You're right, if someone was expensing it on a work account it would make sense to maximize your order within budget. What I mean by someone else is any situation outside of that.

If they are cheap/stingy but when someone else is paying they get the more expensive things. If someone is consistently frugal in all situations I don't mind.

Source?

I felt like people thought I was taking crazy pills when I said TFA was mediocre at best. Friends thought I was sexist cause it was a female lead or I was expecting too much for a children's sci-fi film. I rebuttaled with Rogue One was awesome, with a female lead and a storyline that was great for children and adults. The only criticism I had for it was they had one or two too many characters and made character development weaker for the main cast. Otherwise, an amazing movie. Everything that followed after TFA was just hot garbage. Unnecessary hate was thrown at the actors unfortunately. The writers, producers, and director are to blame for the hot mess that is the sequel trilogy.