What do you value enough to pay a premium for?

[octatonic]

Originally Posted by Little Ricky

Tools, food, beer, and my lady friend.

Is she your special lady-friend?

[Eric Karonen]

Originally Posted by piece of ash

+1

I am so tired of buying garbage... and there are so many forces at work trying to force us to.

We research nearly everything before we buy... Consumer Reports... Amazon... etc...

I can barely afford $50 shirts at Jos A Bank... but the $10 dollar stuff WalMare stuff is only good for one wearing and washing.

So we buy LESS and buy BETTER... I think that is green in some way.

I do the same for some things, however, I wear $2 t-shirts, and $20 jeans. No fashion queen anymore, once the girls stopped paying attention to me! hehe

[piece of ash]

Yeah... you can't beat the Walmare jeans... but plastic shoes???? uh-uh

[Brother Rob]

Beer, wine, coffee, travel experiences, my house, dog toys, shiny things for my wife...

[kelnet]

Hookers

[Nodremark]

Coffee. I like to roast my own and have gotten spoiled.
Rum. I can't drink very much very often so I only buy what I like.
Cigars. 2 or 3 a year so I can afford to splurge (see Rum)

And my Vet can charge me what ever she wants. She is worth every penny.

[studio1087]

Education for my kids
Computers
Phones
Equestrian supplies and lessons for my wife and daughter
Our Piano
Some guitar stuff
Safe sporting goods for the boys
Shoes (good shoes last)
Fresh Fruit
Fresh Fish
Viking cooking appliances
Cookware

[studio1087]

Originally Posted by piece of ash

+1

I am so tired of buying garbage... and there are so many forces at work trying to force us to.

So we buy LESS and buy BETTER... I think that is green in some way.

A big big +1

It is green. I truly beieve that it's green.

Ever wonder how much of our landfills are filled with disposable quality crap?

[Bones]

Originally Posted by sjwieczorkow

oh man, that made me LOL.

[Bones]

To answer the OP, I'm a pretty utilitarian and practical person, i take pride in doing more with less.

[piece of ash]

Originally Posted by studio1087

A big big +1

It is green. I truly beieve that it's green.

Ever wonder how much of our landfills are filled with disposable quality crap?

Like this: We bought a 10" chef's knife... waited for a 20% off sale... still cost like $100. It will be there FOREVER. Some day we'll have the set.

[Stevie 202]

Originally Posted by outlawyer

Camera lenses.
Middle of the road (or usually less) is fine for everything else, cause these days middle of the road guitars, watches, and motorcycles are friggin awesome.

+1
L series...sweet pieces o' glass.

[big-daddy-59]

Since I don't have enough money for anything, I've always had to find that line where the best bang for the buck is. Oftentimes that has meant learning to do things myself. Want a really fast computer? learned to build my own...and in the process learned that spending a couple extra dollars for Asus motherboards,Western Digital drives and Corsair memory was money well spent. Learned to shop at the restaurant supply place and have knifes that I bought there twenty years ago. Do my own car repairs and if I got to keep the car for more than a year, then I'll spend the extra for Bendix brake parts and TRW suspension parts. Do it right the first time. Wanted a tube guitar amp. Wound up learning to build my own cause I couldn't afford anything really reliable and I could build a 5f2a circuit for a THIRD of what a Fender '57 Champ costs. The one thing I ever really splurged on was my mountain bike. And that was only because I had three bikes stolen from my house and I got a big insurance settlement. And sixteen years later I'm still riding that same Litespeed.

[winny pooh]

Coffee: Thorntons at home and £2 pound americanos at Brunswick house

Parts and tools: I have tools I spent £30-60 on tools that I have maybe only used for 40mins in total. But they are worth that for when you have those "if only" moments.
And parts - I don't own a single cable without a Neutrik connector (80 connectors in all gets pricey!) and solder them myself.

Instruments and recording gear take up perhaps 70% of my disposable cash.
Example: I own a number of guitars, a double bass and a Rhodes that are each the value of a car, but not a car itself hahaha

I also only buy the pricey hummus

[JeradP]

Being a tightwad, nothing.

[rangercaster]

booze and dog food ... for the dog ... not for me ... the booze is for me ...

[RomanS]

Coffee (only freshly roasted beans from local roasters for my grinder & espresso maker...); wine (thankfully, I come from a wine region and can buy a lot locally); bread; (organic) vegetables.

I just noticed: all food stuffs...
Well, I build my amps & guitars myself, I don't care for electronic gadgets at all, I'm not a car freak, I already got a collction of great photography equipment, and clothes are so unimportant to me that I just buy the cheapest rags I can find, so food really is my ownly luxury...

[SolidbdyJazzfan]

1. Luggage (only recently)

2. Gefilte Fish

3. Really hot horseradish for 2.

Seriously, my wife and I are caregivers (I'm full-time at it) and we take respite trips once or twice a year, so I'd have to add hotels to that list. To me, the quality of the hotel is worth a premium. I used to travel a great deal when actively practicing law, so I know the good ones from the not-so-good. Things have changed a bit in that industry, but certain things have remained more or less constant over the last 25 years or so.

[3 Chord Monte]

Convenience.
Expedience.
Location.

[Bryan]

Guitars and Amps--doesn't have to be overly expensive but I buy exactly what I want.

Food--especially meats, and when we do actually go out to eat it is someplace nice

Travel--My wife and I love to vacation

Computers--I'll never buy a cheap computer again

Watches--I can't afford one right now but one day I will own a Rolex, Breitling, Panerai

Guns--Again doesn't have to be expensive but I want quality