their cup floweth over

growing up what i perceived as lower middle class, i always saw what others had and assumed that theirs must have cost more and be better than ours since we didn't have a lot. 

for example: tape.  our scotch tape was cloudy, theirs was perfectly clear. when in the roll you could see down to the center from the outside like fine crystal.  it must cost gazillions more to make such fantastic tape.  clear must be better--at least that's what I thought.  oh to be rich.

this is one of my far from landmark misconceptions realized in my wise old age.