bargain-bin

bargain-bin

1. adjective Sold at an extremely low or reduced price; very inexpensive. The term comes from a bin or some other container in a store or shop where very inexpensive items or those at greatly reduced prices are sold. I found these great bargain-bin sneakers on the clearance rack at the shoe store.
2. adjective Of very poor or inferior quality; having very little or no value. It's no wonder your bargain-bin phone has stopped working. If you want a phone that lasts, you have to pay the price for it.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • bulletproof
  • point-blank
  • appropriate for
  • milksop
  • tread tackie
  • SBD
  • milktoast
  • milquetoast
  • as (something) as the next man/woman/person
  • as good, well, etc. as the next person
References in periodicals archive
For a bargain-bin price of Dh80 million, you could be given the keys to the whole Lebanon island.
EastEnders BBC1 Poor Denise has been eating bargain-bin pasta for quite a while, which doesn't exactly bode well with an important exam coming up.
Striking artworks compete for prime position outside Admiral's new HQ | The worst kind of bargain-bin naffness.
But the budget price doesn't mean bargain-bin quality."
You might think it's a bargain-bin TV, or one for your dorm, or one you get because you s i m p l y c a n ' t a f f o r d something better.
At 3.99 [pounds sterling] each they are an absolute steal; quality at a bargain-bin price-tag!