Am I the only one who thinks cheap primer works better than the expensive stuff for Albuquerque's drywall?

I tried a $12 gallon from Lowe's on my living room ceiling last week after using $35 primer for years and it covered better with less peeling in this dry climate, has anyone else noticed that with the low humidity here?

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faithcampbell1d ago

The whole expensive = better thing is a trap with a lot of home stuff. Like I noticed the same with dish soap, the fancy brand leaves a film but the cheap grocery store one cuts grease way better in our hard water. Maybe these companies just market to places with humidity, and our dry air makes the cheap stuff work perfect cause there's less moisture fighting against it.

reesel501d ago

That bit about marketing to humidity makes a lot of sense actually. I've noticed the same thing with bug spray in my line of work. The expensive brands claim to last through rain and humidity but in our dry climate they just sit on surfaces and don't spread out right. Meanwhile the basic stuff from the hardware store soaks in better and works longer here. Companies probably test their formulas in places like Florida or Georgia where moisture is a constant problem. They don't bother tweaking it for the other half of the country that's bone dry most of the year. It's the same logic with your dish soap. If they designed it for hard water and dry air they'd make a completely different product.

the_faith1d ago

Ngl this whole thread is spot on.