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I'm an anti-snob. I pretty much never buy "name brand" anything if I can avoid it, esp. "high end" name brands.
IMO, with most of those, you're just paying for the marketing.
Also, people buy name brand things because they want to be "associated" with the image that comes with it. I'm the opposite.
For example, designer shirts that have logos on them (I don't even know what those would be these days, since I don't buy them, but for example, the Izod alligator in the 80s), I would never wear that.
The ironic thing is it isn't because "I don't care what people think about me," because I guess I do. I don't like wearing labeled clothing because, well, I don't particularly like the message it conveys about me to others. So I guess I do care.
So,
Coffee - any will do, I'd never spend $3 for a cup of coffee, though, so I think that rules out Starbucks, etc.
Watches - don't wear.
Clothes - LOL.
Beer - Whatever ya got, just make sure it's cold.
Hard alcohol - It's all good.
Tools - Craftsman is fine.
Food - I mostly eat whole foods from the regular grocery store. I dislike "fine dining" very much, the taste is fine but I always feel like it isn't a good value (i.e., I've been ripped off) and it's generally unhealthy. I generally dislike going out to eat at all, I don't get much value from it, and don't really like being served by someone.
Guitars - no preference, I have Yamaha, Gibson and PRS (and many others over the years), they're all good. Better than I am as a guitarist, so who am I to complain?
Motorcycles - Had a Ducati, didn't really like it, I prefer just basic, reliable, inexpensive Japanese sports bikes.
OK, I'll admit my one weakness is cars. The only cars I've owned over the past decade, and probably ever will own for the rest of my life, come from 4 makers: BMW, MB, Porsche and Ferrari. This is a result of a deep seated auto enthusiasm that started when I was around 10 and has never abated. But even those, I keep covered/garaged as much as possible, never take to car shows, never talk about, and keep as low profile as possible.
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