cheapies
Low-cost items
Cheapies are inexpensive items, often implying low quality or bargain-bin status: I grabbed some cheapies at the dollar store.
The word carries affectionate dismissiveness—you might stock up on cheapies knowing they won't last, or describe budget films as cheapies without real contempt.
Singular: cheapie.
Of poor craftsmanship
- flimsyWeak and easily damaged
- tackyVulgar or slightly sticky
- junkyLow quality, worthless
- trashyCheap and tasteless
cheapjack · second-rate · substandard · inferior · shabby · tawdry · rickety · throwaway
Reduced price offered
- dealAgreement or distribution
- saleExchange for payment
- markdownReduction in retail price
- stealTake without permission
clearance · savings · half-price · reduced · doorbuster · closeout · liquidation · two-for-one
Having had prior ownership
- flea-marketInformal secondhand goods venue
- garage-saleResidential secondhand market
- yard-saleResidential secondhand market
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
pre-owned · vintage · resale · hand-me-down · estate-sale · swap-meet · penny-pinching · couponing
shoddy
Of poor craftsmanship
trashy · cheapjack · second-rate · substandard · inferior · shabby · tawdry · rickety · throwaway · disposable
discount
Reduced price offered
steal · clearance · savings · half-price · reduced · doorbuster · closeout · liquidation · two-for-one · promotional
secondhand
Having had prior ownership
- flea-marketInformal secondhand goods venue
- garage-saleResidential secondhand market
- yard-saleResidential secondhand market
consignment · pre-owned · vintage · resale · hand-me-down · estate-sale · swap-meet · penny-pinching · couponing · dollar-store
cheapiesbig-ticket items
Expensive goods requiring consideration
splurges · investment pieces · heirloom quality · extravagances
cheapiesluxury items
Costly non-necessities
designer goods · status symbols · name brands · couture · collectibles