That line about salt water getting in every gasket, every bearing, every sensor is the whole thing in a nutshell. It is the same reason a cheap boat is never actually cheap, and why a free hot tub costs you two grand by the time it holds water. The low price is just the entry fee, the real bill comes later in small pieces you never see coming. People fall for it because the sticker looks like a deal and the hidden costs stay hidden until you are already in it. A 500 dollar flood motor is not a 500 dollar motor, it is a 500 dollar lesson that keeps charging you.

Wait till you live in an apartment where the super is a total jerk about holes. My old building charged $150 for any wall damage no matter how tiny. I had all these floating shelves up with those ugly plastic anchors and when I moved I was staring at like 12 holes thinking about the bill. Friend of mine saw me patching them and goes "dude why didnt you just use the velcro strips, they sell them at the dollar store." Changed my whole rental life. Now every time I hang anything I ask myself if Future Me will regret it and honestly the strips have never failed me on stuff under like 15 pounds. Frank is a real one for that tip.