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
See also
false economy
if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys