Are you a “buy cheap buy twice” type of person or…

I'm a buy for life person.

I think in terms of both cost per number of uses and how many hours I need to work to pay for this to determine what to buy.

Quality in the low run is generally cheaper.

I agree, but being frugal in the moment can be a mental hurdle for many.

I agree, I know it can be a circumstantial question.

I have a buddy that buys cheap sneakers several times a year.
J constantly preach to him to just buy one solid higher quality pair, but he never listens

Depends on the thing I'm buying. Some things are worth spending more for.

Tools are a perfect example. Good tools will pay for themselves. Cheap tools can cost you a lot more than just the replacement cost of the tool.

Knives are the same way. A quality set of kitchen knives will outlast you. A cheap set will be barely usable on day 1.

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Do you get the best quality item everytime?

I know it’s a bit of vague question, but say it’s about clothing or a tool of some kind?

I ask because I bought a light winter jacket last week, and there was one that was better looking, better quality all around and I went cheap

Now I regret being cheap arse

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The trick is to buy the quality items at cheap item prices. Fairly easy to do with clothing, jackets, shoes, etc. If it's something luxury or collectible I might splurge on it. Most things can wait for a sale or clearance.

You pay for the better, I buy great tools, cause I use them weekly, if not daily.
Same with Tires, Shoes, certain other things.

Buy once, cry once.

The problem nowadays is even the "premium" stuff is also cheap shite, in many cases.

Daily I use a letter opener that my Grandfather bought over a century ago, with an ivory handle, no less.
I use some of my Grandmother's kitchen tools and her bread board.
My husband uses some of my Father's tools especially his table saw and one of his hand crosscut saws.
Part of our house is a log cabin built over two hundred years ago. The walls are sill firm as is the chimney.

Harbor Freight has a parking space with my husband's name on it, but he seldom buys things there other than disposables.

Depends on the purchase. I buy quality houses and cars and shoes, but get my sweatpants from sams