This is the thread where the fringster comes back with teeth

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan

persuasive enabler.

those are nice, but the most important thing in a shopping buddy is someone willing to say "nope. that isn't something you'll wear" or "nope. that isn't something you should wear."

I can get to yes on my own.

[Adder]

Originally Posted by Cletus Miller

Stop digging.

Eh, 400%, 500%, same damn thing.


(where's my shovel?)

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Adder

In other words, high-quality is one thing (heck, I've been known to buy Hickey Freeman suits, recognizing that I could get something similar for less), and then there is high-end.

So you really do think chicken and chilean wine is a splurge?

[Adder]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

So you really do think chicken and chilean wine is a splurge?

Why would I order chicken and Chilean wine when I can order belgian beer and mussels?

In other irrational rants, I also do not understand ordering chicken in a restaurant, as you can generally prepare it just as deliciously at home.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Adder

Why would I order chicken and Chilean wine when I can order belgian beer and mussels?

In other irrational rants, I also do not understand ordering chicken in a restaurant, as you can generally prepare it just as deliciously at home.

With less of a mark-up, too.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

That's the chick from Y Tu Mama Tambien?

Christ, she's held up well.

I sincerely dig her outfit. I wonder if I can get it on gilt?

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

No, not a superbowl fashion show. One back when I was young and working in politics. Chicago.

Translation: Career advancement required me to buy a ticket.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally Posted by Cletus Miller

Stop digging.

He's gotta dig that extra 100%.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

those are nice, but the most important thing in a shopping buddy is someone willing to say "nope. that isn't something you'll wear" or "nope. that isn't something you should wear."

I can get to yes on my own.

Oh, she's a little too good at the "what the fuck were you even thinking by trying that on??? Take it off, put it back, and lets never speak of this again."

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

When you go to a fancy restaurant with your wife, do you order her the pasta and a glass of house wine because you don't want to splurge on chicken and a bottle of Chilean red?

Yes.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally Posted by Adder

I have no problem with proclaiming that you really like a more expensive brand because of its styling, or because you like the prestige of owning it, but I do not believe that you are so delusional as to actually believe that the price of high-end luxury items can be fully accounted for by differences in quality. Especially high-end shoes with leather soles that wear out if you walk at all in them.

As a few examples, is a Lexus really "higher quality" than a Toyota? Nope. It has some fancier features, and may be more care (i.e., more powerful) but both are going to perform admirably. I'm all for buying the Lexus because you like it and it's fun, but don't pretend it's a "better" car.

What are you talking about? The Bruno Magli shoes I have most certainly are that much nicer than the crap ass shoes I own. The leather is 5 times as soft, they are made to not fall apart and they will last a long, long time. The same goes for automobiles. Not in every case and surely not to the extent of the markup, but quality items are better made, have better materials, are more comfortable and last longer than cheaper stuff.

TM

[Cletus Miller]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

What are you talking about? The Bruno Magli shoes I have most certainly are that much nicer than the crap ass shoes I own. The leather is 5 times as soft, they are made to not fall apart and they will last a long, long time. The same goes for automobiles. Not in every case and surely not to the extent of the markup, but quality items are better made, have better materials, are more comfortable and last longer than cheaper stuff.

TM

Translation: Don't let OJ find me.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by Adder

Same for a $5000 watch versus a $500 watch. Both will last you 20 years (if for some deranged reason you are still wearing a watch 20 years from now), and both can be equally "classic" in design.

You are unlikely to get the following with a $500 watch that you would probably get with a $1000 watch:

• Scratch resistant sapphire crystal (mineral crystal scratches - I've ruined two watches bashing them against something)
• Actual screws (instead of pins) on the bracelet
• Solid bracelet links (instead of hollow)
• Swiss movement, which has historically always been the best

A good Swiss made watch will outlive you.

I will agree that there isn't much difference between an Oris, Omega or a Rolex. The Omega costs probably twice as much as the Oris, and the Rolex probably costs three times as much as the Omega. I don't think any of them make their own movements (as the real high-end watchmakers do - Rolex is not high-end).

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally Posted by bold_n_brazen

I sincerely dig her outfit. I wonder if I can get it on gilt?

So do I. I wonder if I could get it to sit in my lap.

[Adder]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

they are made to not fall apart and they will last a long, long time

I don't typically buy very expensive shoes, in particular because I tend to walk in my shoes, but I have never observed that there is a correlation between price and shoe life that isn't explained by the tendency to wear the fancy shoes less frequently, and in less taxing ways. In other words, your Bruni Magli's may last a long time, but I'm skeptical that it isn't because you don't wear them very often.