Do you want the satisfaction of tending your own garden plot, but are afraid you might not be able to spend sufficiently ridiculous amounts of money and/or look stupid enough while doing it? Well, fear not! Capitalism has you covered. For starters, you’re going to need some tools. Shime Garden Tools, $1250 You provide the … Read more
Hopping onto the single origin trend, I present to you a selection culled entirely from one store. You get a much better sense of the terroir, don’t you think? Comme des Garcons cape, $1850 Fun prank: At some point during the day, suddenly look down and scream, “My arms! What happened to my arms!” Ann … Read more
What to buy for that person who has everything, except taste and a brain. Loro Piana checkers mat, $2050 If I am going to be dropping upwards of two grand (plus shipping) on a piece of felt, I would frankly expect to see an actual picture of it first. Playing cards sold separately. Jack Spade … Read more
In the years I have been writing this blog, I have seen a lot of things. Stupid things. Expensive things. Stupid, expensive things. But what I have for you today may be the pinnacle, the ne plus ultra of overpriced idiocy: It’s by Jimmy Choo. It’s made of regular leather embossed to look like snakeskin. … Read more
Handy lesson from last weekend: Sur la Table is a very entertaining store, but they have slightly too many employees on their floor to be able to comfortably point at things and declare “What kind of idiot would buy THAT?” while laughing. Fortunately, they have a website. Tuna Drainer, $3.95 How to drain canned tuna: … Read more
Fashion is all well and good, but there are plenty of other ways you can waste your money. Such as by buying a selection of nearly-useless kitchen implements. Most of these are not that expensive in absolute terms, but they still cost far more than they are worth, which is nothing, minus the cost of … Read more
Whenever anyone wants to make fun of designer-pricing excesses, they always go for the easy target of super-expensive t-shirts. So I thought, hey, why should everyone else be having all the fun? Just Cavalli t-shirt, $175 Not only is it insanely expensive for what it is, it’s also– bonus!– stunningly hideous. And it’s on sale! … Read more
Because the Ugly Things For Rich People posts aren’t really supposed to be about stuff that is just expensive*, but there are some items that are too stupid to not make fun of on the internet.** Shipley & Halmos “beer sleeve,” $2.50 for 6 By far the cheapest item I have ever posted, and yet, … Read more