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[lunatic59]

A Tag Heuer is never losing its value. Good investment

I am a bit of a timepiece diva. I've got Movado, Gucci, Raymond Weil and a few others. I had a gold Waltham pocket watch that I had restored, but I gave it to my son on his 21st birthday, which he carried on the day of his wedding.

I've never been a fan to Tag's, nor of chronographs, but this one caught my eye and when they went over the sale price and I tried it it on, the Mrs. insisted I buy it. Of course she didn't have to twist too hard.

That's the principle I use when buying any watch, here's the last one I bought.

And I'm fully confident that in the future it will at least keep its value

While you may jest, I have had some el-cheapo watches that i absolutely adored. Some of the original Fossil's come to mind and I still have a 30-year-old Seiko i can't bear to part with. Swiss Army marketed some very attractive casual and sport watches as well.

Rolex has never impressed me, but maybe one day they'll make a decent timepiece.

 

[Clementine_3]

A white pickguard. Looks much sharper than the black one that should be there. My next new last purchase will be about this time tomorrow, lessons! I decided to take this whole expensive pretend new hobby seriously

 

[Deleted User]

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A white pickguard. Looks much sharper than the black one that should be there. My next new last purchase will be about this time tomorrow, lessons! I decided to take this whole expensive pretend new hobby seriously

Give me a shout if you need a bass player to jam with

 

[Deleted User]

Rolex has never impressed me, but maybe one day they'll make a decent timepiece.

Yeah, but is it art?

I think Rolex must have done a bang up job in terms of marketing because I thought these expensive watches were the pinnacle in terms of craftsmanship. But I know little about the watch market, and what is considered to be a 'good' timepiece.
Is it a bit like Stella Artois beer being "reassuringly expensive"?

 

[shalemail]

Remember that living room set I got, the sectional and recliner? Well we couldn't possibly use the coffee and end tables we already had, I mean we really couldn't, the space was all different and they no longer fit. So we needed a new coffee table and a little table to go by the recliner. (no longer room for traditional end tables because of the sectional.
So behold, my new coffee table and (do they call it an occasional table?) new chair table.

 

[lunatic59]

Yeah, but is it art?

Only if Mark Rothko is wearing it.

Is it a bit like Stella Artois beer being "reassuringly expensive"?

I guess the proof is that if someone is willing to spend $10 for a beer, then it's a $10 beer.

 

[Deleted User]

This won't last long. Love it. Do you get malt loaf in the US?

 

[psionandy]

This won't last long. Love it. Do you get malt loaf in the US?


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Hope you've got plenty of butter to go with that...

 

[Deleted User]

Hope you've got plenty of butter to go with that...

It is heavenly with butter, but honestly I can eat it 'clean', straight out of the packet, no problem. You can't hang around with this stuff, because it loses squidgieness

 

[shalemail]

More points to burn, that oddly I earned using my last batch of points. I like Macy's new point system. These cost me $12.00 of my own money.
Yes ANOTHER pair of Vans.

And ANOTHER BvS shirt

Cause I am a geek like that.

 

[LilacBleeds]

got it for £14.99 at Argos UK was meant to be £37

 

[lunatic59]

got it for £14.99 at Argos UK was meant to be £37

Can I bring my shirts over?

 

[LilacBleeds]

Can I bring my shirts over?

haha I need to start mine first.... just I have never ironed clothes before only my textiles stuff which I never really did clothes wise....

 

[PattiCakeUS]

It is heavenly with butter, but honestly I can eat it 'clean', straight out of the packet, no problem. You can't hang around with this stuff, because it loses squidgieness

What does squidgy mean? I'm not aware of that being used in the US.

 

[KOLIO]

What does squidgy mean? I'm not aware of that being used in the US.

This seems to nail it:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/squidgy

 

[Deleted User]

^---- bang on, I'd say

 

[lunatic59]

Would it be more like a damp sponge that can be squeezed but returns to it's original shape? or like a bag of mashed potatoes that holds the shape, once squeezed? Or perhaps both?

 

[PattiCakeUS]

I'm trying to figure out what word we use that fits. I'm thinking... squishy, doughy, moist... but none seem quite right. I think I like squidgy!

 

[AMOCO]

AMD Athlon X4 870k with AMD quiet cooler Quad-Core Socket FM2+ 95W AD870KXBJCSBX Desktop Processor

 

[mikedt]

 

[AZgl1500]

my car kept going 'bong' 'bong' 'bong', so thought some liquid refreshment in the fuel tank would make it stop that

 

[bjacks12]

 

[lunatic59]

Nice pen!

 

[KOLIO]

Nice pen!

Strange choice for a pen holder though.
I'm guessing there's a serial pen klepto in the house....................

 

[Deleted User]

I wondered why all the pens in our house disappeared - we don't have any gun pen holders