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Contributor: Rossie Rossie
Some reviewers like to use the word "cheap" to describe inexpensive items in their reviews, but this adjective is also used to suggest something of poor quality. Do you prefer to see the word "inexpensive" rather than "cheap" to describe a not too expensive item?
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I prefer the word "inexpensive".
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I prefer the word "cheap".
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It doesn't matter to me.
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Total votes: 65 (63 voters)
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Contributor: Tork48309 Tork48309
Valid point Rossie, I prefer "affordable" ,"attractively priced", or "budget friendly".
12/30/2012
Contributor: Rossie Rossie
Quote:
Originally posted by Tork48309
Valid point Rossie, I prefer "affordable" ,"attractively priced", or "budget friendly".
Great suggestions!
12/30/2012
Contributor: Beck Beck
I use affordable.
12/30/2012
Contributor: *Camoprincess* *Camoprincess*
I like this topic
When I hear "cheap" I think of cheaply made poor quality. I like using budget friendly,affordable,pr iced just right things of that nature.
12/30/2012
Contributor: kdlt kdlt
I haven't really thought of that before... but now that you point it out, I do prefer 'inexpensive' to cheap!
12/30/2012
Contributor: deltalima deltalima
Quote:
Originally posted by Rossie
Some reviewers like to use the word "cheap" to describe inexpensive items in their reviews, but this adjective is also used to suggest something of poor quality. Do you prefer to see the word "inexpensive" rather than ... more
Cheap doesn't suggest poor quality to me so I prefer inexpensive or similar adjectives.
12/30/2012
Contributor: - Kira - - Kira -
I'll use "inexpensive" or "priced low" if I'm talking about just the price of an item. I usually reserve "cheap" to mean "poor quality," though I'm sure there have been a few times I've used it for price discussion.
12/30/2012
Contributor: MrWill MrWill
If it is inexpensive but still a quality item, I will refer to it as such.


If it feels cheap and shoddy, then by all means I am going to rail on it.
12/30/2012
Contributor: Incendiaire Incendiaire
Unfortunately "cheap" can have negative connotations, but in the right context I don't mind it.
12/30/2012
Contributor: Llahsram Llahsram
Cheap usually means cheaply made. Inexpensive can mean quality without much money.
12/30/2012
Contributor: MissCandyland MissCandyland
Quote:
Originally posted by Llahsram
Cheap usually means cheaply made. Inexpensive can mean quality without much money.
I agree.
12/31/2012
Contributor: Deidrenicole Deidrenicole
Quote:
Originally posted by Rossie
Some reviewers like to use the word "cheap" to describe inexpensive items in their reviews, but this adjective is also used to suggest something of poor quality. Do you prefer to see the word "inexpensive" rather than ... more
I've really never thought about it...
12/31/2012
Contributor: kitty1949 kitty1949
I've used both terms.
12/31/2012
Contributor: Trysexual Trysexual
Depends on context...inexpensive
12/31/2012
Contributor: PeaceToTheMiddleEast PeaceToTheMiddleEast
I prefer inexpensive.
12/31/2012
Contributor: Lioncub Lioncub
I use inexpensive when talking about the price, and try to only use cheap when talking about crappy quality
12/31/2012
Contributor: amazon amazon
Cheap has such a crap meaning
01/03/2013
Contributor: Lowl Lowl
Yup...inexpensive way better
01/11/2013
Contributor: Adriana Ravenlust Adriana Ravenlust
I would probably use "cheap" because it's easier to type and I am lazy.
03/11/2013
Contributor: improbableomnicide improbableomnicide
Cheap makes me wary about the quality, so inexpensive or affordable are definitely preferred.
03/11/2013
Contributor: Gleb Gleb
I prefer the word "inexpensive".
03/11/2013
Contributor: SecretKinksters SecretKinksters
Makes no difference to me.
03/11/2013
Contributor: Artur Sergachev Artur Sergachev
I prefer the word "inexpensive".
03/11/2013
Contributor: 1001 Pleasures 1001 Pleasures
The word "cheap" could be taken negatively, but I do use it if the cost is really low.
03/11/2013
Contributor: BrittaniMaree BrittaniMaree
use both so don't care which one
03/11/2013
Contributor: spiced spiced
I have no preference, but I'm going to start being careful about how I say it in reviews from now on....
03/12/2013
Contributor: MrWill MrWill
I am of the mind that cheap is a shoddily made item. Inexpensive is something that is a quality item, but doesn't cost a lot.
03/12/2013
Contributor: Wicked Wahine Wicked Wahine
Since this is a review, you have the ability to choose your words more carefully than when speaking; I'd definitely use inexpensive instead of cheap, for the reasons everyone else has pointed out.
03/12/2013
Contributor: Aishiteru Aishiteru
Inexpensive is more proper.
03/15/2013