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[-] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 67 points 3 months ago

Clothing with brand names all over the place

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 9 points 3 months ago
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[-] InvisibleShoe@lemmy.world 43 points 3 months ago

Anything gilt in gold. Its a poor mans idea of wealth

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[-] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 35 points 3 months ago
[-] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 29 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Food with gold leaf. It doesn't add to the taste, it doesn't add to the look, but rich people and wannabe alike love it because it has gold and they have trash taste. If i went fine dining and see a gold leaf covered food, imma send it back because it's aurum contaminated. And i said it as someone who won't ever set foot in fine dining restaurant.

Why is it an objectively trashy: it's a simplest way to appease those wealth chaser and showoff, yet it takes 0 effort to apply it and overcharging their food.

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 3 months ago

And gold leaf isn't even that expensive

A single leaf is so thin, that is costs only a little over a buck. The tiny piece of gold on your fancy food? Only a couple cents

But you can bet your ass that you will pay way more than that

[-] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

fine dining's price is loosely coupled to the ingredient cost for everything but the most expensive ones

Gold leaf is cheap yes, but they are paying for 'the experience'

Is it stupid? Yes

But not even close to the moderately stupid spectrum of human idiocy

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[-] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 7 points 3 months ago

Saw a thing about the world's most expensive pizza ($2k+) the other night. Squid ink pizza dough, caviar, truffles, gold leaf, etc. It looked revolting.

[-] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

A lot of people doesn't realise that expensive ingredient doesn't make the best food, it just make them look pretentious.

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[-] bazus1@lemmy.world 28 points 3 months ago
[-] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 3 months ago

Especially for draft dodgers, imagine one of those would ask for a military parade for his birthday.

[-] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 26 points 3 months ago
[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago
[-] moldyringwald@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago

Giant fake gold chains lol

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[-] pdxfed@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

Most cars especially BMW, Cybertrucks, corvettes, cameros, Hummers. Chat gpt, caviar, phone ring tones, expensive weddings, store bought cakes/cupcakes, fake grass/colored rock landscaping, overpaying/over borrowing for higher education.

[-] youngalfred@lemm.ee 7 points 3 months ago

store bought cakes

All store bought cakes?

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[-] peteyestee@feddit.org 6 points 3 months ago

Hummers... I've rarely ever seen someone pull off the style you need to have to not look tacky.

[-] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I'm still holding my judgement on caviar. I assume there's a reason that it's so popular, and not just because it's expensive, which is to say that I think the people shelling out to eat it wouldn't do so if it tasted like fish ass.

[-] cokeslutgarbage@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

I used to work in the seafood industry and I got invited to a seafood expo once. There were tons of vendors and since I'm super poor and not fancy, i ate everything. Figured I'd never get another chance. I ate so much caviar and roe that day.

It's fuckin' nasty. Every species and preparation I tried. Tbf I was at an expo, not a nice resturant, but also tbf, it was an expo, they were trying to market their best products.

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[-] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I’ve had it and while it’s good it’s often served with hard boiled eggs and crackers so it kinda tasted like those things. I would say it’s overrated.

[-] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 2 points 3 months ago

I absolutely love my Audi but I can’t argue that it isn’t a pile of shit.

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[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

The shear overwhelming amount of times I've seen this exact question posted.

[-] tetris11@feddit.uk 10 points 3 months ago
[-] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Full sets of matching cookware. Its almost always a bunch of display junk that never gets used. Buy your stuff as individual pieces, you'll likely have nicer quality. This goes for pots, pans, knives, silverware, spatulas, damn near everything cooking related.

Personal opinion, all-clad is overrated. Their skillet/saucepan handles are shit and hurt to hold for longer cooking sessions.

[-] peteyestee@feddit.org 2 points 3 months ago

Do you have a YouTube channel?

[-] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Lol. I ain't good at content creation AFAIK. Jack of all trades, master of like 2 at best.

J Kenji Lopez-Alt and Alton Brown are pretty good for the more technical side of things tho

[-] KingGordon@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago
[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 8 points 3 months ago

flashy, gaudy gold, or diamond encrusted rooms by rich people.

[-] muntedcrocodile@hilariouschaos.com 7 points 3 months ago

Luxury clothes bags jewellery etc. Old money will walk down the street and look like just some average guy.

[-] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago

Social media

[-] matte@feddit.nu 6 points 3 months ago

Arrogant behaviour

[-] blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk 6 points 3 months ago

Clothes who's primary purpose seems to be to let others know what brand it is. As if I'm supposed to be impressed you bought a Jack Jones t shirt. Couldn't you just have bought a nice T-shirt without the branding? No because it's all about being a brand whore - trashy.

[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Lobster. It was originally poor people’s food. Crustaceans are just insects of the sea.

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago
[-] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

When they're fresh, have been kept on ice, boiled in clean water, and served up with garlic butter they are.

When you send the scullery maid down to the shore to shovel up whatever washed up, throw it in a pot and boil the shit out of it... Well I imagine it's marginally better than starving anyways.

[-] bieren@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago

MAGA apparel and flags.

[-] radiouser@crazypeople.online 4 points 3 months ago
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[-] starlinguk@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Panther print. Gold lamé sandals. Lip filler. Spray tan.

[-] kubok@fedia.io 2 points 3 months ago

And where I come from: expensive German SUVs, preferably Mercedes.

[-] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Any clothing brand that is just expensive for most individuals to buy (ie. Gucci, Michael Kors, Lui Vutton, and others). These are all made incredibly cheap and flimsy, and you are just paying for the brand. Most of the wealthy will either buy the same brand but from their exclusive collection (not available to commoners) that are actually well made and durable, or will buy other brands (ie. John Lobb, Schaeffer’s, Frette) that actually last so long that they can be passed down if wanted. Lastly, when you see someone famous or wealthy appearing on the spotlight with something you can buy at a store (mostly super expensive like a Bellenciaga) they are lended to them for the publicity alone.

I just personally prefer to dress like Adam Sandler most of the time.

[-] steeznson@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Yes, rich people tend to wear expensive but durable clothes that last a long time.

Have also noticed they tend to drive older cars too. I guess they have nothing to prove to anyone else.

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[-] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

The Kardashains

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