I hate people who want top dollar performance but will only pay bottom dollar price. An old boss of mine was like this. If our computers were outdated and needed replacing, he would try to wiggle out of paying for new, decent machines. We would wind up with second hand machines that were just and only just able to do whatever function had forced him to shell out some of his precious money to upgrade in the first place. He would then say, that was the last time we were ever upgrading. He never wanted to hear we need a new computer ever again. He then expected these machines to do everything he saw top of the line computers doing in other companies.
Another person wanted to hire a helicopter to spray a property covered in bush. She insisted the copter company use an older type of spray she was able to get very cheaply. As a result, she has saved a few hundred bucks, still had to pay out thousands for the helicopter and done a totally worthless job.
I say that while it is sometimes OK to cut corners and save money, a lot of times you just have to bite the bullet and pay the money. Don't be so bloody cheap!