Can we clear up a term please

[DRob]

................................... good enough for government work.

Nailed it!

 

[10mmfan]

here is the best one i can think of. I have a cz .22 bolt gun. "for the money" a savage .22 bolt rifle will do just as well but it isn't as pretty but the function is on par with the cz. that is a personal example.

 

[sdtech58]

Probably a justification for buying a piece of junk that you didn't really want...

"I wanted the "xyz" brand widget, but I got the "abc" brand widget because it was the best one FOR THE MONEY"...sounds like you settled on a POS and aren't happy about it, IMHO.

Be happy with what you can afford and move on. If you can't afford what you really want, save longer. Don't try to justify it. No one cares. If I see a guy with a $200 scope shooting next to a guy with a $2000 scope, I really don't give a rip. I may ask them if I could look at it or how they like it. Not going to judge a guy for what he does or doesn't spend on something. I really don't care, nor do I care if he thinks he got the best scope he could for $200...

 

[The Bubba Effect]

Plinking ammo, It's not the best ammo, but, for most of my practice, it does the job and for the money, it can be a good deal. Vortex spotting scopes, there are better optics out there, but, for the money, they are hard to beat.

 

[youngda9]

What happened to this website...

 

[ATM]

What happened to this website...

It's still a pretty good site







for the money.

 

[WebSnyper]

Generally, a way of indicating "diminishing returns" would kick in, and the person believes they got good value for the money.

I agree with others who have stated, personally, money comes into almost every decision I make, around goods/services, etc. I also know what I am willing to accept, what features are important to me, etc.

 

[ROLEXrifleman]

What happened to this website...

Whats wrong with it?

 

[ghuns]

It's still a pretty good site

For the money...

 

[indiucky]

What happened to this website...

The Canadian to Hillbilly ratio got skewed in favor of the Canadians.....

 

[WebSnyper]

Kind of like when someone says the "best lb for lb fighter"... Does it mean they can beat a heavier weight fighter? Probably not, but kind of a best in class designation.

 

[BiscuitsandGravy]

'Having said that...' or 'That having said...'. Please explain the lexicon for this.

 

[88E30M50]

I'm Ok with 'For the money'. It's just a qualifier to a bit of information. For instance, a Dan Wesson Valor is considered to be a very good gun. But, if you saw one for sale for $3500, you would not say that it's a good gun for that much money. If you remove all qualifiers, then there's less basis for comparison. Value and quality are hard to put your finger on. Value is a personal decision and quality (if it even can be defined) is more of a result than criteria. Another example, I recently bought a new Fiat Spider. To me, the car is a fantastic value given how much I enjoy it. And, the quality is top notch considering how well it performs the job I bought it for. But, to the owner of a Ferrari, it's a cheap car that would frustrate the heck out of them because it only has 160hp vs. their Ferrari's 500+. Same car, two completely different valuations and perceptions of quality. You can say the same thing regarding Bersa Thunder 380s vs. Walther PPKs. Or RIA 1911s vs Dan Wesson 1911s. Or, Dan Wesson 1911s vs. Wilson Combat 1911s.

So, I'm good with 'for the money' for no other reason than it's ability to add context to a measure.

 

[edporch]

Best "for the money" means to me a product that has reached the price/performance point that to get even better performance requires a large ADDITIONAL expenditure to get even a very small incremental increase in performance.

For example, when I bought my performance touring motorcycle new in 2008 for $14,200 which had more than enough performance for me, to get the next step up in performance would've cost me over $24,000.
I still have that bike, and it was the best "for the money" at the time.

 

[Thor]

When most people use those phrases they are trying to sell something...sow's ear/silk purse comparisons. The one that I find often used now and pointless is the phrase 'going forward'. As in 'our policy going forward'...as opposed to what? Inventing time travel and changing the past? Of course you are going forward...stop wasting time and oxygen stating the obvious...it doesn't make you sound smart except to people who aren't.

 

[hog slayer]

"I'll be honest" tells me I should not belive anything said without that preface

 

[DRob]

Haven't read the entire thread but it brings to mind another commonly used phrase. "The gun will shoot (insert accuracy claim) all day if I do my part"!

 

[Thor]

Sort of like nothing respectful ever follows the phrase "meaning no disrespect".

 

[Nodonutz]

I have heard the expression by someone doing a job for the company they work for.

When questioned about the quality of their work they say "It's good enough for who it's for"

FWIW - It's like folks saying, "It's close enough for government work."

 

[Bill of Rights]

'Having said that...' or 'That having said...'. Please explain the lexicon for this.

Example: (when discussing persistence and personal drive toward attaining a goal) "I earned my Rifleman patch the hard way, and then requalified to earn my Winterseed patch the same way. Having said that, I've left the Appleseed program and no longer direct people toward it."

In other words, "Here is prefatory information I want you to know before I say what I want to say to address the subject at hand."

ETA: I had a question PMd to me about the example above. "...the hard way..." only refers to it not coming quickly and/or easily like it did for some. They say "leave your ego at the door", which wasn't a problem, but perhaps in retrospect, my attitude could have been more teachable. My apologies for any confusion I may have created with that spur-of-the-moment example.

Does that help?

Blessings,
Bill