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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is it so important to some people to come on this thread and tell the spender they are wrong?

Let’s pretend I like to regularly buy a bottle of $80 wine. I purchase it at the wine and cheese store in my neighborhood and I like supporting a small business in my neighborhood. The fact that I live walking distance to a local store that sells $80 wine alone probably tells you a lot about me as a person - but put try to your assumptions aside. I like to walk to the store because it’s good for the environment. I see neighborhood acquaintances when I shop there. When I pick up the wine, I often get a baguette or other locally made items I need. Sure it’s a bit more than Safeway, but I value this store’s convenience and personal service when I have questions. I like the $80 wine. I like to drink it, serve it to guests and take it as a hostess gift. I think the label looks expensive and impressive and I know that studies show that makes others perceive the wine as better than it really is. It makes people think I know more about wine than I do.

Then you come on the thread to tell me that you are a wine expert (actually a well educated wine connoisseur, but let’s not quibble) and you want, no NEED, to tell me that Total Wine sells several winery direct wines in the same style for $30-40 that are better tasting and better rated. Also I am a fool who must not read labels or I would even know that one of the $30 options uses grapes from the same source as my stupid $80 bottle.

Great I’m wrong and you are right. I’m a fool and you are sooo smart. But who cares? You assumed that the transaction was merely about optimizing the quality of wine for the price. But it’s not. Not for me at least. I explained why I value my standard less efficient transaction. I know there are amazing wine experiences and values out there if I just do a bit of research - but I don’t want to. That’s not how I want to spend my time. That’s the whole purpose of this thread - to point out the less efficient, unnecessary, extras that bring us joy. [/quote]

The title of the thread is " ... but think it's worth it."

It's not "Things you spend too much money on even though it's completely nonsensical." That's probably the thread you should start. [/quote]

Embedded in the "worth it" is "worth it to ME" - not to you, PP, not universally, but to the person saying that they fully recognize they spend obscene sums on something that someone else doesn't care about and could spend less on. But to the person spending the money, it is worth it.

This whole thread is people saying what they enjoy. It's really a pleasure. Outside of you.[/quote]

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