you get what you pay for

== English == === Proverb === you get what you pay for (informal) In commercial transactions, the prices increase, as the quality of goods and services increases, i.e., the more one pays, the higher-quality the merchandise. Synonym: YGWYPF (initialism) ==== Usage notes ==== Used both to denigrate inexpensive goods as naturally inferior and to praise expensive goods as being of high quality. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====