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Beware the cost of the lowest price

German translation: Billig kommt oft teuer zu stehen

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English term or phrase:Beware the cost of the lowest price
German translation:Billig kommt oft teuer zu stehen
Entered by: Ulrike MacKay

12:35 Dec 22, 2013
English to German translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research / manual for pharmaceutical
English term or phrase: Beware the cost of the lowest price
Kontext: In some cases, a lower price may actually result in higher cost because of inconvenience, time or lack of efficiency.

There is an old adage, “Beware the cost of the lowest price,” which often proves to be true.
Ute Neumaier
Germany
Local time: 23:43
Billig kommt oft teuer zu stehen
Explanation:
ein Vorschlag
Selected response from:

Ulrike MacKay
Germany
Local time: 23:43
Grading comment
Danke Ulrike
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6Billig kommt oft teuer zu stehen
Ulrike MacKay
3 +5billig ist nicht immer preiswert
Nora Morrison
4 +3Der Geizige zahlt doppelt (s.u.)
ViBe
3 +2Vorsicht vor dem Billigangebot
Alexander Schleber (X)
4 +1Das Billigste ist nicht immer das Beste
Werner Walther
3 +1Vorsicht! Billig ist oft teuer. (And others)
Yorkshireman
3Gut oder günstig
Gudrun Wolfrath


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
beware the cost of the lowest price
Billig kommt oft teuer zu stehen


Explanation:
ein Vorschlag

Ulrike MacKay
Germany
Local time: 23:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 67
Grading comment
Danke Ulrike

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katja Schoone: Find ich super!
6 hrs
  -> Lieben Dank, Katja! ;-)
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD
7 hrs
  -> Vielen Dank, Johanna! :-)
agree  Sabine Schlottky
7 hrs
  -> Danke dir, Sabine! :-)
agree  dkfmmuc: Nicht ein Vorschlag, sondern DER Vorschlag :-)
20 hrs
  -> Herzlichen Dank! :-)
agree  Alexander Schleber (X): Die beste Lösung unter all den Vorschägen!
20 hrs
  -> Vielen lieben Dank! :-)
agree  Patrick John Burhorn
4 days
  -> Vielen Dank, Patrick! :-)
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
beware the cost of the lowest price
Vorsicht vor dem Billigangebot


Explanation:
... da gibt es so viele verschiedene Möglichkeiten. Die ual der Wahl! ;-)

Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Local time: 23:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 27

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Horst Huber (X): "Beware" ..."vor dem Hund" ist wohl das intendierte Wortspiel.
13 hrs
  -> Ja, villeicht. Danke.
agree  Regina Eichstaedter: Vorsicht bei ...
20 hrs
  -> Danke sehr.
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
beware the cost of the lowest price
Vorsicht! Billig ist oft teuer. (And others)


Explanation:
Vorsicht! Billig wird oft besonders teuer.
Vorsicht! Billig kommt oft teuer.
Vorsicht! Wer billig kauft, kauft teuer.

And, of course, Ulrike’s and Nora’s answers with "Vorsicht!" in front of them.

Yorkshireman
Germany
Local time: 23:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 17

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Usch Pilz: **Vorsicht!** vorn gefällt mir gut. **Vorsicht! Billig kann teuer werden!** Fällt mir noch ein.
1 day 9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
beware the cost of the lowest price
Gut oder günstig


Explanation:
Beides geht nicht unbedingt zusammen.

Gudrun Wolfrath
Germany
Local time: 23:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 97
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
beware the cost of the lowest price
Der Geizige zahlt doppelt (s.u.)


Explanation:
My two cents ;)

Oder:
"...der Geiz betrügt die Weisheit..."

Example sentence(s):
  • Das Sprichwort „Der Geizige zahlt doppelt" bewahrheitet sich in der Praxis leider sehr häufig...

    Reference: http://www.linguee.de/deutsch-englisch/search?source=auto&qu...
ViBe
Local time: 23:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bettina Hammer
1 hr
agree  British Diana: Dieser Vorschlag ist ein "old adage", einige andere sind keine
17 hrs
neutral  Regina Eichstaedter: das Wort "Geiz" scheint mir unpassend in diesem Kontext
18 hrs
agree  Nora Morrison: Stimmt, als passendes 'Sprich' wort eigentlich die beste Lösung!
23 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
beware the cost of the lowest price
Das Billigste ist nicht immer das Beste


Explanation:

Dabei ist das Beste nicht als das 'Beste' im Sinne von Luxus zu verstehen, sondern im Sinne 'das Beste = das Optimum'.

Das ist, wie alle anderen Lösungen ziemlich frei.

"Denken Sie an die Folgekosten eines vermeintlich niedrigen Preises"

wäre nah am Originaltext.

Werner Walther
Local time: 23:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 55

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Regina Eichstaedter
13 hrs
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
beware the cost of the lowest price
billig ist nicht immer preiswert


Explanation:
noch ein Vorschlag ...

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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2013-12-23 13:54:59 GMT)
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With Yorkshireman:
Vorsicht! Billig ist nicht immer preiswert.

Nora Morrison
Ethiopia
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gudrun Wolfrath
1 hr
  -> Danke, Gudrun !
agree  Sabine Reynaud: This sounds great.
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Sabine !
agree  BrigitteHilgner: short, sharp and to the point.
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Brigitte !
agree  Magdalena Raszowska
4 hrs
  -> Danke, Magdalena !
agree  Usch Pilz
1 day 9 hrs
  -> Danke, Usch !
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