1.   I have learned, from dire experience, that it never pays to buy cheap tools.

2.   It also pays to buy good-quality roller covers.

3.   It pays to buy by name.

4.   It profits if the interest rate at which it sells pooled jackpots is less than the rate it pays to buy them.

5.   The lesson may be that it pays to buy a market crash.

6.   Unless the beans are used within a few days, it might pay to buy whole or ground beans in bags or tins designed to keep the coffee fresh.

7.   When it comes to tools, it pays to buy good quality products made by a reputable manufacturer.

8.   With day lilies, it pays to buy from a local specialist such as Bob Seawright in Carlisle or Tranquil Lake in Rehoboth.

9.   The French company did not say how much it was paying to buy the branch.