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Watching a video on expensive toasters. I cannot imagine how much toast you need to be eating to spend more than $40 on a toaster.

Rolexes. Or any crazy expensive watch, I guess. It's purely a status symbol thing, which I find obnoxious as hell.

Purses. I love a good purse myself but there's plenty of pretty ones for under 100 dollars, which is my personal max limit. I cannot fathom spending thousands on a bag. No matter how awesome it is.

I don't think I've spent more than 20 bucks on a regular purse in years. But then, I go to places like TJ Maxx and other discounted stores.

I got mine for $120 on sale, but it's quality leather and build and should last me a good two or three decades. I can't imagine a) spending more than that on something b) cheaply made with a tacky logo stamped all over it.

Gambling.

Anything where the increase in price isn't matched by a corresponding increase in quality. If I spend hundreds or (if I had that kind of money) thousands on something, it better be "drop bomb on it, still works" durable and also aesthetically pleasing.

Smart appliances, houses, etc. If they were purely an accessibility aid and not mostly an easy failure point + way to collect and sell user data, they'd be useful, but as they are I'd pay way more for a washing machine/fridge/whatever that doesn't need software updates and won't stop working if the internet does (I don't have internet access except for my phone, so anything that requires a connection to work is extra bullshit.)

Are you me?

I went too off the line on something recently because it was worth it. And for something else I went with the cheap no-name thing because it was better quality and MUCH better value than the biggest name stuff.

We don’t have any smart appliances. We don’t have a doorbell camera, either. The closest we come to any of that stuff is a keypad garage remote mounted on the outside. The one that came with it died in 18 months so I spent $7 on Amazon for a generic one and after three years none of the connections have eroded like on the name brand one that cost $40 to replace.

Cars: No way am I spending enough money for a down payment on a fucking HOUSE (or the WHOLE payment of a house if you're in the plains) when a Honda is right there.

Clothes/purses/shoes/accessories: Like, yes, spend extra for the quality, but I keep seeing the ugliest, cheapest looking pants for $800. Like... why???

Organic foods: They're not organic, it's a marketing trick. Also GMOs are great; GMO companies suck.

What country are you in that organic is a marketing gimmick? I’d be dead if not for certified organic food.

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Rocks.

They're MINERALS, Marie, fer chrissakes.

"Crystals speak to me!"
"What are they saying?"
"Buy more crystals."

wedding gowns. An incredibly expensive dress you can only wear once. And don't assume they're going to pass it on to a daughter who hasn't been born yet, what if they have a daughter who's not the same size? Or never gets married? Or if they only have sons?

Yes. Weddings in general, really. It is one day. I'd rather have a fun honeymoon and/or save money for the actual marriage.

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Oh man THIS! We skipped our wedding entirely. Everyone had all these crazy demands and it got stressful and no one cared what we wanted. If we’d done what we wanted to do, it would have cost us a grand total of like $300 before catering. But the parents were all making demands and we had a death in my family in the midst of it all and it was just too much stress. So we just said fuck it. Best decision of our lives!

We had our wedding in the caldera of an extinct volcano which happens to be in a public park right across the street from our house. We had the bare legal minimum of guests (3) and I wore a dress I got from Macy's for $30. Our biggest expense was the gourmet cupcakes we got our two witnesses and officiant, if you don't count the license itself.

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Or maybe the daughter wants to choose her own wedding dress in a current style? (And why shouldn't she? Why did mom get to choose for her wedding and daughter doesnt?)

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I have a $300 toaster, but it pops down automatically and it's very pretty and matches my red blender? Why are you dying on this hill?

https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/kitchenaid-pro-line-2-slice-toaster

Williams Sonoma makes some great stuff, but I'm still not paying $300 for a toaster. My $30 toaster works just fine.

Congrats on being rich?

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A good toaster is nothing to sneeze at. The industrial grade ones are fabulous.

I will never waste money on an expensive phone ever again, absolutely not worth it.

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Shoes. I try to get it but I just don’t.

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Agree with a lot of the other comments. Adding "luxury/expensive food or drinks". Like, hundreds of dollars for a bottle of Whisky. You drink it and then it's gone. Expensive appliances at least last for a decade or two.

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If I had unlimited funds I would buy that Mitsubishi 1 slice toaster. I hate fighting with cheap toasters that cook unevenly so one side is burning while the other side is still bread or spit out toast that is so dry and dusty it's almost inedible. Give me that perfect slice with no effort every day of the week.

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