I agree it is a fallacy. I was stating that is was a justification that we run across on these boards. But I don't think I'm necessarily committing that fallacy. I'll quote myself:
"I think the Sackville one is worth $30" I said it and I meant it. I want the Sackville one, but the presence of something that is 1/10th the cost, that I've been happily using for the same task for ~20 years has me in a position where it's a stretch, that's all. On Apr 13, 11:02 am, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 1:59 PM, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > That wrap is really nice, but I admit I've still got a softspot for > > the original burrito wrap. Mine I bought from Bridgestone Owners > > Bunch, so it's nearly 20 years old now. I was going to get a couple > > more until I saw this. While I think the Sackville one is worth $30 > > and it will enable me to even more neurotically bag-match, it's a > > stretch for me to justify it being worth 10x the burrito wrap. I want > > one of the $30 ones, for sure, but I really like having a $3 > > toolwrap. > > > That comes up often, doesn't it. Especially in the Riv vs Surly > > discussion. If the Surly can be ridden all the same places, weighs > > about the same, and costs much less, then a Riv must be a rip-off. > > Right? If a burrito wrap holds tools, is water resistant, and straps > > to your seat rails for $3, then $30 for this other thing must be a rip- > > off, or is at least overkill. It comes down to these "solutions- > > looking-for-a-problem" things. I was fine with my burrito wrap until > > this thing showed me that I wasn't fine with my burrito wrap. > > I think you're committing a fallacy there. > > X is Y > does not imply > Not X is Not Y > > So > a burrito wrap is a good item for the price > does not mean a tool roll is NOT a good item for the price. > > It doesn't have to be a ripoff just b/c it costs more - that only > works when you are only judging value by a single characteristic. > > -sv -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
