Intentional status symbols that don't impress you
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Anonymous
| Me first. Luxury mass-market car brands, especially Mercedes and BMW. |
Anonymous
| Private schools |
Anonymous
| I was going to say range rovers. |
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All of them?
Which is not to say I don't find some attractive, but I'm never "impressed" by them. OK, I lie, I saw an Aston Martin in Tysons 2 the other day and thought it was an impressively designed car - very beautiful. But I was not impressed by the driver, nor did I notice him/her - I was too busy imagining Daniel Craig driving it. 
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Anonymous
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You mean like things?
All fancy label stuff - anything advertised in Vogue etc. What DOES impress me? Beautiful, expensive bedding Gorgeous houses Vacation homes in St. Barths or, even better, Mustique. |
Anonymous
| Logo bags--yuck |
Anonymous
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manis and pedis
SUVs highlighted blonde hair pure breed pets large engagement rings |
Anonymous
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Impressed? Very little. I mean, I'm not impressed by people that have a lot of money in general, so expensive stuff doesn't impress me, either. I might think, "Oh, that's really nice, I would like to have that in my imaginary world where I'm wealthy."
But most stuff I think--what a waste of money. If I had more money, I wouldn't spend it on a Range Rover or another oversized SUV, blingy anything, including giant engagement rings, expensive sunglasses, a house bigger than I could reasonably use (or an expensive high-end kitchen that I don't actually cook in), or anything with big logos on it. |
Anonymous
| Big jewelry of any kind. Shiny rocks just don't impress me one bit. |
Anonymous
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Really expensive baby stuff.
Case in point, on of our employees got a 1K stroller and a $500 diaper bag. She doesn't make that much, neither does her husband, and don't come from money. Seems wasteful. and stupid. |
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Pure breed pets - there are so many unhomed dogs. If you truly want/like an animal, go to the shelter. If you spend more than $50. on a dog, you are just stupid. Foolish with money, and probably foolish about everything else.
Luxury cars that drive up to crap houses. Enough said. Pretending you don't see someone when in fact, you are really being rude and acting like you have no parents. Again. Pretending you don't "want" something, when really, you don't have a pot to pssss in, and we all know it, anyway. Ranking on others that have more than you. Because you are jealous. period. Sheeple clothes with monogram shtttt on it. Grow up. |
Anonymous
Got my shelter dog from a shelter. She happens to be purebred. As do many shelters dogs. You think purebreds don't end up in shelters too? |
Anonymous
I have some of the above mentioned unimpressive items, so I'll address 'em. 
--pure breed pet. It's a rescue. I love the breed. --Private school. Really? You think I'm sending my kids to private school to impress people? That's kinda nuts. --Mass market luxury cars. We have those, but I like the way they drive. They're not meant to impress. They're very comfortable. Yes, there really is a difference between driving a Honda and driving an Audi. --Vacation home in St. Barth. It's pretty there, and the kids can practice their French. It's not to impress, and we don't talk about it. Mustique, yikes. Can non royalty even buy there? Anyone can buy on St. Barth. Some prefer OBX, some MV, some Rehoboth. But Mustique?? I have to agree on the other stuff--no big logos, your clothing really shouldn't be a walking billboard for a designer. Labels belong on the inside. But if you like expensive stuff (and you can afford it), more power to you. I don't think everyone does things to impress others. Oooh, I forgot one. I don't highlight my hair or get mani/pedis to impress, I do it because I look better that way! Nobody wants to see scraggly nails and my gray hair!
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cut flowers in people's houses
professional lawn-cutting/maintenacne services |
Anonymous
| tans |