I used to tell the customers that the cheap stuff may have the same warranty but how often do you want to replace it? How many times are you willing to be broken down on the side of the road for the same part? Your Mama will thank you for the good stuff.

My thoughts, exactly!

@Stepmomofdragons I'm a serious gardener...and I have an organic garden and only grow heirlooms. I can tell you 100% that all my veggies taste far better than what they sell in stores...AND if I can do my part to prevent bees from dying, then I would be an asshole not to do so, right?
You might want to look into who PAID for all those "studies" you have heard about.
Feel free to keep consuming Roundup. LOL
[npr.org]

@Stepmomofdragons are you really that ignorant that you don't know that Monsanto products and Roundup are used ON FOOD CROPS? Please, keep eating it. It's mindless consumers that are responsible for everything from our landfills and dirty oceans to honeybee colony collapse and dirty ground water. Finally, there are many scientific studies that show organics are healthier. But, even if they weren't, the chemicals used in non-organic growing are so harmful to the environment that only greedy assholes would endorse/promote their use.

[pbs.org]

"Another large meta-analysis published in 2014, also in the British Journal of Nutrition, found that organic crops — ranging from carrots and broccoli to apples and blueberries — have substantially higher concentrations of a range of antioxidants and other potentially beneficial compounds. That review included data from more than 300 studies.

For instance, organic crops had about 50 percent more anthocyanins and flavonols compared with conventional crops. Anthocyanins are compounds that give fruits and vegetables, such as blueberries, their blue, purple and red hues.

Consumption of these compounds is linked to a variety of benefits, including anti-inflammatory effects. Flavonol compounds — found widely in fruits and vegetables — have also been shown to protect cells from damage, which can help fend off disease."

[npr.org]

So, yeah...keep being one of the mindless masses that are destroying this planet.

@Stepmomofdragons Also, I make it a point to KNOW everything I use and consume. I'm a chef and a wellness educator. This happens to be what I've devoted my life to. I literally have hundreds of books and files full of research articles and magazine articles about this topic. So, what you call "smug and superior" just happens to be 30+ years of research and work. Where I come from, it's called "being an expert in the field". Here....write to Time and tell them how smug and superior and wrong they are.... [time.com]

@Stepmomofdragons oh, and Monsanto isn't "being sued" as you wrote because you misread or didn't read....they WERE sued and LOST. This isn't the first time. Did you know they also created Agent Orange? It was developed as a weed killer. You really should read up on all they have created and the hundreds of times they have been sued. Also, there are literally hundreds of research studies linking their products to not only health issues but also the death of honey bees and the contamination of ground water. Please educate yourself. Here's a brief summary [en.wikipedia.org]