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Cartridge handles are given away because the cartridges are where the money is. Over ten years the difference between systems runs into hundreds.
A helmet absorbs an impact by destroying itself. The shell springs back and the foam underneath does not — so a helmet that looks perfect after a crash may have nothing left to give.
No non-stick coating is permanent, at any price. Once you accept that the pan is a consumable with a two-to-five year life, the buying decision changes completely.
The part of a running shoe that does the work is invisible, and it fails long before anything you can see. Which is why most people run for months in shoes that stopped working.
The battery in every pair of wireless earbuds is consumable, sealed and unreplaceable. Once you price that in, the expensive pairs stop looking like the safe choice.
