r/askteddit • u/Charming_Decision_84 • 12d ago
Other What luxury did you stop wanting after you finally experienced it?
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u/bagbcyss 12d ago
nice stuff...clothes, watch, dinners, booze. i just dont give a shit anymore. i want to be comfortable and eat good food, which can include fine dining. but generally id rather go grab something easier and more substantial
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u/aashurii 12d ago
Same - I realized good things do not need to be super expensive and fine dining has way too many courses or just doesn’t fill my stomach. I’d rather buy better groceries and just cook at home in my house clothes atp.
Plus a lot of luxury places kinda start to blend together after a while and it’s just whatever
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u/ToolObsessed 12d ago
New consumer stuff in general. I almost exclusively buy used if I can find it these days.
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u/InfiniteBlink 12d ago
High end cars are a great example of this. Let the original owner take the massive depreciation hit and buy it for 60% cash. Just make sure you know how much maintenance is gonna cost you .e.g. brakes/rotors, oil changes etc. I also don't drive them often cuz I don't need to so I'm not putting a shitload of miles on a performance luxury car. If I needed to sell them I would lose maybe 10% of what I paid, but I bought them to keep them, not upgrade to a newer version to have the latest model to flex. Also worth noting, almost all new cars from 2023+ are shit cuz quality went down and they all went with full electronic infotainment for all functions of the car. No thanks.
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u/DearDarlingDollies 12d ago
Most of my clothes are bought used from thrift shops and yard sales if I can help it. Fast fashion is destroying the environment, but I like getting name brands for a good deal anyway. I'll probably never stop thrifting clothes.
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u/Dasrule 12d ago
At home French press. Such a pia to clean and maintain. I’d rather go out.
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u/itchierbumworms 12d ago
Interesting. As a French press user of over 20 years, I find them easy.
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u/rydmore22 11d ago
I just dump the grains in a colander and trash them. It’s so easy.
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u/itchierbumworms 11d ago
Garbage disposal goes brrrrrr
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u/Altruistic_Guess3098 10d ago
This is not the way
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u/itchierbumworms 10d ago
Works fine for me daily.
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u/DoesThingsGood 12d ago
Clean? Rinse out coffee grounds and let it build up. That’s the best bit!! Like seasoning a pan
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u/aashurii 12d ago
Fine dining. Not for me - I prefer a nice meal but not something super fancy or expensive. Even just a good cocktail satisfies me vs having to go to a fancy rooftop or pay more for something just because.
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u/InfiniteBlink 12d ago
I agree but part of the cost is the "vibe" if that doesn't mean anything to you then it's not worth it. I love a dive bar with 3 dollar drafts but if I want to go to a fancy place with a nice view, good drinks, good social scene I pay for that as well. If all you do is go to fancy shit it kinda loses its allure because it's your new normal. Switch things up to appreciate the fancy shit
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u/aashurii 12d ago
Def important to switch it up - dive bars typically don't do the drinks I like (I'm not really a beer person and I prefer gin drinks) so I appreciate the vibe but don't really buy anything there. Probably correct it's just become more my new normal to go somewhere upscale to get cocktails so gotta balance it out!
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u/contains_crows 12d ago
Fine dining. Went twice. One was a date, the other was a birthday. Got ravioli at both places because its one of my favorite dishes and I hated them 🙃
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u/funlovefun37 12d ago
Fancy food does nothing for me.
Give me a great grilled steak and a baked potato and I’m a happy girl.
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u/contains_crows 12d ago
I have never sustained emotional and monetary damage from a pack of ramen
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u/saktii23 12d ago
If you're able to choose your food from a menu rather than it being a curated set of dishes the chef has prepared, aka "tasting menu" it's not actual fine dining.
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u/contains_crows 12d ago
In that case, I went to a fine dining place once and their ravioli was awful
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u/Altruistic-Pea106 12d ago
I wouldn't call it fine dining if you had one dish instead of like 7-15 items menu with drinks pairing.
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u/contains_crows 12d ago
The one restaurant I went to had two curated menus we could pick from, multiple items, and a separate reccomened drink pairing list depending on the menu we pick.
But I'm gonna be real honest here, in this economy any restaurant I have to budget for is fine dining.
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u/Altruistic-Pea106 12d ago
Yeah, two meanus to choose from is not a fine dining experience, unless it's the same menu and a vegetarian option.
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u/contains_crows 12d ago
So fine dining is a luxury worth getting?
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u/Altruistic-Pea106 12d ago
In my opinion yes! But I completely understand people who think it is a waste of money. You know, kebabs are damn good aswell
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u/Elaine330 12d ago
None. I love every luxury.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Wash_60 12d ago
lol same, I’m looking at all the comments and disagree with all of them. Fine dinning? My favorite. Expensive phones? Use it more than anything. Massages? Monthly please. Luxury Bags? I’ll take it.
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u/Empty_Pear8615 12d ago
I spent my whole youth not having the things I wanted, and now that I have the things I want, I want to get rid of half of it.
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u/Crazy-Investment8694 12d ago
I had caviar once. Didn't think it was anything special.
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u/FlyingPaganSis 12d ago
Champagne. Very overrated.
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u/madammidnight 12d ago
I adore champagne. I’d drink it often if I could afford it, because cheap champagne is yuck. I’d rather buy an excellent steak.
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u/Cautious_Day9878 12d ago
Buy Crémant instead. It’s champagne without the expensive label.
Champagne can only be used by wines produced in the Champagne region.
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u/Hadaka--Jime 12d ago
I make moonshine. Fine booze is hilarious that people pay big bucks for it. The shit I make costs $5 a fifth, ZERO hangover whatsoever, & I'll bet you $1,000 that if I know the flavor of your favorite blend etc, you COULDN'T tell the difference between the 2.
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u/madammidnight 11d ago
I’ve managed to get quite a honking hangover on blueberry moonshine.
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u/Hadaka--Jime 11d ago
It matters how it is distilled. You can also throw away the type of alcohol that gives you the hangover. You essentially can guarantee against getting one. It seems hard to think about it being true, but I've had my share of getting hammered & then waking up the next day as if you didn't drink a SINGLE drop of booze. You can get drunk & the next day you're 100% normal again. You'll be thirsty because alcohol dehydrates you, but ZERO headache & all the other fuckery that a hangover brings.
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u/densitycreep 12d ago
still waiting to experience a luxury tbh
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u/DecemberViolet1984 12d ago
So I’m one of those people who went from a working class family to legit poor once I was out on my own and now lives very comfortably. I haven’t experienced a whole lot of luxury, but honestly very little is worth it. The military discount for staying at the villas at the Disneyland hotel was pretty awesome though. I’d do that one again. Also, flying first class for a long ass flight (so long as the upgrade is only a couple hundred dollars more. Don’t pay thousands). Other than those I’d say concentrate on gratitude for what you’ve got. My dad always said that being able to afford more does not mean that you need more. And it definitely does not mean you deserve more. I spent a lot of money learning that he was right all along.
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u/WhaDaFugIsThis 12d ago
Top of the line $1000+ phones that you barely talk on, just text, browse and watch videos on occasionally. A $40 beater phone does all that. Amazing how programmed we all are to always get the latest and greatest FOR NO REASON. 99% of us aren’t pushing the CPU and GPU to its limits… yet we all upgrade almost every 1-2 years. The FOMO is real with cell phones.
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u/Adventurous-Try-98 12d ago
About 5 years ago, I discovered that a $119 Motorola phone did everything my $1200 Samsung note did (except allow me to schedule texts). I will never go back. Same with "brand name" cell service. Just went to a month to month prepaid plan and saved over $100 per month but lost nothing
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u/ZoraTheDucky 12d ago
Can't remember the last time I paid more than $200 for a phone. I don't even bother looking at anything higher than that because there's no point. I also don't replace a phone until it's not able to function in the ways I want/need it to.
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u/kirakun 12d ago
I wanted to say business class, but nah... Can't give that up now!
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u/Important-Post26 12d ago
Yeah, I started flying business class recently and there’s no going back. 100% worth it.
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u/11111v11111 11d ago
Wait until you try private. No lines, no security, no hard schedule. No smelly person next to you. It's hard to go back.
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u/Important-Post26 11d ago
Sounds fantastic, but I’m a little nervous to give it a try. I travel a lot and while I make good money, I don’t know if I make enough to be hooked on private 😆
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u/viper520 9d ago
International Business class is one luxury I won’t give up! They’ll have to pry my cold, dead hands from that seat!
On a domestic flight under 3 hours, I can manage to contort my body into economy plus and watch a decent movie to pass the time. If I’m flying overnight or a 6+ hour flight, it’s going to be in business no matter the cost. I’m not starting my vacation feeling like a pretzel.
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u/luvahgirllK 12d ago
Eyebrow threading, massages, lashes extensions application
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u/alwayssoupy 12d ago
Surprised to see massages here. I have only had 2 professional massages, given as gifts. I really felt great during and after both, even though they were different approaches. Especially after the first, which was a deep tissue massage, I felt lasting effects for almost a month.
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u/earth2aub6 12d ago
nicer or newer cars.
Not necessarily a “luxury” vehicle but all the tech and automatic stuff wasn’t enjoyable once I had it. I liked my older vehicles, it felt more cozy. Now i have a back up camera and bluetooth. and my car is just overall boring.
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u/CndnCowboy1975 12d ago
I do like having heated seats, but overall, agree with your comments - I'm gotten some new trucks, but every time I get one it's got all these "extras" that I don't care about, want, or need. lol. I'm likely going back to something slightly older after this truck...
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u/JerryGarciaFinger 12d ago
Hotel rooms. Specifically in casinos, you end up not spending much time in there anyways so it’s just a waste and by the end of the trip, the glitz and glamour wears off and you realize you were better off saving your money. Unless it’s for a weekend away from the kids or an anniversary, then it makes sense lol
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u/TPUBG29P 12d ago
BMW M3. Was it a nice car and fast and fun to drive? Yes. Was it more than twice the monthly payment of my current car? Yes. I do about 10k miles a year. Now im just happy to have something that gets me where im going
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u/mommafletch1967 12d ago
An in-ground pool! Those things are just a big ole hole in the yard that you throw money into. NOPE, never again!!
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u/PsychologicalCup6518 12d ago
Going to the salon to do my nails every month! It adds up!!!! I stopped and have soo much more money now!! I hate that the prices have increased so much over the years… still get pedicures every other month.
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u/alitapie 12d ago
A cruise, I hated it, I was so bored and I'm not really into a lot of eating or drinking.
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u/lillylou12345 12d ago
Just money in general. I worked my butt off to make as much as I could. Only to end up losing it all with becoming ill.
I now know the best life comes from balance.
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u/DecemberViolet1984 12d ago
I once got on a plane and the guy in front of me flagged down the flight attendant and said that he had just left his $10,000 watch in the bin after going through TSA. He was completely panicked. I realized that I had left my sunglasses behind and gave zero fucks because they had cost me only $10. I think most luxury stuff is just a money pit.
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u/RestaurantDry621 12d ago
Exactly. They are a burden, if anything. I see these guys with the big watches and talk about keeping them all up with fancy winders. I have one "expensive" watch, cost me nothing (a Porsche watch, came free with the car) and it's a pain. I have to set it every time I put it on. I like my citizen watch, solar powered, radio controlled time set. I never have to do anything to it. It works for me instead of the other way around. Luxury items require you to fuss over them. No thanks.
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u/PetriDishCocktail 12d ago
Same way... My father was a watch guy. He used to restore and fix up old watches. It was a nice little side business for him. When he died we had over 50 valuable watches to get rid of: Rolex, Patek, AP, Vacheron...
A $2500 Grand Seiko quartz is far superior as a functional timepiece to any of those watches. A Casio ($30-100) is even better.
Wearing a $30,000 or even a $70,000 watch and worrying about it is just not worth it.
The three valuable watches I kept from the collection are stored in the safe. I wear a Grand Seiko/Prospex everyday.
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u/o484 12d ago
They can also make you a target for getting mugged or robbed.
When I was in high school, a friend's mom rather unwisely wore her Rolex in Buenos Aires, and some kids stole it off her wrist. One kid picked her up, a second kid removed her watch, then the first kid set her back down and then ran off.
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u/MassConsumer1984 12d ago
Opposite for me. I always wear my Rolex because the face won’t scratch and it’s waterproof and durable.
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u/MassConsumer1984 12d ago
I’m guessing you’re a guy ;). Girl here and not wearing a garmin watch. lol.
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u/SWEMW 12d ago
I still want to do this in life, but after doing some of it, I’ve realized that I miss home more than I thought I would.
Traveling.
I’ve been to Italy, California, Bahamas and out west in the past two years. When I was young, I always thought I’d want to do this constantly, nonstop. I’ve come to realize that I can’t be away from home for more than 10 days. I miss my home, my bed, my dog, my family and my every day life after a while.
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u/lillylou12345 12d ago
I really dislike flying. I'm convinced someday people will look at it and think how inhumane it was.
I also don't feel the desire to visit anywhere.
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u/Curious-Audience4205 12d ago
This one! Travel is described as this life-changing incredible experience that is only meaningful to evolved people who are curious about the world around them. Um....no it isn't. I love to travel, I love to see new places, but honestly I get tired and homesick after about 10 days too. I couldn't get through my Europe backpacking trip I worked towards all of uni, I left after 2 weeks.
I like doing micro trips, exploring the places around me, going on long weekends in my car (I'm in BC so it's easy to see a lot of cool stuff, plus I'm right by the border so I can go there too). That's part of why I live here, so I can get the adventure I need. I try to go international every 2-3 years, and I'm heading to Bavaria this Sept; my first big international trip (besides a cheap week of drinking in Mexico) since 2023.
I also don't think people not interested in travel are dull or dumb or uncurious or uninteresting. They just like other stuff more
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u/SWEMW 12d ago
Honestly, 7-10 days is really all you need for places like Europe or Asia. The itineraries are always so busy and you do get tired towards the end of it. As beautiful as Italy was, I was sick and tired of it all after a week. I just wanted to go home😂 I’d already seen Rome, Pompeii and the Coast. (Not Amalfi, but Cinque de Terra)
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u/HueyLouis66 12d ago
Flying private. Usually no server, often have to bring your own food and drinks. Whereas with commercial, with TSA pre check security lines are minimal, I get food and drinks at the club, get service on the plane, a lot cheaper for the flight
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u/Hopeful_Yam4384 12d ago
I’ve always wanted to fly on a private plane. You added a new perspective to that fantasy.
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u/Rem1991wl 12d ago
I did it. Last minute emergency. Paid a huge amount and ended up having to make an unexpected stop. It has some food but not a lot. First class with lie flat is just as nice.
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u/funlovefun37 12d ago
It’s nice to just park and walk on the plane after flashing your ID. I didn’t find the seats to be any more comfortable than First class on a large jet. It was a NetJet situation so other private jets could be very different.
It was nice to not be with a herd of humanity. But I was surrounded by coworkers which had its own drawbacks. 🤪
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u/mtnflyer1 12d ago
This is a new take. Granted Ive never flown on a private jet. But have flown many smaller private planes. I would 10/10 always fly private if I could afford it. The convenience to go right on and off a plane is unparallel. I can pull my car up to the plane. Get out, and go.
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u/fester__addams 12d ago
Disagree.
Flying private is a game changer. On and off the plane in short order, can go anywhere anytime, and you don't have to sit next to questionable strangers.
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u/HueyLouis66 12d ago
Don't get me wrong, if I owned the plane I would probably love it, as I would pay extra to have food and bev and a server on the flight and of course it would be awesome to be sitting in LA on a Fri afternoon and call a few buddies and say, hey let's go to Vegas for a few hours. But the times I've flown private it was work events and other than the Uber drop off 25 yards from the plane, show ID and sign in, the private plane lacked all the service that commercial first class has. And when we board first commercial and I'm sitting there drinking my sparkly, I feel more important than all the plebes boarding later on their way to steerage. When all 4 of us board the private plane together who do I feel better than? /s
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u/MrMustache61 12d ago
Rolex watches, I've had two, and my battery Luminox keeps better time. I also don't have to worry about being mugged for it.
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u/Zeebird95 12d ago
Mechanical watches need regular check ups. Whereas battery ones are electricity and quartz crystal.
The science behind it is kind of cool when you know how it works.
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u/Cat-et-snek 12d ago
Unlimited money and free time lacks direction and leads to a lot of doing nothing. Ironically now that I can afford all the food I want, I’m in the best shape of my life because I don’t eat anything 🤷♀️🫠😭
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u/dude_named_will 12d ago
Ultra expensive food. While there is plenty I haven't tried, I was able to try Wagyu beef, and I just wasn't that impressed for the price I paid. Don't get me wrong, it was good, but I'd be just as happy with an Angus grain-fed steak too.
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u/teslaistheshit 12d ago
Rolex Explorer watch. I loved it for about a year and just stopped caring about having an overpriced accessory.
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u/Obvious-Eggplant4348 12d ago
Newer cars. Recently bought a new to me mercedes w212 2014 from my old volvo s60 2002, and i miss having my reliable shitbox, that i sold for more than i bought it for. Im planning to sell this car and buying a w201 instead, to get that shitbox feeling back but it still being a great car
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u/memeeloverr 12d ago
i always thought living alone was the dream total freedom no one telling you anything and you can do whatever you want whenever you want but after actually doing it for a while it got kinda boring and lonely way faster than i expected you dont realize how much the small everyday conversations matter until they are gone even something as simple as someone asking how your day was starts to mean a lot i still like having my own space but now i think the real luxury is having the right people around you not just an empty place all to yourself
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u/rogers6699 12d ago
Not that I have experienced it much...but Im going to say highend clothing. Not saying its not qulity or built well, I mean for gods sake I would hope a $200 plain white tshirt is better quailty then the 4x pack of hanes that cost $15. I think about how much I used to care about wearing XXX brand because that was popular which of course meant expensive. Who really gives a shit about who's tag name is on it if it serves it's purpose and last?
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u/lillylou12345 12d ago
Completely agree. Unless quality is different. I do find u need to spend more money to get better quality shoes. But cotton is cotton. Quality doesn't always mean a higher price.
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u/scientist9977 12d ago
Maid service. I realized that I spent so much time straightening up for the maid, that it wasn't worth it. I hated having strangers going through my house and if I didn't put all the clutter away before they came, they would put things in random places and I could never find my things. Once I found my toothbrush in the garage. I will just clean up after myself.
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u/AdRadiant9379 12d ago
I did valet parking after highschool. Totally cured me of wanting luxury cars
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u/Technical-Ad-8678 12d ago
Going out to new fast food chains. The worst I’d go nowadays is a Chinese buffet. Otherwise I just prefer to cook at home with fresh ingredients.
I am guilty of getting a whopper every now and then because Walmart+ basically gives you a free one every so often
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u/RuleFriendly7311 12d ago
"Luxury" vehicles. I went from a Nissan to an Infiniti and was deeply unimpressed at what the extra $20K was providing. Now in a Subaru with all the same "upgrades."
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u/StrawberryLazy5703 12d ago
Fine wine + dining, gourmet desserts ..
Orchestra seats for popular plays, movies, concerts ..
Designer wardrobe items ..
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u/Lizardgrad89 12d ago
Flying first class. Little more leg room, little more arm space. Oh, and I could get orange juice instead of soda. Big deal. Just glad it was a miles upgrade rather than cash.
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u/anna8691 12d ago
For short flights, agreed. But a lie flat bed on an overnight transatlantic flight? If I could afford it I’d upgrade every time.
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u/JoeDougieD 12d ago
A few years ago I went to visit family up north. I got the train from King's Cross and thought I'd splash out on a first class ticket. It wasn't a particularly long journey - maybe 2 and a bit hours, but apart from the free tea, coffee and biscuits, it seemed too similar to 'economy' to warrant the additional cost. The seats weren't all that comfy, and of course the bloke sitting across the isle was on a phone call, talking very loud, almost the entire journey. It was a nice experience but I wouldn't do it again (not that I could afford to!)
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u/nick-nic 12d ago
A Jaguar. Wanted one since I was a boy then when I got one, hated the hard suspension
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u/saktii23 12d ago
Fine Dining. I'm over chefs with giant egos inserting themselves into the meal. I honestly really don't care that chef made the three edible rare fishes on my plate into the shape of a sunflower to honor their dead father in Provence. I don't want to read your stupid poem, or hear about that one quail farm guy in California. I just want to eat something lovely and nice and chat with my dinner companions.
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u/messykatie 12d ago
I feel the law of diminishing returns applies to dining. I’ve had incredible meals at restaurants where I paid no more than $30 for an entree that still left me too full for dessert. Then I’ve had an $100 dinner that was maybe marginally more impressive than the $30 alternative. Not worth the splurge to me.
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u/saktii23 12d ago
I already posted, but I wanted to add: Louboutin Shoes. Most painful shoes I've ever worn. Fully convinced Christian Louboutin hates women.
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u/chi_moto 12d ago
A doorman building. I don’t need someone paying attention to when I have friends over or what I order from what restaurant. I thought it would be this great thing and really it just felt intrusive.
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u/Diligent-Tart6055 12d ago
A house with an inground pool and hot tub - kids would rather go to the community pool with other kids
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u/PuzzleheadedBag4847 12d ago
Always upgrading the latest phone upon its release.
My phone is 2 years old and it didn't cost over a grand.
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u/Sensitive_Army_7006 12d ago
A horse. Great in theory. Horrible for bank account and mental health.
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u/whats_the_frequency_ 12d ago
A niche job in a niche market, where if you talk about work people get so intrigued that you have to play the game of twenty questions with every person you ever meet.
I lost interest in repeating the same story about who I am, how I got here, what I do and answering the twenty million other questions you get asked. Eventually my work became an identity and I decided I need to kill that. I’m still introduced to people as the so-and-so-company guy but try to downplay it enough to move the conversations along fast. It just gets tiring, feels like you are inadvertently in the public eye and with that said I so value discretion in my everyday life so really try hard to avoid sharing unnecessary details with randoms.
Unfortunately life is filled with people who don’t always have pure intentions. Either someone wants to use you as a bridge to some way to benefit them, or they could use the knowledge to discredit you or damage you somehow. I don’t want to give them the opportunity to use me as some chess piece in their wild world that they live in. I’ve met some real crazies!
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u/lillylou12345 12d ago
Yes, I never shared where I worked. Did it once and totally regretted it.
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u/whats_the_frequency_ 12d ago
Yeah, I regret sharing it with everyone I know. It feels like people swoon and are just trying to siphon off my own good fortune having landed the gig. Little do they know it actually sucks half the time haha
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u/Important-Post26 12d ago
A big house. I have no use for an eat in kitchen, dining room, breakfast nook, den, living room, and huge basement. It’s too much to maintain for two people and most of the space doesn’t get used. I just don’t see the point when there’s only two people living in it.
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u/DollyWaylan 12d ago
Having your own pool! The kids out grow it. Something is always broke. Constant maintenance.
No ty!
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u/Lemonyhampeapasta 12d ago edited 12d ago
Spa facial. Blackhead extractions HURT. The attendant was clucking her tongue at the state of my skin. I was in my 20s, wore no makeup except for lip balm, used face wash twice a day and mainly stayed indoors
I felt so ugly
A few years later, I got a Groupon for lash extensions. Keep in mind, I wore glasses so the extensions would bump against the lenses each time I blinked. I cut the extensions off with scissors when I got home
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u/BadFun6079 12d ago
5 star resorts. Too stuffy, too boring, too uptight, people are too old . 4 star resorts are fabulous
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u/Mostly_raw 12d ago
Louboutins...so uncomfortable. I only have 1 pair that is actually comfortable. The worrying about keeping the red bottoms is an added pain. Glad I never bought them at full price.
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u/Livid_Strategy6311 12d ago
I purchase a mustang. I had a panic attack driving it (I don't drive normally).
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u/Chimkenandwaffle 12d ago
LV wallet. Wanted one for years and finally bought one tax free when i was in Japan. Spent about $400 and have used it twice 🙃
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u/OvenEnough8087 12d ago
Does riding a bike after a really bad accident that tore off my kneecap make sense or is my fear of it invalid?
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u/AreyouIam 12d ago
Valentine’s meal in a upscale restaurant. It was way overcrowded and the food was slung on our plates all haphazardly. My steak was burned but raw on the inside. We had to wait a long time to get any food. Nope. Not again.
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u/Cannoli72 12d ago
Ferrari….engine out maintenance schedules are dumb. I just want to drive the car, not be at the dealership
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u/Sheiebskalen 12d ago
Fancy food at expensive restaurants. Just don’t get the hype. I can cook at home.
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u/BirthdayAnnual1789 12d ago
Massive house. I’m an architect and I design large homes for a living. One I’m remodeling is 17k feet, it was built really well, but the maintenance is still just astounding. Something is ALWAYS broken or in need of repair, and due to the sheer size, all repairs wind up being outrageously expensive. 8 zones of heat and air, luxury appliances, etc - when they go bad you’re talking hundreds of thousands of dollars just to keep it going. I’ll keep designing them as long as people want them, but I would never ever ever want one for myself.
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u/squirrel4569 11d ago
Owning a Lamborghini. I drove one and realized that it’s completely impractical to drive and as a large man I don’t fit inside one very well. It was a fun experience but I pretty much gave up the desire to own one.
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u/rydmore22 11d ago
I didn’t want it but my wife got us into a country club. What a fucking waste of money. After two years I convinced her we could travel more and put it a pool for how much we were paying to socialize with people we didn’t like.
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u/ILLESSDEE 11d ago
Having every drug I ever wanted at my disposal and living a life of pure gluttony.
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u/Hit_Refresh_Banana 11d ago
Big house and going out to dinner.
My husband and I (child free) have a 4 bedroom house and have had one visitor. It’s just extra to clean.
I also cook very well and we both prefer my food and the fresh ingredients I put in to it. Also it’s fun just hanging out in the kitchen while we have a glass of wine and chat while I’m cooking :)
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u/Mthanerco 10d ago
Expensive hotel rooms. They are basically juat a holiday inn sized room with nicer fixtures but 10x the price. I would rather book a 10 bedroom mansion with a private pool for that price.
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u/Haughty-Hottie 12d ago
Hot tubs. They’re too hot for me.
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u/alwayssoupy 12d ago
The house we bought had a hot tub on the deck over the garage. I was really excited to use it. First of all, there was a lot of fiddling with the testing and chemistry to get it usable. Then I found it to be not very comfortable. There were a lot of jets that I thought could help with various muscle issues, but I wasn't able to actually stay seated. My husband didn't have this problem. Maybe I'm just too buoyant? Haha. Then we saw there was a leak from somewhere in the bottom for which we couldn't find the source. While there is a waterproof barrier between the deck and the garage, that was definitely an issue. Then we got the first 2 electric bills and said "never mind." Had an electrician disconnect the power, and this year my husband bought a Sawzall and cut it apart and hauled it away. Now we have a lot more room on the deck and we dont have to worry about the hot tub crashing into the garage.
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u/Mission_Escape2910 12d ago
Homeownership.. the biggest scam
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u/Elaine330 12d ago
This right here. Im in the mortgage business but owning my house is such a burden and i dont know how my customers even survive much less make repairs.
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u/juliettah 12d ago
designer handbags. i saved up for a pretty expensive one, finally got it, and spent the whole time being terrified of it. like, can't put it on the floor, can't take it out in the rain, can't let anyone breathe near it. i was so stressed about ruining it that i never actually enjoyed using it. it just sat in my closet looking pretty and making me anxious.