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| (Mana)tea time - Unnecessary Expenses
Welcome back to (mana)tea time, where I talk about my life only to be mercilessly pummeled by the sput community for sharing. In this installment I’m going to divulge some things I own that are unnecessarily expensive. I did not actually pay for all of these myself, but it’s cool to own them! Then you can tell me some things you own that cost far too much but you’re happy you bought (or were gifted). | | 1 |  | Underoath
Lost in the Sound of Separation
Watch – Shinola Runwell Automatic. This was a birthday gift from my parents when I turned thirty. I love this thing. It’ll last many years. Also Shinola does free servicing and cleaning every three years which is probably the best thing about owning it. | | 2 |  | Pierce the Veil
Collide with the Sky
Wallet – Burberry wallet that I got on sale for $150 under like $370. I know what you’re thinking, “$150 for a wallet?” Because it still looks brand new five years later, that’s why. Thing’s gonna last me like forty years. | | 3 |  | Linkin Park
Meteora
Shoes – I own two pairs of dress shoes (brown and black). I got one pair on mega sale for like $80, but the other pair was a birthday gift from my wife from a company called Beckett Simonon. I know a nice pair of shoes can easily be worth more than $100 but I would never, ever, ever spend more than $130-150 on a good pair of shoes. These were about $250 and lemme tell ya… good investment. | | 4 |  | All Time Low
So Wrong, It's Right
Jeans – I have religiously worn Levi’s for almost the entirety of my life. Somewhat recently though I saw a bomb deal on a pair of Joe’s Jeans and picked them up. Amazing. Also more expensive than they should be. | | 5 |  | Brand New
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
Espresso pods – Peet’s Coffee Nespresso pods are unnecessarily expensive. They are also some of the best Nespresso pods out there, and they’re still cheaper than going to Starbucks (or Peet’s for that matter). | | 6 |  | Protest the Hero
Palimpsest
Wife’s rings – I have spent far more money than should make sense on some sparkly compressed carbon, but hey, happy wife=happy life, right? | | 7 |  | Dayseeker
Sleeptalk
iPad Pro – I actually didn't need an iPad Pro. An iPad Air would have certainly done fine. I just like the whole “Pro” thing and the difference in cost between the two wasn’t large enough to warrant not upgrading. | |
Manatea
04.08.23 | My life on display. Have at me | Sabrutin
04.08.23 | Don't be ashamed for the wallet. I have an expensive one too (namely The Bridge) and it's been standing strong for at least two years already. I never thought I'd be psyched for a wallet but here we are! | Manatea
04.08.23 | Ohhh i like those wallets. Fortunately I haven’t thought about buying a new one in years lol | pizzamachine
04.08.23 | Got a new pair of stylish boots, so worth it. | Manatea
04.08.23 | Oh? What kind? | pizzamachine
04.08.23 | Blundstone | Manatea
04.08.23 | Damn those are nice | pizzamachine
04.08.23 | Currently in love with it haha. But yeah life is expensive | Ryus
04.08.23 | i have some red wings shoes which are like $350. best shoes i own | Purpl3Spartan
04.08.23 | Expensive items are worth it if you get the use out of them. I feel like that’s why expensive clothes have the lowest regret rate because you’ll always try to wear something you really like | Manatea
04.09.23 | I feel like a purchase like Red Wings boots would be super necessary especially if you do work that requires well made boots like that.
Also purp’s right about clothes. I try to buy clothes that last as long as possible, even if they cost the extra dollar. I would have thrown my suit up here but I feel like for the price tag it was completely justified. | AlexKzillion
04.10.23 | hmmmm i am super cheap in regards to all of this by contrast (never spent more than like $60 on a pair of shoes, $40 fossil watch, same $15 macys wallet since high school, hardly ever buy new clothes) also not engaged
where i make up for it is all the money i spend eating out lmao. feel like your list is probably a much more worthwhile use of money but no regrets lol | Dedes
04.10.23 | Same here mate, I drop more money on food and drink than I have ever on anything that will not be passed through my colon in 24 hours.
Which brings me to my worst buy (80 dollars on a bottle of Widow Jane whiskey that turned out to be vastly inferior to Yellowstone, Four Roses, even a bottle of fucking Jack lmao) | Manatea
04.11.23 | I know a guy who collects whisky worth like thousands it’s a bit much. |
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