From Rory Sutherland, https://www.edge.org/conversation/rory_sutherland-things-to-hang-on-your-mental-mug-tree …pic.twitter.com/tAV5uYFbJq
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There wasn't some principle behind this, I'd just noticed that TV-advertised brands were overpriced relative to quality