Must haves or wants
Oct 19th 2017, 12:31 pm
#47
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Re: Must haves or wants
It's all about the tags on the bag. That's by far the most valuable part 
You want the whole world to know how much you paid for it. 
And then there's a subset of luxury goods you specifically buy so that only the select handful will know how much you paid for it
You want the whole world to know how much you paid for it. And then there's a subset of luxury goods you specifically buy so that only the select handful will know how much you paid for it
Oct 19th 2017, 12:35 pm
#48
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Re: Must haves or wants
I think you're confusing "you" with "a certain subset of tossers".
Oct 19th 2017, 1:14 pm
#50
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Re: Must haves or wants
Each to their own. We're all guilty of it though.
Oct 19th 2017, 5:09 pm
#53
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Re: Must haves or wants
As with many things, it's not as black and white as that.
Many brands prosper because they make products which are intrinsically good at doing what they're designed to do, and better than -- or sufficiently different from -- how well products from their competitors perform.
I don't own a Nikon (or a Leica, for the cognoscenti; or a Hasselblad for a certain class of pro), not because I can't afford one, but because my choice of camera suits most closely what I want to do with it.
I drive a BMW because the specific model ticks those boxes which are important to me (and impressing other BMW drivers isn't one of them).
And I wear Calvin Kleins, very sadly not to impress anyone who may see them, but merely because they're well made and comfortable.
Brands are good, selected objectively.
Many brands prosper because they make products which are intrinsically good at doing what they're designed to do, and better than -- or sufficiently different from -- how well products from their competitors perform.
I don't own a Nikon (or a Leica, for the cognoscenti; or a Hasselblad for a certain class of pro), not because I can't afford one, but because my choice of camera suits most closely what I want to do with it.
I drive a BMW because the specific model ticks those boxes which are important to me (and impressing other BMW drivers isn't one of them).
And I wear Calvin Kleins, very sadly not to impress anyone who may see them, but merely because they're well made and comfortable.
Brands are good, selected objectively.
Oct 19th 2017, 6:01 pm
#54
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Re: Must haves or wants
Wants.... G Wagen. 
Oct 20th 2017, 8:55 am
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Re: Must haves or wants
I honestly think that luxury brands have destroyed themselves in the Gulf and elsewhere as most of the big names have moved down to a more mass market and lost their exclusivity to an extent. This even applies to some car brands. Porsche, Bentley and Maserati should not have big SUVs under any circumstances as it goes against what they stand for.
Oct 20th 2017, 1:04 pm
#56
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Re: Must haves or wants
Suits...another type of uniform?
Oct 22nd 2017, 5:44 am
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Re: Must haves or wants
As with many things, it's not as black and white as that.
Many brands prosper because they make products which are intrinsically good at doing what they're designed to do, and better than -- or sufficiently different from -- how well products from their competitors perform.
I don't own a Nikon (or a Leica, for the cognoscenti; or a Hasselblad for a certain class of pro), not because I can't afford one, but because my choice of camera suits most closely what I want to do with it.
I drive a BMW because the specific model ticks those boxes which are important to me (and impressing other BMW drivers isn't one of them).
And I wear Calvin Kleins, very sadly not to impress anyone who may see them, but merely because they're well made and comfortable.
Brands are good, selected objectively.
Many brands prosper because they make products which are intrinsically good at doing what they're designed to do, and better than -- or sufficiently different from -- how well products from their competitors perform.
I don't own a Nikon (or a Leica, for the cognoscenti; or a Hasselblad for a certain class of pro), not because I can't afford one, but because my choice of camera suits most closely what I want to do with it.
I drive a BMW because the specific model ticks those boxes which are important to me (and impressing other BMW drivers isn't one of them).
And I wear Calvin Kleins, very sadly not to impress anyone who may see them, but merely because they're well made and comfortable.
Brands are good, selected objectively.
Not all of us. I wear Churchs shoes and have my suits tailored in HK specifically because there are no labels on show. I know its top quality and if anyone else notices, they know what they're seeing the clothes and the man inside).
I honestly think that luxury brands have destroyed themselves in the Gulf and elsewhere as most of the big names have moved down to a more mass market and lost their exclusivity to an extent. This even applies to some car brands. Porsche, Bentley and Maserati should not have big SUVs under any circumstances as it goes against what they stand for.
I honestly think that luxury brands have destroyed themselves in the Gulf and elsewhere as most of the big names have moved down to a more mass market and lost their exclusivity to an extent. This even applies to some car brands. Porsche, Bentley and Maserati should not have big SUVs under any circumstances as it goes against what they stand for.
I don't disagree that you can be subtle, but not everyone can because often those things are expensive. Mid range brands succeed so fantastically because they show some status (Ralph, Hilfiger, etc etc etc etc) and are more affordable.
Oct 22nd 2017, 7:55 am
#59
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Re: Must haves or wants
Hmm, a new crank up 30m Luso tower for my yard with some new Optibeam antennas. A new Elecraft 1500 watt solid state amp to go with my radio and a new Flex 6700 radio would be a start but it's a long list and hadly the sort of thing others would know much about I guess 
Oct 22nd 2017, 8:03 am
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Re: Must haves or wants
Not all of us. I wear Churchs shoes and have my suits tailored in HK specifically because there are no labels on show. I know its top quality and if anyone else notices, they know what they're seeing the clothes and the man inside).
I honestly think that luxury brands have destroyed themselves in the Gulf and elsewhere as most of the big names have moved down to a more mass market and lost their exclusivity to an extent. This even applies to some car brands. Porsche, Bentley and Maserati should not have big SUVs under any circumstances as it goes against what they stand for.
I honestly think that luxury brands have destroyed themselves in the Gulf and elsewhere as most of the big names have moved down to a more mass market and lost their exclusivity to an extent. This even applies to some car brands. Porsche, Bentley and Maserati should not have big SUVs under any circumstances as it goes against what they stand for.
so true...have you guys seen the Bentley SUV equivalent (it's called the Bentayga)...it's totally rank.