Name an expensive product or service that’s worth it

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Anonymous wrote:Can the person with the French products come back and post with links!?

That's not how that works. If they post the links, the products will be sold out.

I have to admit, I (who have never had the pleasure of visiting a French pharmacy yet, but am basking in my new Embryolisse lait concentre), wondered about it too--like some glamorous products, made in Provence? Maybe someone else will chime in.

You want to do this. I bought my favorite lipstick ever in a pharmacy in Nice.

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Anonymous wrote:I think luxury cars are typically tacky and showy but I love quite modest luxury cars like Lexus and Volvo.

And new cars. After 18 months cars feel old. Life is short, drive new.

I have a 15 year old rusty Ford truck and actively dislike driving my ILs’ Lexus. My truck suits me perfectly. I have no desire to upgrade but in any given week drive 2 hours total, and that is just for school pickup and the grocery store.

I can’t understand why people spend so much time in cars. It’s more luxurious to not have to be behind the wheel at all.

Well, yeah -- it is at least arguable, that "it's more luxurious to not have to be behind the wheel." But what are you on about with this "I can't understand why people spend so much time in cars" stuff? this is DCUM -- many of us, if not most of us, have horrible, long commutes to and from work on the likes of the beltway or 66. If you had to drive to work, rather than just "school pickup," then perhaps you would understand the allure of luxury vehicles. I don't drive one -- I have a Subaru that is now 7 years old (DH is even worse, he's driving a Chevy Blazer that is like 17 years old now) -- but I'm not begrudging anyone who has to spend two+ hours per day in their car a Lexus or whatever.

So ... let me guess, you aren't in the DC area but are randomly hanging out on this forum? Because I can't imagine anyone here saying they "can't understand why people spend so much time in cars."

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Private school.

Purebred dogs.

On shoes.

New car every year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think luxury cars are typically tacky and showy but I love quite modest luxury cars like Lexus and Volvo.

And new cars. After 18 months cars feel old. Life is short, drive new.

I have a 15 year old rusty Ford truck and actively dislike driving my ILs’ Lexus. My truck suits me perfectly. I have no desire to upgrade but in any given week drive 2 hours total, and that is just for school pickup and the grocery store.

I can’t understand why people spend so much time in cars. It’s more luxurious to not have to be behind the wheel at all.

Well, yeah -- it is at least arguable, that "it's more luxurious to not have to be behind the wheel." But what are you on about with this "I can't understand why people spend so much time in cars" stuff? this is DCUM -- many of us, if not most of us, have horrible, long commutes to and from work on the likes of the beltway or 66. If you had to drive to work, rather than just "school pickup," then perhaps you would understand the allure of luxury vehicles. I don't drive one -- I have a Subaru that is now 7 years old (DH is even worse, he's driving a Chevy Blazer that is like 17 years old now) -- but I'm not begrudging anyone who has to spend two+ hours per day in their car a Lexus or whatever.

So ... let me guess, you aren't in the DC area but are randomly hanging out on this forum? Because I can't imagine anyone here saying they "can't understand why people spend so much time in cars."

Look, all these things are choices you have made for yourself.

I lived in DC for many years and drove even less then. Because I actually lived IN DC and walked/used metro.

I would not choose a lifestyle that required hours in a car every day. It’s unpleasant at best and soul-crushing at worst. What I am saying is that maybe people would be better off making life choices that didn’t hinge on luxury cars to make their lives bearable. I have.

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Anonymous wrote:Not all are super expensive, but luxuries I suppose:

Dyson stick vac

Botox

TSA Pre-check

Fancier condiments, I'm taking $18 chili crisp and $25 olive oil and $10 Japanese mayo

Moisturizers like Tatcha and Sunday Riley ($75 vs $15)

Apple computers and phones

Lululemon or Beyond yoga pants and tops

Started buying nicer furniture a few years ago and it's pretty nice to have

How do you define nicer furniture? The WSJ just ran a big piece talking about how all new furniture is crap these days.

That’s not what the article said at all.

There’s plenty of well-made furniture out there. But you have to know about furniture and stay away from the mall retailers and online/instagram only operations.

yes but it is very expensive- I wanted an American made, hand tied sofa but I have 4-13 year old kids and I couldn't justify it b.c I know I'll have to reuphoster for 3k in 5 years plus what if we dont want a sectional anymore and I'll have a $12,000 stained sectional. It sounds like a headache so I spent the 3k on a six penny sectional that is more kid friendly but I know that 3k sofa is a 'place holder' which is a sick amount for place holder furniture. I'm planning on getting North Carolina made sofas (not sectionals) b/c I want those to be the last that I ever buy when my youngest is in high school. I couldn't spend under 5k and get and get a wooden love seat from thomasville for my family of five's movie nights!

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Private school
High-quality ski/snow/winter clothes
Expensive heels (Choo, Louboutin, etc.)
First class or at least business class, depending on the plane (even better, flying private, but the price differential is so exorbitant)
Car detailers that come to your house
House cleaners
Gardeners/landscapers
A really nice horse or pony

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Anonymous wrote:The only reason I would buy a luxury car is because it’s quieter. Everything else I don’t care or find it the same. I get that the materials are a little nicer but it doesn’t make a difference to me.

It's easy to have a dismissive view if you've never daily driven a new luxury car. Once people do, the fit and finish and how people treat you is addicting--plus little things like service concierge where they pickup and drop off the car to your house or office and always have it freshly detailed for you. It's really hard to go back to a regular car unless financial challenges force you to cut back. I actually envy people who truly don't know what they don't know. Not to sound mean but ignorance is bliss in this regard. Don't ever develop a taste for a luxury car, because once you get a taste, you will want it on a daily basis!

It's like using an iPhone 15 Pro for a month and then going back to an older iPhone 8. A new iPhone 8 still works fine for 99% of the stuff people do on a daily basis. But it'll bother you to use it after you got a taste of the latest and greatest!

+1

A luxury car isn’t a C class Mercedes or a Lexus. You just haven’t driven one yet, and that’s ok, but you really can’t compare.

I prefer to be carried everywhere by sedan chair. Until you've experienced four men laboring unnecessarily as they run you from location to location, you haven't lived, peon! Sometimes I drink their sweat, the taste of suffering is so sweet.

[Anonymous]

Electric chairlift for my mom is absolutely worth it and more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Electric chairlift for my mom is absolutely worth it and more.

And the chairs that stand up!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only reason I would buy a luxury car is because it’s quieter. Everything else I don’t care or find it the same. I get that the materials are a little nicer but it doesn’t make a difference to me.

It's easy to have a dismissive view if you've never daily driven a new luxury car. Once people do, the fit and finish and how people treat you is addicting--plus little things like service concierge where they pickup and drop off the car to your house or office and always have it freshly detailed for you. It's really hard to go back to a regular car unless financial challenges force you to cut back. I actually envy people who truly don't know what they don't know. Not to sound mean but ignorance is bliss in this regard. Don't ever develop a taste for a luxury car, because once you get a taste, you will want it on a daily basis!

It's like using an iPhone 15 Pro for a month and then going back to an older iPhone 8. A new iPhone 8 still works fine for 99% of the stuff people do on a daily basis. But it'll bother you to use it after you got a taste of the latest and greatest!

+1

A luxury car isn’t a C class Mercedes or a Lexus. You just haven’t driven one yet, and that’s ok, but you really can’t compare.

I prefer to be carried everywhere by sedan chair. Until you've experienced four men laboring unnecessarily as they run you from location to location, you haven't lived, peon! Sometimes I drink their sweat, the taste of suffering is so sweet.

[Anonymous]

House cleaning

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Cotton Candy Grapes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think luxury cars are typically tacky and showy but I love quite modest luxury cars like Lexus and Volvo.

And new cars. After 18 months cars feel old. Life is short, drive new.

I have a 15 year old rusty Ford truck and actively dislike driving my ILs’ Lexus. My truck suits me perfectly. I have no desire to upgrade but in any given week drive 2 hours total, and that is just for school pickup and the grocery store.

I can’t understand why people spend so much time in cars. It’s more luxurious to not have to be behind the wheel at all.

Sounds like you and your kids have no hobbies, friends or social life. Nothing luxe about that, sounds quite sad tbh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cotton Candy Grapes

Finally something in this thread I can relate to!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think luxury cars are typically tacky and showy but I love quite modest luxury cars like Lexus and Volvo.

And new cars. After 18 months cars feel old. Life is short, drive new.

I have a 15 year old rusty Ford truck and actively dislike driving my ILs’ Lexus. My truck suits me perfectly. I have no desire to upgrade but in any given week drive 2 hours total, and that is just for school pickup and the grocery store.

I can’t understand why people spend so much time in cars. It’s more luxurious to not have to be behind the wheel at all.

Sounds like you and your kids have no hobbies, friends or social life. Nothing luxe about that, sounds quite sad tbh.

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