| Why We Hate Cheap Things Contributor(s): Life, The School (Author), de Botton, Alain (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0995573638 ISBN-13: 9780995573635 Publisher: School of Life OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2019 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help - Business & Economics | Consumer Behavior - General - Philosophy |
| Series: Essay Books |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.5" W x 7.3" (0.30 lbs) 80 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: We don't think we hate cheap things - but we frequently behave as if we rather do. Consider the clean cotton t-shirt. We wouldn't regard this as a particularly stylish fashion choice, and certainly not as a glamorous one. We are unlikely to stare wistfully at a cotton t-shirt in a shop window, or buy one in anticipation of a special event. We don't luxuriate in the feel of the fabric when we pull the freshly laundered garment over our head - yet Louis XVI would have been deeply impressed by this rare and decadent phenomenon. The t-shirt itself has not changed; only our attitude to it. When we have to pay a lot for something nice, we appreciate it to the full. Yet as its market price falls, passion has a habit of fading away. It's a pattern that we see recurring in a range of areas - and it's a cultural misfortune. We need to rethink our patterns of consumption. This entertainingly informative book considers how to do so, and shows how more of the things we could love are already to hand. We might be surprised to find that we are already a good deal richer than we are encouraged to think. |