[groovybits]

Spot on. Even at the 'nicer' grocery stores in the US, can openers are made of the cheapest materials I've ever seen. At the moment you pick it up, you just know its going to break before a year from now.

By now, you'd think we'd have reached a minimum viable quantity of products that have been ubiquitous for so long.

[eternityforest]

In store shopping seems to be a great way to pay more for worse stuff these days.

[jollyllama]

You get screwed either way. Buy something on amazon and it's quite likely to be just as bad, counterfeit, etc. - how many times have people complained about that?

[crystaln]

As you would expect. You’re paying to support an entire business including retail space rent and utilities, employees, and owners.