It is a truth universally acknowledged that the most expensive version of an item isn’t always the best option. (See: 3D movies, $18 burritos, and the VIP section of a music festival.) You could almost say that sometimes it’s… worse than the cheaper item.
A new meme highlights our feelings about expensive items that aren’t even that great. It’s pulled from a scene in the web series The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo. In one episode, the character Freckle says, “Sometimes… things that are expensive… are worse” when referring to a set of expensive linen sheets that aren’t soft. Freckle (played by Jason Greene) usually gets the best lines in the show, but that one particularly stood out. Maybe because many of us have spent too much money on a product that was intended to better our lives in some way.
(The quote comes at the 1:22 mark of the video.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71EyU5CNApI
People started sharing the quote after episodes of the series were posted to YouTube last month. Since then, we’ve seen several versions of the meme pop up, from Star Wars references to food criticisms to movies to American healthcare.
https://twitter.com/TheSfid/status/894748004854321152
sometimes things that are more expensive…. are worse pic.twitter.com/Zt8p1RP1u6
— kebdo ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧ (@chaoticprep) August 5, 2017
sometimes…….. things that are expensive…………….. are worse https://t.co/dnAmhkshYR
— Zak Infantino (@skeletonfunk) August 3, 2017
While the internet is having fun with the meme, people are also starting to watch the show where it came from. And the reactions are positive.
https://twitter.com/Gawmer/status/894814248953671680
The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo by @brianjoralvarez
— Nick Barton-Wines 🇪🇺🏳️🌈 (@nicholasbw) August 7, 2017
is full of love, humour & warmth.
This is the future liberals want.
I'm game.🌈
https://twitter.com/wavvyboi69/status/893972861739782144
https://twitter.com/AJMeakin94/status/894903952415670272
People really love Freckle.
https://twitter.com/OhHeyDJ/status/895001566507290624
the gay and wonderous life of Caleb gallo is GOOD freckle is amazing
— bea r. (@yoloftt) August 4, 2017
“Sometimes…things that are expensive…are worse” is so applicable to our world that it’s hard not to keep saying it.
https://twitter.com/OliveOilCorp/status/891500712655376384
May this meme outlast our disposable income.