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Seriously, it's a beverage.

Posted by musubi Oct 14 '10, 12:41

Don't get me wrong, I understand that it's an occassional splurge to treat yourself. But the idea of a *beverage* being that much just feels so incredibly foreign to me.

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Is a Rolex just a watch? Seriously, why does somebody need a $55K watch -- (link) - amoxy Oct 14, 12:55 8
- I don't need a $55k watch... but I have finally succumbed to the appeal of watches. -- nm - TFox Oct 14, 13:01 5
  - The best accessory a man can have imo. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 14, 13:02 4
    - I didn't like them for a while because my phone told time fine, and then I didn't like the bands that pull my armhair out... - TFox Oct 14, 13:05 2
      - I love my Seiko. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 14, 13:08
      - Nice leather strap and a clean simple face = awesome sauce. -- nm - Reagen Oct 14, 13:07
    - I thought that was a hottie wife? -- nm - oblique Oct 14, 13:04
- This is how I feel. The way you feel like "how can anyone need a 55k watch?", I feel, "how can anyone need a $45 drink?" - musubi Oct 14, 12:58 1
  - I do like food and drinks, so I could see myself trying it at one time - amoxy Oct 14, 13:00
Word...and the thought that someone would pay that much for a shitty tasting beverage boggles me even more. - Jim Oct 14, 12:46 11
- *blink* - znufrii Oct 14, 12:51
- if you think all straight alcohol tastes "shitty" it's clearly not for you. - Mel Profit Oct 14, 12:49 1
  - Rum = effing gross. Whiskey = that's nice. -- nm - TFox Oct 14, 12:58
- people's taste differ. I find coke,pesi, etc to taste shitty but love scotch and whiskey -- nm - decline Oct 14, 12:49
- a lot of the cheap stuff *is* garbage which presents a tough barrier to entry. -- nm - Reagen Oct 14, 12:49
- I can't explain it, but I really do love scotch -- nm - crash davis Oct 14, 12:48 4
  - My man! -- nm - Ron Burgundy Oct 14, 12:49 3
    - I also love the phrase "smelly pirate hooker" -- nm - crash davis Oct 14, 12:50 2
      - *goes back to my home on Whore Island* -- nm - Diva Oct 14, 12:57
      - My man! -- nm - Trish SI Oct 14, 12:56
- My wife agrees with you. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 14, 12:48
I think it depends. It's not like soda where you'll drink the whole bottle at a sitting - TWuG Oct 14, 12:46
At the price that Johnny Walker Blue is, it is not a beverage, but an experience -- nm - amoxy Oct 14, 12:44 2
- johnny blue is actually quite reasonable at most duty free. $120 on my way back from Singapore. - mafic Oct 14, 14:52
- I wonder how they got started. I mean, 60 years is a looong time before a product launch. :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 14, 12:45
I've done it. Totally worth it. -- nm - Roger More Oct 14, 12:43
well, you could say the same thing for a $50 Ruth's Chris steak vs a mcdonalds cheeseburger. But, somethings just are that much better. -- nm - Andie Oct 14, 12:42 36
- It honestly bothers me to buy a steak at a steakhouse. - musubi Oct 14, 12:44 32
  - I rarely do as well, but that's because I get steaks from the farm. - Reagen Oct 14, 12:51
  - Not all steaks are created equal (nor all burgers for that matter). -- nm - Don Homer Oct 14, 12:46 3
    - They're not, but my steaks are awesome. (nm) - musubi Oct 14, 12:49 2
      - Your butt steak is not the topic of discussion -- nm - oblique Oct 14, 12:57 1
        
        Regardless, it is awesome. (nm) - musubi Oct 14, 12:59
  - you can cook steak at home for 1/10 the price, but the really good steak houses get amazing cuts that you still would pay a fortune for at a butcher, - Andie Oct 14, 12:46 18
    - Don't get me wrong, like I said, I understand the dynamic. But the fact that it's a beverage just *feels* bizarre to me. - musubi Oct 14, 12:48 17
      - I feel the same way as you do about most steakhouses - that I can make them at home. But I can't blend scotch, or age port 40 years. -- nm - Roger More Oct 14, 12:49 16
        
        well, you *could*, but whether it would be worth the effort is a completely different matter. -- nm - znufrii Oct 14, 12:52 15
        
        I'm doing my best to hang onto the Macallan 18 that Diva got me a few years ago. - Mel Profit Oct 14, 12:55 14
        
        My friend does this with his yearly birthday present to himself, a bottle of the aforementioned Bushmills 21 Rare. - znufrii Oct 14, 12:58 9
        
        When we finally get a grown up place where I can store things like this I'm going to buy a bottle and put it away. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 14, 12:59 8
        
        this reminds me, one of these days I need to throw a whiskey party - znufrii Oct 14, 13:02 4
        
        count us in. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 14, 13:04 3
        
        hopefully I can find a free weekend before I leave for Philly. - znufrii Oct 14, 13:06 2
        
        when do you leave for Philly? -- nm - Roger More Oct 14, 13:07 1
        
        January, exact date tbd. -- nm - znufrii Oct 14, 13:08
        
        ...and then next to where I store that bottle, I'm building an enormous ball pit! -- nm - Mel Profit si Oct 14, 13:02 2
        
        I hate you Chewie. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 14, 13:05
        
        This made me laugh way too hard. (nm) - musubi Oct 14, 13:03
        
        Jealous. That's some good shit. The 15 is darn tasty, too. - TWuG Oct 14, 12:57
        
        dude - we can get more. -- nm - Diva Oct 14, 12:57 2
        
        but it won't be as old! -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 14, 12:59 1
        
        heh -- nm - TFox Oct 14, 12:59
  - Ruth Cris was easily the best steak I have ever eaten. -- nm - Beaker Oct 14, 12:45 7
    - It's probably my least favorite of the high end steakhouse chains. -- nm - pmb Oct 14, 12:49 4
      - i've only been to one once. i remember my steak tasted like butter. literally, butter. it was delicious though. -- nm - Andie Oct 14, 12:51 3
        
        Pretty sure that's because Ruth's Chris literally cooks it in butter. - musubi Oct 14, 12:53 2
        
        Yup. Big dollup of butter on top. -- nm - pmb Oct 14, 12:57
        
        that's basically every steak in France, FWIW. -- nm - Reagen Oct 14, 12:54
    - Been to Mortons once. $99 coupon for a four course meal. Delish! -- nm - lileve Oct 14, 12:46 1
      - they got a throughly nasty review of their san fran place, totally trashed them -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 14, 13:28
- exactly. sometimes splurging on something you really like occasionally is just fine. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 14, 12:43 1
  - my example holds with this as well :) -- nm - Beaker Oct 14, 12:44
- I was going to use the $1500 escort vs the $5 crack whore example but yours works too -- nm - Beaker Oct 14, 12:43

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