Premium priced products

Expensive guitar picks were my introduction to premium priced products. After guitar lessons started at 10 years old, I experimented with guitars and accessories.

I discovered that my $2,400 dream guitar (a Martin Vintage Series with a slotted headstock) sounded better than my Yamaha at home, but expensive guitar picks were worse than the cheap ones.

Premium picks were metal, stone, glass, thick plastic, or wood which were far too rigid for my taste. The best picks were mid-range and made of cellulose.

We are drawn to top shelf items because they could be better than what we have, but spending more money can also lead to FOMO. Sometimes the cheap product is your premium one.