Letters to the Editor
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Some thoughts...
>Next year, they'll be bronzing brides, so that they'll be pretty forever and ever. Me first!<
LOL!!
>As for the Prada bag, etc., it depends on how poor the speaker is. You can bet your bippy that someone living on mac and cheese thinks anyone who would spend 2 grand on a handbag is a sick puppy.<
My grandmother used to say that there are some things you should never get cheap because in the long run, you will spend more money replacing/reparing them than if you had just getting a well-made item. And I've found that spending the money on items I know are going to see a lot of wear (garment bags, for example) are worth it. Now, I have a batch of Target handbags, and some are more durable than others. I like variety and changing around once in a while. However, if I were the kind of person who didn't want that kind of hassle and got sick of having to replace inexpensive bags every season, I'd spring for a Coach or a John Chapman in a minute. I've already made up my mind to never get another watch till I can afford a Hamilton because I realized the total cost of watches that have punked out on me over the years comes out to a Hamilton-and-a-half.
>But part of human nature is that as we get wealthier, our standards change.<
I call that the "K-Mart towel" syndrome. :) When you don't have much money, a good K-M towel (or any kind of towel) is fine. It's only when you get wealthy and feel you have to have brand-names befitting your new class status that you think you have to get Saks or Neiman-Marcus towels. But when you really come down to it, how often is high-end brand-name stuff in some regards worth the extra money? If a K-Mart towel dries you just as well as a Saks, why do you need the designer name? And that "gotta have high-end for everything" insecurity is often the reason some newly-rich people don't hang onto their money long. The smart play, whether you are rich or poor, is to see which items really give value for the money. (Which is why I'm a fan of CONSUMER REPORTS and COOKS ILLUSTRATED magazines, because they are aces at revealing when spending the extra money is worth it--and when it's not.)
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Lasting value
That thing will have a lasting value. Why? Because Ken is a wedding planner. The couple is trying to get their gown into the guiness book, and to generate as much publicity as they can. (The 200.8 will help him to get the attention of the local press, too.) The point should be clear: he's advertising his business and thus increase his future profits. So unlike the money his customers spend - he's actually using the wedding money to build a future for his wife and himself.
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Anonymous Bride
I wonder what her name is.