Most cringeworthy thread you have ever read?
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yonex said:
BrabusMog said:
The most expensive tee that I own was around £175 but it has lasted 5 years without even the slightest fray and the logo also glows in the dark. Some people really like to wear nice clothes as, unless you're in bed, you're wearing clothes!
Unless your Tee Shirt is made from alloy it sounds remarkable, 5 years with no wear? It puts spending £300 on a bike light into perspective
BrabusMog said:
The most expensive tee that I own was around £175 ...
This t-shirt... Made from discarded pairs of Cindy Crawford's pants was it?Your money, your choice. I'm just trying to sort out the order of events the company selling it went through.
Make t-shirt... Something... Sell t-shirts for £200 quid. Whoever defined that something is a genius.
BrabusMog said:
leglessAlex said:
KFC said:
But you're just picking some arbitrary number and saying madness. I wouldn't spend £100 on a tshirt btw but I can see why people would. There is probably someone on a clothes forum right now thinking we're mad for spending £100k on a car. Its effectively the same thing... we're both going overboard on something completely unnecessary thats nothing more than a hobby.
This is true. I like to think I'm reasonably good at understanding why people spend so much money on things (like clothes) even if I wouldn't do it myself but there comes a point where I just can't understand it anymore. The guts of £200 on a t-shirt falls in the area of 'I just can't understand that' but then as you say, I suppose for many people spending £200k on a Ferrari would be looked at in the same way. 
selym said:
yonex said:
BrabusMog said:
The most expensive tee that I own was around £175 but it has lasted 5 years without even the slightest fray and the logo also glows in the dark. Some people really like to wear nice clothes as, unless you're in bed, you're wearing clothes!
Unless your Tee Shirt is made from alloy it sounds remarkable, 5 years with no wear? It puts spending £300 on a bike light into perspective
I'll take a photo of it when I'm home from work, hopefully I'll get the fried egg stain in shot too 
BrabusMog said:
Totally agree. Back when I first started working and had to be smart to the office, I used to have my work shirts cleaned every week, I think it was about £12 for 5 to be done. Saved me having to wash, dry and then iron them myself, and they felt a lot nicer too. Laundered sheets 
I may have to try that.
It's a revelation. b I may have to try that.
ks to ironing sheets after a day at work.trashbat said:
I nominate any post in which the poster mentions that they bank at Coutts.
Most of those I know who did don't anymore and those that still do only hold 'small' accounts with them for the pure s
ts and giggles of saying that they bank with Coutts which seems to hold value with many who have no idea of reality over perception...BrabusMog said:
selym said:
yonex said:
BrabusMog said:
The most expensive tee that I own was around £175 but it has lasted 5 years without even the slightest fray and the logo also glows in the dark. Some people really like to wear nice clothes as, unless you're in bed, you're wearing clothes!
Unless your Tee Shirt is made from alloy it sounds remarkable, 5 years with no wear? It puts spending £300 on a bike light into perspective
I'll take a photo of it when I'm home from work, hopefully I'll get the fried egg stain in shot too garyhun said:
BrabusMog said:
selym said:
yonex said:
BrabusMog said:
The most expensive tee that I own was around £175 but it has lasted 5 years without even the slightest fray and the logo also glows in the dark. Some people really like to wear nice clothes as, unless you're in bed, you're wearing clothes!
Unless your Tee Shirt is made from alloy it sounds remarkable, 5 years with no wear? It puts spending £300 on a bike light into perspective
I'll take a photo of it when I'm home from work, hopefully I'll get the fried egg stain in shot too Rude-boy said:
Most of those I know who did don't anymore and those that still do only hold 'small' accounts with them for the pure s
ts and giggles of saying that they bank with Coutts which seems to hold value with many who have no idea of reality over perception...
iphonedyou said:
Rude-boy said:
Most of those I know who did don't anymore and those that still do only hold 'small' accounts with them for the pure s
ts and giggles of saying that they bank with Coutts which seems to hold value with many who have no idea of reality over perception...On the other hand given the job I do it would be rather odd if I didn't know quite a few!
iphonedyou said:
It's his money.
I never understood people complaining about how others spend their money. If it's theirs, they can (and should) do what they like with it, so long as it's legal.
My mother takes the piss that I get my bedsheets laundered. Thinks it's a total waste of money. And that's, what, £13.50 a pop?
Different strokes.
Just to say I wasn't having a go at people who spend that much, only that it completely baffled me!I never understood people complaining about how others spend their money. If it's theirs, they can (and should) do what they like with it, so long as it's legal.
My mother takes the piss that I get my bedsheets laundered. Thinks it's a total waste of money. And that's, what, £13.50 a pop?
Different strokes.
A t-shirt doesn't exactly contain that much material, I would have assumed that once you reached around £100 or so you would already have the best material and amazing quality of manufacture. Obviously not according to some companies out there!
Rude-boy said:
iphonedyou said:
Rude-boy said:
Most of those I know who did don't anymore and those that still do only hold 'small' accounts with them for the pure s
ts and giggles of saying that they bank with Coutts which seems to hold value with many who have no idea of reality over perception...On the other hand given the job I do it would be rather odd if I didn't know quite a few!
leglessAlex said:
iphonedyou said:
It's his money.
I never understood people complaining about how others spend their money. If it's theirs, they can (and should) do what they like with it, so long as it's legal.
My mother takes the piss that I get my bedsheets laundered. Thinks it's a total waste of money. And that's, what, £13.50 a pop?
Different strokes.
Just to say I wasn't having a go at people who spend that much, only that it completely baffled me!I never understood people complaining about how others spend their money. If it's theirs, they can (and should) do what they like with it, so long as it's legal.
My mother takes the piss that I get my bedsheets laundered. Thinks it's a total waste of money. And that's, what, £13.50 a pop?
Different strokes.
A t-shirt doesn't exactly contain that much material, I would have assumed that once you reached around £100 or so you would already have the best material and amazing quality of manufacture. Obviously not according to some companies out there!
I sell women's clothes & could sell you (or probably your Mrs) a perfectly good dress for £20. I could also sell her one for £50 which is a bit nicer, or one for £100 which is bloody lovely. If you were feeling really flash, I could relieve you of £700 - it's probably not 35 times "justifiably better" than the £20 one, and certainly not 7 times "better" than the £100 one, but it's not just about the material costs.
As I type this, I'm in the middle of sorting some new Summer stock I've just bought - some of which are linen trousers. One brand of linen trousers retail at just under £20, and the other brand retail at just over £130. Both made from the same material - the expensive ones have a bit of trimming on, but certainly not £110 worth of trimming.
I'm glad people are happy to pay more & as for the question "is it worth it?", then if it makes you feel that it's worth it then the answer is yes.
For the record, I wear t-shirts costing about £15
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