That costs HOW much???
That costs HOW much???
What are some things that are wildly expensive for what they are/do?
I'll start with icemakers. Why in the FUCK are those things like $2,500? I also understand they're about as reliable as boats and snowmobiles.
I'll start with icemakers. Why in the FUCK are those things like $2,500? I also understand they're about as reliable as boats and snowmobiles.
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cell phones, in particular the flagship models from the major manufacturers
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How big an ice maker we talking?
A fancy new fly rod will run you north of a grand. That’s over a thousand bucks for a 3 ounce graphite stick with a wine cork on the end. Wait, excuse me, a state of the art, space grade, small batch, premium cork, sustainably harvested exotic hardwood reel seat, handmade by artisans in Vermont and shit yo, and you can get it customized with up to 20 characters of text for another fifty bucks.
What else?
Oh! Here’s one:
Weddings!!
A fancy new fly rod will run you north of a grand. That’s over a thousand bucks for a 3 ounce graphite stick with a wine cork on the end. Wait, excuse me, a state of the art, space grade, small batch, premium cork, sustainably harvested exotic hardwood reel seat, handmade by artisans in Vermont and shit yo, and you can get it customized with up to 20 characters of text for another fifty bucks.
What else?
Oh! Here’s one:
Weddings!!
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Considering what and how much they do and how much we all use and rely on them, they're actually a bargain.HenrySwanson wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:38 pm cell phones, in particular the flagship models from the major manufacturers
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Things I never order at restaurants because they are like the cheapest or the easiest things in the world to make:
Simple pasta dishes
Steak
Pancakes
Eggs
Get me paella, beef Wellington, or coq au vin and I’ll be happy to pay for the skill, time, and artistry
Simple pasta dishes
Steak
Pancakes
Eggs
Get me paella, beef Wellington, or coq au vin and I’ll be happy to pay for the skill, time, and artistry
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Excellent thread...
...but don't get me started, dambit...
...but don't get me started, dambit...
Please, I implore you to be reasonable...
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Killer comment, bro.
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Right; the use you get out of a $1,000 phone is many times the use you get out of a $2,500 ice maker.CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:57 pmConsidering what and how much they do and how much we all use and rely on them, they're actually a bargain.HenrySwanson wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:38 pm cell phones, in particular the flagship models from the major manufacturers
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The same logic now has us spending ??? $$$ to create a large pollution issue in the oceans.CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:57 pmConsidering what and how much they do and how much we all use and rely on them, they're actually a bargain.HenrySwanson wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:38 pm cell phones, in particular the flagship models from the major manufacturers
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How do you feel about avocado toast?DrPepper wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 8:16 pm Things I never order at restaurants because they are like the cheapest or the easiest things in the world to make:
Simple pasta dishes
Steak
Pancakes
Eggs
Get me paella, beef Wellington, or coq au vin and I’ll be happy to pay for the skill, time, and artistry
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Lawyers.*
*Oh, Lobster already covered it.
*Oh, Lobster already covered it.
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Not sure I follow.Gqcolorado wrote: ↑Wed Nov 27, 2019 7:35 amThe same logic now has us spending ??? $$$ to create a large pollution issue in the oceans.CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:57 pmConsidering what and how much they do and how much we all use and rely on them, they're actually a bargain.HenrySwanson wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:38 pm cell phones, in particular the flagship models from the major manufacturers
A smartphone itself is an incredible value. Thinking you need the latest and greatest every year and tossing last year's model has a lot of marketing/consumerism and vanity at play. Different conversation.
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I don't disagree on lawyers. I'd say 98% of the time they're either worth way less or way more than the cost.
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Child support. $1,200 a month for one 16 year-old so his mom can sit at home all but twenty hours per week, live in a nicer house and drive a nicer car than you and still tell the kid every time he needs car insurance, new basketball shoes, or a laptop, “Ask your dad.” Oh, and you also get to spend every other weekend with him, unless Mom decides they are “too busy”.
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Water costs $1/bottle when it used to be free/bottle
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In the US at least, I think the obvious answer is insurance.
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ohh that's a good one!
sigh.
hundreds of dollars a month to not even go to the doctor.
sigh.
hundreds of dollars a month to not even go to the doctor.