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A friend has sent you a link to an article found on FlatheadBeacon.com. To read the full text of this article online, click here: http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/cost-efficient_shopping/12971/ ARTICLE EXCERPT: I will be the first one to raise my hand and say I am always looking for a great deal. When I walk into a store, 95 percent of the time I head for the sale section and then I travel around to see what else looks good. I am sure like many of you, I prefer to get the most out of my money so therefore the more items purchased for less is usually a good day. But is this kind of shopping hurting our economy? When shopping at discounted stores (food included) we are training ourselves and the economy to think on somewhat of a one track mind, quantity not quality. Have you ever stopped to ask yourself is that what you really want? Personally, I want my new jeans to last me at least a year, not a month after I buy them. If I add up all of the inexpensive items (under 50 bucks) I have purchased in my life that have been disposable within a year, I am sure I would at least be $5,000 dollars in the hole. If I had shopped wisely and spent more money at a time on quality pieces rather than quantity, I could still own most of those items today. It is a little disheartening to think, but it is a reality that we all should learn from.