Good point re need for approval and status symbol, that's what they are. I buy my wife Coach bags, Louis Vitton and Burburry bags all the time, like the diamonds from Tiffanys, and I have absolutely Zero appreciation for any of it. Why spend a bundle on a rock, or a bag that you can get something just as good at walmart almost from etc?

Now get me to Sears and craftsman tools, and now we're talking. Practical stuff that'll last a lifetime and won't break the bank. Or a Jura capresso machine for 1k which I bought so I get fresh espresso every day. Practical. Or my "Xenon" female talking pinball machine in the basement, it's fun. Cost me 1200 on ebay. That or 2 LV bags? No comparison. Pinball Wins.

But rocks, bags (and don't get me started on the $150/bottle face cream I buy for her!)... I just don't get the appeal.

Jason lol had me laughing again.

I guess it's all about demographics and what appeals to each market. I ask my wife, "really do you think that bag is worth $600? Wholesale from China it cost $18 tops.". Doesn't faze her. She doesn't agree. But that's ok, as long as she doesn't complain about the 10+K I spend on amazon each year on books etc, I won't complain about her "VIP Status at Tiffany's" or the bags etc I get for her - she's worth it. But still, I don't get it. I'll spend $300-$500 on MontBlanc pens because I write my copy longhand with it, and thousands on video stuff, for my business. But handbags? Diamonds? hmm.

-k