Questioning the Sanity of Those Who buy Branded Goods.

Now the other day, my dad passed me an LV wallet that he had won in a lucky draw. The thing costs about $500 when purchased at the store. My question is, why would any sane person spend so much money on an object that is not very practical at all?

Let me just highlight some of the problems. First of all, there is no place to put your coins, or at least the place to put it is extremely small and has no way whatsoever to prevent coins from coming out. They must assume that the ric people buying their products have no need for coins. Second complaint is that they have four slots for your cards, however, none of your cards are able to fit in. How's that for practicality. Oh and if you usually carry an EZ-link card, three types of ID, a NETs card and a credit card, don't bother trying to fit them in. There's just no place.

On another note, my dad also bought my mom a Gucci handbag. It is again another marvel of how impractical stuff can be sold at high prices and people actually pay to get fleeced. The handbag has no way of closing it except for 2 thin pieces of leather from the widths that button together in the center. It's like an open invitation for pickpockets to just steal your stuff. And all your items spill out quite easily. However, the good people at Gucci have a solution. They provide you a sack with their name on it so you can put your stuf inside. A sack. So what's the handbag useful for? Oh and the sack is about $100.

So, people are willing to throw away money for stuff that should be practical but isn't. Here's a bit of advice to them. Buy a freakin cow. Besides using the hide to make your own, better suited handbags (notice the plural), you can get milk, steak dinners and wonderful goblets and horns.