We’re not paying good money for shoddy goods.workmanshipwork‧man‧ship /ˈwɜːkmənʃɪp $ ˈwɜːrk-/ noun [uncountable] 
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- A mixture of bad workmanship, bad materials and bad design has left an extraordinary legacy of decay.
- But faults in execution of buildings are often blamed on poor workmanship by the builder.
- In this wall was a great wrought-iron gate of eighteenth-century workmanship.
- Intricate workmanship is apparent in the examples of Hopi coiled baskets from about 1900 and more recent times.
- It was neither poor workmanship to blame, nor poor machinery, but poor management.
- Now you may think that this is an article promoting poor workmanship, it is not.
- Technicians were criticised for defective workmanship on vital signalling equipment, lack of checks on work and lack of proper testing.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES We’re not paying good money for shoddy goods.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
skill in making things, especially in a way that makes them look good SYN craftsmanship We’re not paying good money for shoddy goods.· The auditors save their most stringent criticism for poor workmanship and inadequate supervision by the ministry.· It was neither poor workmanship to blame, nor poor machinery, but poor management.· But faults in execution of buildings are often blamed on poor workmanship by the builder.· Now you may think that this is an article promoting poor workmanship, it is not.· Some 7,800 cracks on the Leatherhead to Reigate section of the M25 were caused by poor workmanship, materials and specification.