monkeysfeet
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Coke and Hooker’s
Hmmm, but he didn't specify what.
I fear you have completely disregarded the very significant ongoing running costs.<br /><br />
I’m a cost centre in my marriage. I can confirm that the running costs are high.
Wellies.
Not bloody coffee!
monkeysfeet<br />Free Member<br />Coke and Hooker’s
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Hmmm, but he didn’t specify what.
Well not cherry or classic, and nothing to do with fishing equipment 😉
Jeans. Shit jeans rarely fit nor last , and make you look like Jeremy Clarkson
Good jeans (note I don't say expensive jeans as there are some very poor quality expensive jeans) fit well, last and picked well are not Clarksonesque.
Good jeans are rarely cheap
Time is the ultimate luxury so it’s the NetJets membership.
I had 41 years with my partner without a marriage ceremony. cost zero. Marriage sounds awful expensive to me 🙂
I’m at 27 years and only cost was the registry office fee of £150. Rational was tax but I totally get your sentiment with regards the whole pantomime.
Exposure lights. Worth every penny.
Good quality sleeping bags with a high fill power down and good materials otherwise (no particular brand, lots to choose from)
Vallorbe files. Specifically a half round 2nd cut tapered file that was £40 but it just does the job and has done for years.
Di2.
YMMV but you would be wrong, sorry.
also +1 to exposure lights and good bread
also
a proper slow grown, decent breed, free range chicken. £10-£15 for a chicken? Bargain
OMM, Patagonia
a hand shaped surfboard
Stamps
I get that you might not want one, but surely it doesn’t take much imagination to see why others might like to own nice things?
I can see why people enjoy buying nice things, like a fancy notepad or fountain pen but that doesn't make it worth the money, which was the OP question. Some things are simply indulgent.
Surely an expensive notepad is the opposite of something that is ‘definitely worth the money’ as it serves no purpose other than to show to other notepad fans how much you’ve spent on a notepad?
Especially when you've got notepad.exe notepad++ for free.
Pans
Chef knives
Speakers
Power tools
Chainsaws
Beer
All of the above are available in large price brackets. All will do the same job from lowest to highest. However, the user experience and outcome is directly proportional to the money invested
A good pair of shoes.
I'm talking OTT hand made shoes but in my experience you just can't beat a pair of Docs for long lasting comfort that can be worn anywhere and fit in.
I used to buy cheaper shoes for work, perhaps a third to half the price of a pair on 1460's but they just don't last and were never so comfortable.
A good fountain pen is another choice. A Montblanc is a work of art and beauty to write with but even my TWBSI eco go to pen is a delight to use.
Meindl walking boots
Meat
Bordeaux red wine
I’ve heard you can spend thousands on bicycle brakes
Another vote for mattresses.
Good denim (selvedge).
Good wellies (Aigle and Grubs, La Chemaux didn't last me particularly well).
Good walking boots that are worth a re-sole.
Good shoes/boots. Redwing or Fracap that can be re-soled. Like a Loake dress boot.
Watches.
I'll have a pair of PMC BB6S XBD-A loudspeakers please, hard to find a price but they're over 100k
I’ve heard you can spend thousands on bicycle brakes
And cranks. And hubs. And rims, And gears. And various other trinkets.
Nobody is saying they are, objectively, worth it though.
Good jeans are rarely cheap<br /><br />
As pointed out numerous times, Uniqlo Japanese selvedge denim jeans for £35/pair are as good, if not better than jeans costing well north of £100, if not more.
Japanese selvedge denim jeans for £35/pair
They bleed like a swine though. I like to imagine an unsuspecting Tesla owner hopping into that white leather interior with their spangly new selvedge denims for a long drive... Because I'm twisted like that.
As pointed out numerous times, Uniqlo Japanese selvedge denim jeans for £35/pair are as good, if not better than jeans costing well north of £100, if not more.
Kaihara denim is decent, but the last time I looked, they were produced in Bangladesh and Uniqlo has questionable history of forced labour practices.
All of the above are available in large price brackets. All will do the same job from lowest to highest. However, the user experience and outcome is directly proportional to the money invested
I can’t think of anything where it’s directly proportional. Diminishing returns applies almost everywhere.
Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones. I ordered them and sent them back a couple of times before opening the box (sorry amazon). They seemed way way more expensive than I perceived myself being worth...
More than happy to spend a mint on my kids, but generally less so on myself. The hazards of parenting
As pointed out numerous times, Uniqlo Japanese selvedge denim jeans for £35/pair are as good, if not better than jeans costing well north of £100, if not more.
As I said good jeans are rarely cheap.another clue to them being any good is when they have stretch in the title.
Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones
These are really good and worth the cash imo. First quality pair of headphones . Wish I'd had them years ago when I traveled long haul regularly. But they would have been stolen multiple times
Toilet paper, unless you are a fan of running sandpaper across your holy rose.
Chris King. In almost 20y of riding, whether second hand or new, I have never, ever replaced a bearing on a headset, BB or hub. Hundreds of thousands of KM in all weathers. <br /><br />
Hope, Cane Creek, FSA, Shimano have all died in the attempt.
Hate to say it but my Uniqlo selve edge are no where near the Hebtroco's for quality. The difference is night and day.
For me:
Waitrose food. Stays fresh for weeks longer than Tesco or Aldi. Never understand why they dont market this. Stuff like carrots 6-8 weeks. Tesco 2 weeks if lucky. I know what tesco are doing and its sh!t grocery. Essentials range is also fantastic quality for the price. False economy not to buy decent food.
King Headsets: Always buy second hand & expensive. Wait for the search to pop up on ebay. One of the last true fit and forget items. Last way longer than Hope or Cane creek.
Leatherman for the 25 year warranty.
All my furniture is Ercol. 2nd Hand. Solid wood, well made, for the price of Ikea. Most of it is 40-50 years old and it will out last me.
Mattresses - worked for years in a mattress factory. You totally get what you pay for. High density Pocket sprung and layers of horse hair and lambswool every time. Just about to replace my 30 year old mattress and move it into the spare room. By my calcs I have spent over 70,000 hours lying on that thing. Why would it not be the most important item after your house?
St Anton lift pass. €406 for 6 days.
Grisport work boots, the tall ones. Not that expensive but they last and last
Cauliflowers. Well they seem to be bloody expensive at the mo.
I agree with sourdough, 3 quid for a large one at my local bakers.
Good beer (rather than going to Spoons 'cos it's cheap).
ATC loudspeakers.
Howarth oboes.
Also agree with @Andy re. Waitrose Essentials and Ercol. Recommend me a mattress Andy.
Like others
Exposure lights
mattresses
good red wine
I’ll add Assos roadie clothing and Remarkable notebooks.
+1 leathernan, also Gerber. I had a multi tool snap after twenty years service and they replaced without a receipt.
V Spring mattress
Swaroski binoculars
almost anything by Apple
A weekend in New York with prime tickets to see David Byrne in concert
Our Ercol furniture.
@doris5000 early December what few mills left in Hawick have sales both invitation and public.
+1 Leatherman
+1 Exposure lights (didn't pay ridiculous money for mine though)
+1 Frahm jackets (only have the one, but the quality is outstanding)
I'll add ebikes 😉
I'll also add - drysuits. Without a shadow of a doubt, the best bit of kit I've used this winter
It's difficult to understate the bed/mattress when you realise, you spend a third of your life using it.
With that in mind, almost another third: my Secret Labs office chair.
Proper, Goodyear Welted shoes. Look after then and they’ll last decades.
Tyres, be it bike or car, they’re the only thing sticking to your ground and you normally get what you pay for.
Good bread. Sourdough may be hipster but it’s bloody lovely.
Beer. I’ve cut down on drink and maybe have 3 beers a week. So I make sure they’re really good ones, even if it costs extra.
