[Closed] So, what expensive stuff IS acceptable?

Axes, saws, other wood cutting stuff?

Wood burners, Agas, Audis

BMW's, Audis, Orange 5

Coffee things I imagine

Knives ...

Them coffee machines y'all insist on buying, (when you could just have a jar of nescafe 😈 )

edit, must type fasterer

Children and niche shaving products

Hookers and blow?

expensive is perfectly acceptable; ostentation is ****y,

(so anything that can readily be prefaced with/by "flash" is out 😛 )

sent from my 12 year old nokia 3310

I guess it depends on the day and who's feeling hormonal.

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Knives ... seriously ...

edit: Give daftvader an email to get him to make one for you will you.

Arc'teryx, Dualit toasters (proper old style all shiney hand made ones, not the new coloured ones), Blok Knives http://www.blok-knives.co.uk

Niche chilli sauces and condiments

qwertyuiop7 - Member
... Blok Knives http://www.blok-knives.co.uk

Ya, that sort of knives! Beautiful they are. You lot need to buy one at least rather than wasting on coke and hookers. 😛

I cannot afford one at that price at the moment but who knows in future I will.

But I am a Chinese style cleaver person or a person who prefer wide blades. Funnily enough I was "designing" some knives last night ... 😀

I prefer knives in such a shape (I have one made of actual bomb shell) ...

This one is Kochmesser – Güde Chai Dao

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Pretty sure we're safe with speaker cable and expensive digital interconnects...

Burgundy; reds and whites.... although there is a point where spending more doesn't get you better wine, you could say this about all wines really

actually I'm really really stumped to think of anything that you wouldn't apply the law of diminishing returns to

I have a rule that says a purchase has to enable you to DO something (worthwhile, obvs). Or improve the doing of something in a meaningful way. The only exception I think is the interior of the house, where we buy pictures and whatnot for the walls.

Watches do not pass this test 🙂

Hardwood floors.

Cheers chewy... CFH knows where to find me *waves to the village * but knives in the paper clip industry aren't really needed!
On a minor note will be up and running soon, just waiting for my kiln (still) that's a very expensive item, is that allowed?? 😀

[quote=edhornby ]actually I'm really really stumped to think of anything that you wouldn't apply the law of diminishing returns to

Not sure if there is, but the interesting thing is where the returns not only diminish, but actually become negative. Something I'd imagine applies to wines (though I have no personal experience of that).

Your mum

STW is as judgmental as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho, without the redeeming features - the simple fact is one shouldn't expect one's taste to be universally shared, mine is so exquisite, it is bound to be rare.

Rum and Whisky

*Waves back at DV!*

Oooh, just thought of another....

Heated wing mirrors. No one should suffer without them, so they're worth the money. (Old joke is old, etc.)

Nicely raised food.

(Old joke is old, etc.)

You don't say... 🙂

Arc'teryx

Don't forget macbook pros.

Anything that makes you smile and go "So what?" when people don't get it.
IF you have to get all defensive, like that watch thread...

Fur coats, Panama hats & cigars, oh & hi fi 😉

Boots

What i have got from this thread is

Pointy objects to chop your OH up with, expensive car to dispose of the body, Flooring to replace the blood soaked floor, alchol to drink while your waiting for the coffee maker to stop chugging and hookers and blow with a good speaker system playing in the background as that was the point of getting rid of your OH.

You bunch off weridos 😯

Pointy objects to chop your OH up with, expensive car to dispose of the body, Flooring to replace the blood soaked floor, alchol to drink while your waiting for the coffee maker to stop chugging and hookers and blow with a good speaker system playing in the background as that was the point of getting rid of your OH.

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[quote=mrsfry ]You bunch off weridos

Yeah, but at least we can spell 😈

[quote=molgrips ]I have a rule that says a purchase has to enable you to DO something (worthwhile, obvs). Or improve the doing of something in a meaningful way. The only exception I think is the interior of the house, where we buy pictures and whatnot for the walls.

If I was being picky (this is STW) and trying to pick an argument with you (sometimes fun, but not on this occasion) I'd suggest jewellery you've admitted to being another exception.

But then both of those do improve things in a meaningful way, because they make you (or your wife) feel better. The same argument could of course be made for expensive watches, but then I think our issue with those is that the way the pleasure is gained is kind of vulgar - they're the sort of thing Harry Enfield's original well known character would have owned...

mrsfry - Member
You bunch off weridos

😆 I love food preparation and cooking ... me!

House in the south east

@ Aracer

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Ouch! Not my fault i spent my trust fund on hookers and blow 🙁

Food and drink.

But not cheesy chips.

Plus mrsfry you did offer, on another thread, to shower someone in kebab meat and wine.... That's pretty weird!

It's only weird if i did it whilst they were gagged and bound....in a sack...the back of a van.

I wait for them to come through the front door.

Owt wot you like I suppose.
I could harp on about watches and cars that appreciate as opposed to depreciate, but chances are you've got to be rich to buy something like that in the first place, then it's just the same old argument about rich people getting richer.

Fair point mrsfry, fair point 😈

expensive is perfectly acceptable; ostentation is ****y

this.

Skis and Holidays

I have to admit, mrsfry's imagination is starting to concern me. Assuming her posts are based on imagination, not experience that is...

Baked beans.

Shoes. It's worth spending money on decent shoes.

“The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.

Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles.

But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet.

This was the Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socioeconomic unfairness.”

It's only weird if i did it whilst they were gagged and bound....in a sack...the back of a van.

Email in profile

I'm back in Canary Wharf, I'll be working amongst all those nasty money grabbing people you lot sooooo hate.

Shall I report back tomorrow night, y'know just to let you know what they all bought/received over Xmas?

You'll hate them for it no matter what they received 😆

I do expect a watch or two to make an appearance..

Oh, and it's Bonus season again 😆

Desktop PC because laptops tablets iphones etc etc are sh*t.

House
Shoes
Watch
Bed
Dinner

Pedigree cats...

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Those aren't cats, they're Siamese.

And they're glorious! Wow.

Second homes, holiday homes and buy to let homes, especially ones that cost more than a watch

Got a couple of those Siamese too. And yes, they're an ongoing investment...
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Nice scarves.

Nice scarves.

Get out.

Nice scarves.

Like you'd know. Might replace that Chelsea scarf which I assume you've chucked in the bin this year.

Shoes
Boots
Gin
Waterproof jackets
Bespoke shotguns
Custom built rifles
Shooting optics

Like you'd know.

? 😐 I'm happy with my Missoni/Wallace&Sewell/Drakes scarves, sorry if they haven't captured the neckwear zeitgeist for men about town. 😥

Stealth edit there so I'll indulge you and address that point, I threw that scarf out because it was free when I attended a European game (remember those?!) but it was made of cheap synthetic so it got binned when I moved

Not pants,

neckwear zeitgeist

😆

Slippers & single malt #sostw.

+1 for good quality firearms and optics. Both make a serious impact to accuracy. No pun intended there. I'm seriously considering a PM2, but I'm going to wait until I have something better than just a Remmy 700 to sit it on.

I'd also like to suggest gloves as something worth spending decent money on. My Hestras were expensive, but they are awesome.

Footwear(includes socks), jackets and a comfortable seat on a flight. All things I'll gladly spend on.

batfink.

Wise words in these unfair times.

qwertyuiop7 - Member
Arc'teryx,

Its ok to pay more for something when it results in more pleasure being derived directly from its function or its form. Not just becuase you want to look like a billy big balls to other humans.

You can do what you want, rub your knob with a cheese grater, talk loudly on public transport, buy a range rover evogue (or whatever), its not against the law but just makes you look like a ****er.

Books. You can't have too many books.

Anything you like is fine by me, even if you just have it to show off/get the glow from having 'the best' of its kind.

If you have to pretend it's an investment, though, you can shove it up your bum. Unless it's actually an investment, e.g. a pension.

Nuclear weapons and submarines to launch them from! 😈 😆

Trifle

mrsfry - Member

Trifle

Another one of your (perfectly acceptable) fetishes?

Anything is allowed surely? If it floats your boat who gives two hoots if it doesn't floats someone else's?

Fat Boy Chairs
Kobe beef
Bespoke Tailoring

Cameras and lenses

Hair shirts

Stuff that is slightly more expensive because it is locally made, British made, European made (but not Swiss made because Switzerland is a financial rogue state).

Food stuff that is slightly more expensive because lower productivity resulted from better conditions for animals and less chemicals/drugs being used. Local seasonal fruit within reason.

Stuff that has a lower environmental impact (which doesn't always mean lower carbon footprint).

Stuff that is healthier, for example recycled polyester or hemp insulation is more expensive than glass fibre but they are healthier to work with. A petrol car even if it has a marginally higher CO2 rating.

Stuff from companies with better corporate ethics. No Nestlé (they're Swiss anyhow), no mains gas connection, no Apple (but lots of locally grown apples)

Boats, youre allowed to spend whatever you like on boats.

Edit: as long as its not an American boat