Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 400380)

That's the chick from Y Tu Mama Tambien?

Christ, she's held up well.

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 400384)

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

Originally Posted by Cletus Miller (Post 400381)

Stop digging.

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 400387)

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.

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 400375)

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?

Originally Posted by Adder (Post 400386)

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.

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 400397)

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

Originally Posted by Adder (Post 400386)

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.

Originally Posted by bold_n_brazen (Post 400392)

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

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 400397)

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

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 400389)

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

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 400404)

I can't remember the last time I ordered chicken at a nice restaurant.

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 400400)

You are unlikely to get the following with a $500 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

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 400406)

I'm trying to figure out what variety of whiff this is. So what do you order?

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 400397)

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

Originally Posted by Adder (Post 400407)

And which of these items are worth $4,500, or the 9 additional $500 watches you could buy?

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 400409)

They're also great if you're anti-sock, as I am.

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 400410)

I have no idea, especially since I was comparing a $1000 watch to a $500 watch.

Originally Posted by Adder (Post 400407)

And which of these items are worth $4,500, or the 9 additional $500 watches you could buy?

A high-end watch is the most absurd of luxury items. Why not just get yourself a jewelled bracelet?

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 400409)

They're also great if you're anti-sock, as I am.

Originally Posted by Adder (Post 400411)

Um, tmi. And yuck.

ETA: Also, please at least tell me you drive a car with a manual transmission. Otherwise the driving moccasins are just far too comical.

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 400356)

...in this circumstance.

http://on205thimages.com/images/yqx8z78k13glls5idvw.jpg

TM

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 400414)

You're like some kind of fancy Parrothead.*

*Hi NotBob!

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 400413)

NTTAWWDiving watches. The Submariner just irks me. It's too big and showy - looks as big as a dinner roll plate on all but a morbidly obese man's wrist.

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 400415)

Socks with driving shoes? I'll add "any semblance of fashion sense" to math on the list of things with which you're unacquainted.

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 400419)

I have one (not a Rolex, but a dive watch). It's not huge. Understated. The good thing about diving watches is their toughness, which I need since, as stated above, I beat the hell out of watches. Also, they are legitimately waterproof, so you can swim and not worry about it.

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 400418)

Why would anyone wear socks? Don't you like your feet to breath? They're the only thing I loath more than underwear. Tidy whiteys for the feet.

Originally Posted by Adder (Post 400403)

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.

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 400418)

Why would anyone wear socks voluntarily? Don't you like your feet to breath? They're the only thing I loath more than underwear. Tidy whiteys for the feet.

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 400404)

I can't remember the last time I ordered chicken at a nice restaurant.

Originally Posted by Adder (Post 400420)

You are talking about driving shoes, and yet claim a semblance of fashion sense?

But I thought you were saying you are anti-sock generally. Which is gross.

Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 400424)

I don't generally like wearing shoes all that much. My boyfriend is of the opinon that my shoe closet should be right by the front door, because I kick them off as soon as I walk into the house and generally don't put them on until right before I leave.

Originally Posted by Adder (Post 400421)

Not wearing a watch is also good for swimming and not worrying about it.

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 400423)

Cheap things are made cheaply.

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 400423)

Of course you are, but that's because you're a jackass who can't see past your own two feet.

I am fairly certain I walk more than you, but if I don't, then you walk a whole hell of a lot. Well-made shoes (and these tend to be more expensive) do not give at the seams, do not have soles that wear out as quickly and quite simply, last longer. I do the same things in my cheap shoes that I do in my expensive ones and there is a significant difference. Just like there is a significant difference between an expensive tv and a cheap one or an expensive toaster and a cheap one. Cheap things are made cheaply.

TM

Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 400424)

I don't generally like wearing shoes all that much. My boyfriend is of the opinon that my shoe closet should be right by the front door, because I kick them off as soon as I walk into the house and generally don't put them on until right before I leave.

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 400423)

Of course you are, but that's because you're a jackass who can't see past your own two feet.

I am fairly certain I walk more than you, but if I don't, then you walk a whole hell of a lot. Well-made shoes (and these tend to be more expensive) do not give at the seams, do not have soles that wear out as quickly and quite simply, last longer. I do the same things in my cheap shoes that I do in my expensive ones and there is a significant difference. Just like there is a significant difference between an expensive tv and a cheap one or an expensive toaster and a cheap one. Cheap things are made cheaply.

TM

Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 400424)

I kick them off as soon as I walk into the house and generally don't put them on until right before I leave.

Originally Posted by Cletus Miller (Post 400372)

So, Jesse wasn't there?

Off having a schvitz with Penske, no doubt.

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 400426)

I am anti-sock generally. That your genetics marred you with overactive sweat glands and atrocious foot odor is hardly my fault. Though if it's any consolation, I feel for you. That you'll go through life wearing socks every day, and never know the joy of letting your feet interface with the environment as Jesus intended wells my eyes with a deep sense of pity.