What we pay for thing, and what we get out of them.

[VINMAN]

Lookin at strupgolfs drink thread brought me back to a thought i had the other night. Same deal, sitting in a bar unable to believe that i was paying $6 for a beer.
$6 for something i'm going to get about 10 mins enjoyment/use out of then walk to the bathroom and piss it out.
Just think of the outrageously stupid prices we pay for certain things. Whether its disgustingly expensive food or drinks, clothes, objects, etc etc. and how much we actually get out of it. Was it really worth the price?

Then i look at something as simple as say the Craftsman screwdriver that I bought 25+ yrs ago, for $4.00 and have gotten hundreds if not thousands of uses out of , and probably will for yrs to come. most likely till i croak.

[pwd72s]

Good thread started here...

Makes me think of how being pretty damned monogamous with cars, paying cash for all, has allowed me to save thousands to invest.

[Embraer]

bought my bmw for $400 over 2 years ago. drove it for over a year, then drove it across the country, and still drive it. the day i bought it, i figured id get a few months out of it. i actually love that car.

[widebody911]

The whole 'conspicuous consumption' thing is the biggest crock since the invention of the crock itself.

My x/g/f had a huge trunk full of $1200 purses, some with the tags still on them. ProTip: do not engage a woman on the merits of a $1200 purse vs a $120 purse vs a $12 purse. I don't care if you're Clarence f*cking Darrow, you will lose.

[VINMAN]

Originally Posted by widebody911

The whole 'conspicuous consumption' thing is the biggest crock since the invention of the crock itself.

My x/g/f had a huge trunk full of $1200 purses, some with the tags still on them. ProTip: do not engage a woman on the merits of a $1200 purse vs a $120 purse vs a $12 purse. I don't care if you're Clarence f*cking Darrow, you will lose.

My wife laughs at Imelda Marcos. She makes Marcos closet look like Pay-less shoes. I can shoe my self for life for whats shes paid for a single pair.

[id10t]

God forbit we get the amount of government we pay for ...

[Schrup]

I try to look at diminishing returns. Last week for example, I needed a new tennis racket. Will I see a noticable performance gain buying a $100 racket over a $12? Yes, most likely. How about a $300 racket over the $100, not so much. I bought a $100 racket from CL that looked brand new for $20.

[IROC]

I've been looking for an appropriate thread to post this:

[john70t]

If you use it every day, it is definitely worth it.
Plain and simple.
Appreciate a nice quality faucet or door handle? Travel mug? Organizer? Buy it.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by Schrup

I try to look at diminishing returns. Last week for example, I needed a new tennis racket. Will I see a noticable performance gain buying a $100 racket over a $12? Yes, most likely. How about a $300 racket over the $100, not so much. I bought a $100 racket from CL that looked brand new for $20.

This debate goes on constantly on the pool board...the "is a custom cue worth it?"
In pool, "It's the indian not the arrow"....but then, I've seen some very top of the heap indians play with very expensive arrows.

On the flipside, Shane Van Boening (on anybody's top 10 players list) plays with one of the cheapest production cues made...a cuetec. Of course, that cuetec butt probably has a $$$ shaft hooked to it. He gets paid to do so.

Me? I play with a lower priced Custom...a Keith Josey. $1,000 or so...but I do/will get many hours of use out of it. Plus, I no longer pay the "Porsche Tax".

[Esel Mann]

Originally Posted by VINMAN

Lookin at strupgolfs drink thread brought me back to a thought i had the other night. Same deal, sitting in a bar unable to believe that i was paying $6 for a beer.
$6 for something i'm going to get about 10 mins enjoyment/use out of then walk to the bathroom and piss it out.
Just think of the outrageously stupid prices we pay for certain things. Whether its disgustingly expensive food or drinks, clothes, objects, etc etc. and how much we actually get out of it. Was it really worth the price?

Then i look at something as simple as say the Craftsman screwdriver that I bought 25+ yrs ago, for $4.00 and have gotten hundreds if not thousands of uses out of , and probably will for yrs to come. most likely till i croak.

Yeah but how many times over 25+ yrs did that Craftsman screwdriver get you a piece??

[sammyg2]

I've seen this played out when it comes to golf clubs too, people who can't play have to have the best equipment money can buy.
My attitude is this:
if your equipment is allot better than you are, you're a poser.
If you're allot better than your equipment, you're a fool.
If you're just a little better than your equipment, you're cool.


I also get a kick out of people who say "you get what you pay for".

I have a screwdriver I'm willing to sell for $1 billion. For that price it must be the best ever!

[Taz's Master]

Originally Posted by Esel Mann

Yeah but how many times over 25+ yrs did that Craftsman screwdriver get you a piece??

That is an activity on which we do not want to do cost/benefit analysis.

[shadowjack1]

the good thing about a craftsman screwdriver is it's good for ever. Break it or bend it, bring it back get a new one, for free. Not many other things like that. Well Dillion reloading press has a no BS warrenty, mine went underwater during Katrina, (like everything else I owned) they replaced it, for free.

[dtw]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Plus, I no longer pay the "Porsche Tax".

You sold your '72?

[Rick Lee]

I paid $200 yesterday to have the front tire on my bike replaced. The old one was 11 mos. and 8000 miles old. I think I should have gotten another 1000 miles out of it, but it wasn't holding pressure. I'm riding to LA on Sunday, returning on Wed. I'll get $600 in mileage reimbursement for the trip, which is twice what gas and that tire will cost me. Plus I have the peace of mind of knowing that tire won't leave me stranded in the desert or give me any problems for a long time.

I paid $600 in 1995 for a new SIG P220. I could probably sell it for the same money today. The difference in inflationary value is more than offset by the 10k plus rounds I've put through it and years it's spent in my nightstand as my main home defense gun.

[GH85Carrera]

I have wasted a lot of money on beer. I can't deny it. I saved a ton of money by fixing almost all my own "stuff" and driving the cars I own for 20 years. Ok the 911 I have only owned for 16 years but I have no real plans to sell it.

[Laneco]

Originally Posted by dtw

You sold your '72?

Oh boy....


Cue the "well set up 944/Bullit Mustang debate"...

angela

[legion]

I'm going to Kappa Kabana on Friday. I'll let you know if what I paid was worth it...

[herr_oberst]

By starting this thread, you might be implying that this razor that costs $100,000.00

(yes, ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS!)

is probably not good value, yes?

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