[PW] "You Get What You Pay For"

[Karen Weiss]

A search of Google Books brings up an early date of 1871.  The phrase 
occurred in the Journal of the United Service Institution of India.  
Other early instances are A Summer's Romance by Mary Bigot, 1872, p. 5 
and The Atlantic Monthly, January, 1874, p. 23.  One suspects the 
phrase has an even earlier origin, possibly ancient.

Karen Weiss

On Mar 26, 2007, at 1:45 PM, Therese Purcell Nielsen wrote:

> Hello,
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> A patron wishes to know the origin of the adage "You get what you pay
> for." Any and all suggestions or leads would be appreciated. Thanks.
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> Therese
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> Huntington Public Library
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> nielsent at suffolk.lib.ny.us
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