Caulk that looks perfect but turns into a dirt magnet in 2 months

I was always skeptical about spending more than $5 on a tube of caulk for baseboards. Grabbed the no-name stuff at the local Ace in Des Moines, smoothed it out nice and clean. Looked flawless for the first 6 weeks, then started turning gray and sticky no matter how I cleaned it. Switched to a mid-grade silicone blend and did the same bathroom trim, still white after 4 months. Anyone else had cheap caulk fail on them like this, or is it just my humidity?

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evant481mo ago

Yeah, that cheap stuff drives me nuts too. You're not alone.

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