Thanks for sharing Dan, it was an interesting read! I have been thinking about an aspect of this lately: When they say “High Quality” is it really high quality or have consumers expectations been lowered over the years to accept poor quality for low prices? If I’m buying a $30 Nest ripoff I usually assume the quality to be low and factor that in with my purchasing decision and I’ve found that I have had many recommendations for “good for the money” products that resulted in a let down. Nevertheless, its interesting to see Amazons impact on the world.