@dazo @tony @bloor Psychology works both ways. When I bought an amp and speakers (1990s) I declined to buy cable. I said that I'd use mains flex (Electronics Australia had tested it and shown good results), knowing it would wind up the salesperson. He couldn't bear for that to be done so ended up giving me about 4m of silly Kimber Kable. It does the job, but no way was I paying for it.

@afeinman @datum @pluralistic @terminaltilt And like rental storage can catch fire with no warning because something stupid the landlord or another tenant did. And authorities can break in and go through your stuff without you knowing.