The difference between high end and cheap ones are the valves in the faucets. The higher end faucets have ceramic valves whereas the cheaper ones have plastic valves. The plastic will wear out long before the ceramic. We have moen and danze in our house. So far, we are pleased with both!

I bought the Kohler Vinnata in oil rubbed bronze, which is around $550 for the kitchen faucet and for the bathroom I bought a cheaper faucet (also in oil rubbed bronze) at Home depot (forget which one). I figured for the bathroom, it was so cheap that if in a few years I don't like it or it doesn't work as well, I can just buy another one.

I put Delta Leland ORB in my kitchen and in all of the bathrooms. They don't use plastic valves and are very reasonably priced. The finish is also very easy to take care of.

I feel many people on here over spend in the faucet and sink dept reading the posts on here. Most of the products on the shelf at the big box stores are ceramic disc valves. Many people do not realize that. Conventional wisdom says they are plastic. I just checked the local Home Depot just a week ago wondering what the truth was. I have a faucet line I sell that is ceramic valved and my dealer cost is approx 25% less then Home Depot or Lowes pricing as a gerneral rule of thumb. $250 for a sink faucet is more than enough to find what you are looking for in a quality faucet in any finish except for the looping farm sink or true prep sink faucets used in comercial sinks that are 3 bowls a total of 96" long with a open site drain.

I see people listing $500 to $1,000 for sink costs and think it must be nice to be so rich. My copper farm sinks cost me approx $600 and stainless farm sinks $400. I use products that do not have the brand name recognition which are equally as good. Most true plumbing supply houses are the only businesses that can buy direct at a true discount to compete. Kitchen and bath stores buying direct have less volume and have to think out of the box. I normally throw in the sinks or faucets at my cost or include them for free to sweeten a already good deal.

Americans are suckers for brand names paying more for a danze or grohe product. When you are many times just paying extra for all the marketing the company did to get your business on supposed value.

Carrie,

Sorry I am posting links to threads on your post on sinks and now this post on faucets, but I have read these threads (because I before I started reading on GW I had no idea what I was doing remodling our kitchen!) This forum has so much useful information and I've been lurking and occasionally posting for the last 6 months. When I come across informative threads I save them in my favorites (which is getting extremely large thanks to this forum). That said, I remember a couple months ago a thread on this same question so I am linking below.

I hope you find this helpful, and the sink link on your other thread. I search this forum often!

Angela

Here is a link that might be useful: How To Buy A kitchen faucet