Flexible Spending Account. An employee benefit that allows us to buy certain medical items with pre-tax dollars. Corrective glasses would be covered, fashion probably not.
what is an FSA?
Flexible Spending Account. An employee benefit that allows us to buy certain medical items with pre-tax dollars. Corrective glasses would be covered, fashion probably not.
Even if a $40 bag lasted just three months (which is unrealistcally short), a LV bag would have to last 97.5 months, or more than 8 years of every day use, to be a comparable value.
Again, this is with an unrealistcally short lifespan of just 3 months. If we bump it up to 6 months, not the LV has to last 16 years.
You actually think the quality of a LV purse is anywhere near $1300? The craftsmanship of these purses is barely better than a $10 walmart purse.
You use these analogies as if anyone here was against buying this overpriced junk of a purse yet at the same time is buying a 250K ferarri and a 1000$ movado watch.do you actually think the quality of a ferarri is anywhere near $250k+?
do you actually think the quality of a movado watch is anywhere near $1000?
While it might only be a little faster, it is actually superior in a manner which cannot be achieved with cheaper components. Electronics differ from fashion in such a manner.do you actually think the quality of a $700 video card is anywhere near $700 in parts?
You use these analogies as if anyone here was against buying this overpriced junk of a purse yet at the same time is buying a 250K ferarri and a 1000$ movado watch.[/b]
You assume that everyone is a stereotype, that women all want 1300$ purses and men all want 250k cars and 1000$ watches. And that the men who are here complaining about a woman demanding such a purse from her BF are all hypocrites.
I can't speak for the other men here but I have no interest in buying a 250k ferrari or a 1000k watch.
Furthermore, again as I stated before there is a different between buying such status symbols when fantastically wealthy, and forcing your BF to buy it when he isn't fantastically wealthy.
While it might only be a little faster, it is actually superior in a manner which cannot be achieved with cheaper components. Electronics differ from fashion in such a manner.
I am too poor to afford one but I wouldn't say someone who buys a 700$ video card or a 3000$ TV.
It is like buying a honda instead of a kia.
I am not aware of a ferrari equivalent in the video card world.
Watches however are a good example. A non jewelry watch can vary in price from 10$ to several hundred dollars. If you buy
http://www.casio.com/products/Watches/PRO_TREK/PRG550B-5/
For 350$ because you want the functionality that is completely different then buying a gold and diamond covered watch for thousands of dollars.
im not assuming that at all. i'm simply asking a question. stop jumping to conclusions.
Frames only. Still had to get lenses for them.Sun glasses or corrective glasses? Because the latter is justifiable
ok then let's all just buy kia cars because they will last just as long or longer than a luxury car.
or lets all just eat at sizzler for our steak dinner instead of going to mortons or ruth chris.
or lets all buy black and decker power tools instead of dewalt or milwaukee.
You analogies (like most analogies) are terrible.
You buy LV for the brand and status. You buy it to fit a certain position in society. You don't buy it because of build quality or functionality. That is all I was saying.
Expensive cars, nice steaks, high end graphics cards, these all have functional differences than their cheaper counterparts.
In GPUs for example, you can benchmark them and point to exactly what your money is getting you.
I beg to differ. I use my LV bag everyday. It carries a good amount of stuff in it. The straps have yet to show any weakening, nor are the seams coming apart.
A co-worker with a purse made by Guess (purchased at Macy's) with a shorter life span than my bag has already had the straps come off.
If not for the aging on the leather straps, mine would still look brand new. I've had the same bag for over three years now. I plan to use it for quite a while longer.
You analogies (like most analogies) are terrible.
You buy LV for the brand and status. You buy it to fit a certain position in society. You don't buy it because of build quality or functionality. That is all I was saying.
Expensive cars, nice steaks, high end graphics cards, these all have functional differences than their cheaper counterparts.
In GPUs for example, you can benchmark them and point to exactly what your money is getting you.
/shrug
Our family has owned a chain of dry cleaners for over 35 years and we've cleaned tons of purses. But what do we know about materials
well .. if you are dry cleaning a quality leather purse, you're doing something wrong already.
This pretty much. LV purses are made with virtually the same quality material as your cheaper purses. You're paying for the logo. Anyone who believes otherwise has just gotten themselves to believe that it's better quality to help justify the expenditure. Nothing wrong with buying a $1k + purse, just don't delude yourself into thinking you're getting quality over a $50 purse.
... what? Seriously this is the silliest thing you have said so far in this thread
Expensive items don't have a magical anti getting dirty shield on them. And you can't put leather in the washer... so dry cleaning is the ONLY option when it gets dirty.
but you are wrong - LV purses are higher build quality than cheaper purses. i know because my wife has 2 of them and also has quite a bit of coach purses. the LV ones are definitely made of a higher standard and quality.
you are flat out wrong if you think they are of the same build quality as a $20 target purse or even a Coach purse.
additionally, coach purses will be worth dick in 6 months after they are purchased. a LV purse can go up in value and retains value big time.
The 'higher build quality' of LV is a myth that people use to justify spending rent money on a purse. More than some cheapo purse, sure, but you can easily find purses of same or greater build quality for much, much cheaper.
It is the brand tax that makes it expensive. LV isn't made out of some magically superior quality, and the design is aesthetically prioritized rather than functionally prioritized.
please explain to me where i said they have a magical anti-getting dirty shield on them. you really are grasping for straws and putting a lot of words in my mouth about a buncha shit i haven't even typed out.
is it enough better quality to justify the price difference?
Urgh... basic english comprehension, please!
There are only 2 possible interpretations for what you said:
1. Needing to clean them means you did something wrong: You were stating that anyone who gets their 1300$ is "doing something wrong". Stating "there is no anti dirt magic" didn't imply that I believe you believe there is such magic. It is me using sarcasm at your ridiculous statement of "just don't get it dirty" which is a stupid assertion.
2. Cleaning them via dry cleaning is wrong: The alternative is wet cleaning which is worse for leather.
I explicitly covered both possibilities and stated your statement is ridiculous regardless of which one you intended.
And what about 200$ purses?
Between 10 and 1300 there are a whole ton of price points.
My g/f is making me buy her an LV purse. She wants a brand new one. I found out LV stores never have sales and don't have outlet centers like Coach and Gucci.
The purse she wants costs $1300. Is there a way to get any discount? It has to be a real LV because she can tell if it's a fake.
Ah, personal personal attacks...derp derp derp.
he said his family owned a dry cleaning chain for years and i replied with anyone who dry cleans a purse is doing it wrong, implying anyone who takes their $1300 purse to a dry cleaning chain is doing it wrong.
you really think taking a $1300 purse to a $.99 zips dry cleaning is a good idea?
Not "if you give it to someone else to dry clean". Fun fact, you can dry clean stuff yourself, at home.well .. if you are dry cleaning a quality leather purse, you're doing something wrong already.
Jesus... how condenscending can you get?i mentioned coach purses already in my previous replies. you should try reading posts to the end before replying to them.