a good one.
Or I need oven gloves (my current mitts have a hole in them that burned my finger, causing me to drop the tray and accidentally grab it with my other hand that didn’t have a mitt), do I buy official Ove’ Gloves™ at $18 per glove or some brandless gloves that are $10 total? Is there actually a quality difference?
I bought my monitor and TV mounts from monoprice after a coworker recommended them. They just rebadge OEM products, but at least they have a minimum quality standard and list accurate measurements and weight capacities.
Mounts for monitors/TVs are either cheap with varying quality when bought online, or wildly expensive (also with varying quality) when bought from a big box store.
buy the cheap product once. if it lasts a while, congrats, it was worth it. if it craps out, buy the expensive product. aka the harbor freight rule
This is what I’ve tried but even the “nice” products feel like shit nowadays
