Sink fixtures driving me nuts lately

Honestly, I’m not convinced whole-house softeners are the only answer for hard water headaches. I’ve seen clients swap to pull-down faucet heads with built-in filters and it helped a lot with buildup—plus, way less maintenance. Lifetime warranties sound nice, but reading the fine print, they rarely cover finish wear or “normal” part failure... which kind of defeats the point, right? Sometimes I wonder if sticking to mid-range, no-nonsense fixtures and swapping them out every 7-8 years is just less hassle in the end.