I was looking for a very basic seed grinder today at a store and was told that they can be bought for less than $10 usually. I was also told that a coffee bean grinder can pretty much do the same thing and so I looked at the varieties. There was one for about $9 and another one for about $16.
You know what the silly thing was? The $16 definitely looked better from the outside which initially made me inclined to buy that one. However, then that value logic in me kicked in and after looking at the two products they seemed virtually identical spec and feature wise. Was almost like a bar of soap where the main difference was the color of it.
As a result, I bought the cheaper one and it seems to work as intended. It’s so enticing to spend the extra money in these situations right at the moment. Like in this case it might not seem like a lot, but you add up a habit like this over time and you may be surprised at how much extra this habit can cost.
I think the only time I would be that picky to spend the extra money for just the appearance of it is if the item was an incredibly expensive and was a career or profession related purchase for the long term.