what does "cheap at half the price" actually mean?
2007-02-14 22:41:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Its complicated actually. The original expression was "cheap at twice the price" meaning that the price was so low that even if it were doubled, it would still be cheap.
Slowly it moved into daily use where "cheap at half the price" is still used to indicate that its a good deal. The source link I have supplied has a good take on it
2007-02-14 22:48:57 · answer #1 · answered by the truth 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The phrase means cheap and very reasonable.The item would still be cheap and a bargain if it was twice the price.
2007-02-15 01:02:58 · answer #2 · answered by BARROWMAN 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cheap, at half the price
2007-02-14 22:43:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
This is a very common misquote. It should be 'cheap at twice the price' which is self explanatory.
2007-02-15 04:45:23 · answer #4 · answered by Beau Brummell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Means it is not cheap at its current price.
The original saying was 'Cheap at twice the price.' Which means it is very cheap.
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-che1.htm
The author of this article agrees with me, but also thinks the phase is too complicated to use.
2007-02-14 22:49:16 · answer #5 · answered by FairyBlessed 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
decent goods for cheap price
2007-02-15 08:09:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The original price has been reduced to a half so its much cheaper to buy.
2007-02-14 22:50:49 · answer #7 · answered by briggs 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would say Its not worth it
2007-02-14 22:48:58 · answer #8 · answered by John 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the price has been halved, therefore it is cheap (as chips)
2007-02-14 22:46:41 · answer #9 · answered by theearlof87 4 · 0⤊ 5⤋