Is simplehuman actually worth the premium price?

Verified-purchase reviewers on Home Depot and Walmart, plus multiple r/BuyItForLife threads, consistently praise simplehuman build quality, soft-close action, and 10+ year lifespans. The pushback in those same threads is that simplehuman's proprietary liners are expensive and some owners report parts (lid dampeners, plastic lids) failing after a few years. It's a premium pick with premium trade-offs.