Attention How materialistic are you?

[Beachguyj]

Liking high quality doesn't keep you from being down to earth.


Bye.

I didn't say liking them I said caring about them. People who care about expensive items generally look down on others that don't have them.

 

[JayHawk]

I really like 'things' to be quite honest. I love nice cars and nice clothes, furniture, gadgets and electronics, etc. There is much more to my life and my happiness, though. I don't think enjoying 'things' is inherently bad. It's simply how much value you put in them and how other aspects of your life are prioritized in comparison.

Absolutely this.

I am a clothing WHORE but it doesn't have to be designer this or that... just whatever strikes my fancy.... I have at this moment at least two walk in closets full of clothing and it is lined with shoes.... mental count at about 34 pairs of shoes.

Clothes be calling me!!

It is like that sweet white rock for me, and then the pushers will send me adds with beautiful men wearing gorgeous clothes and a DISCOUNT.... OMG OMG OMG.....

Shop til you fucking drop.... BUT I dont think it defines me. It is simply a part of me and a rarely flaunt anything. I just like looking good. Check that. I like having the ability to adopt any look. Surfer dude or preppy or banker or construction worker or middle aged crisis guy in tight pink booty shorts or ... well you get the idea.

 

[HunterM]

I didn't say liking them I said caring about them.

I see the difference between 'liking' and 'caring'. This guy really really cares about his car...

 

[HunterM]

Absolutely this.

I am a clothing WHORE but it doesn't have to be designer this or that... just whatever strikes my fancy.... I have at this moment at least two walk in closets full of clothing and it is lined with shoes.... mental count at about 34 pairs of shoes.

Clothes be calling me!!

But Jay...you look so much better and hotter without clothes on! Don't waste your money.

 

[JayHawk]

But Jay...you look so much better and hotter without clothes on! Don't waste your money.

It is like Christmas... gotta have good wrapping paper...

 

[bendted]

10, "I like nice things" e.g. cars and watches, but I'm also not afraid to shop at China*Mart.

 

[ShihTzuTylenol]

I'm about a 3⅝ so I rounded it up to 4 --- is that okay?

 

[vulgar_newcomer]

At the bar who the hell cares if the rail brand of pine sol is popov vodka or some other swill mixed with a fake orange drink for a screwdriver. Yet some have to have Grey Goose,.... in a mixed drink of shit.
And my friend has to watch everything on "blue Ray" won't touch a old timey DVD even if its a B- class horror flick like 1974 Texas Chainsaw massacre and scoffs if you tell him I used to have that on VHS.
The 40 buck watch on my wrist keeps time very well.

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

 

[cub719]

3. I refuse to be drawn into the whole labels thing.
I have a car. It is 4 wheels and an engine to get me from A to B. I have no emotional connection to it.
My clothes are those that fit me and I feel comfortable wearing. Who makes them is of no concern to me.
My opinion, formed over many years, is that those who attach importance to labels use it to cover up deficiencies in other areas of their lives.

I couldn't agree more!

 

[frankfrank]

I've fallen from a 6, to a 4, in the past ten years or so. (I may even be down to 3, but I voted for 4.)

I've always been a collector of a number of things, but I'm down to collecting only one genre actively (and, on such a specific set of criteria, that finding anything I need is very seldom). I am actually getting rid of other stuff I've stacked up together.

I am more "materialistic," if you will, about things that are INTANGIBLE - I am most motivated toward traveling, various kinds of events, and human interactions. My attitude toward eating is not really materialistic, either - it is QUITE rare that I spend more than $20 on a meal when I'm traveling, and many of the things I like most are either simple foods, or foreign foods that will satisfy an appetite. I'm not a fan of spending $56 in a French restaurant and walking out hungry.

I've never been a devotee to haute-fashion, and nearly all of my wardrobe has come from thrift shops. Most people I know have not seen me WITHOUT a Hawaiian shirt and jeans in *THE 21st CENTURY*. (Should I actually wear a Hawaiian shirt in Hawaii? lol)

 

[blackbeltninja]

Liking high quality doesn't keep you from being down to earth.


Bye.

Agreed. I have nice things, loads of them, but only because the quality is better (at least, it is with the upmarket brands I favour; if one of them lets me down I don't buy it again), and because I bargain hunt very well. There is nothing in my cupboard which is upmarket which I paid full price for - either I got it on a sale (I'm good at waiting for sales), from an outlet store offering last season's merchandise at 1/3 of the cost. The stuff which was bought at full price was usually a gift. I can only count about 4 things in the cupboard which were comparatively expensive which I paid full price for, and two of those were necessary and couldn't wait for a sale - a snow jacket for a skiing trip, and a pair of dress shoes.

Having said that, shoes and sunglasses are a no-brainer. No point in fucking up your back or your eyes with poor-quality athletic shoes or sub-par sunglasses. I've scored by getting both on sales, luckily, but both are things I will be happy to spend money on.

Anyway, I've given myself an 8 - I don't buy cheap, because in my experience it doesn't last and because the quality is important to me. But a brand or label has to earn its stripes before I will happily spend more money on it - if I find it on a sale and buy it and it lasts, I'll consider it again. If it doesn't, I don't care who makes it - I'm not buying it again. The same with electronics - I buy only reputable, high-end kit with a proven track record; no point in saving a few hundred here and there and the bloody thing blows up after 6 months and you have to replace the whole lot, is there?

-d-

 

[dereperez]

Maybe a 5-ish. I do like get nice things if I have the money but I am also aware of my budgetary limitations. I like nice clothes but only in the sense that I like them if I feel that they will look nice on me. It is never about the brand name. If a certain article of clothing I have an eye on is cheap/bargain, then great....if it is more expensive, then so be it...I'll want to get it either way (granted I have the finance to support it). Aside from clothes, I also don't need the most fancy gadgets or electronics but I would like stuff of decent quality.

 

[peeonme]

I gave myself a 2, I think I probably rate more of a 1. 10 or 15 yrs. ago I was about an 8.
When things went south in 2008 I sold my boat, motorcycle antique car and decided to never be in debt again.
I now live in a paid for mobile home and drive a 2000 dodge intrepid, I really enjoy the freedom that I have found.
The man does not own me.

 

[Kabluey]

I'm about a 3⅝ so I rounded it up to 4 --- is that okay?

No!

But at least you weren't haggling for a discount.

As for me, I think I'm over that stage. Gimme a 5.

 

[maxpowr9]

I said an 8. It isn't that I desire riches and things related to it, but in the literal since, I like materials and am willing to spend money where it counts, especially if it is quality.

 

[backagain]

Took a 2. Don't give a fuck.
A 1 would be fuck off
A 0 would be dress me in rags.

 

[Love me 2]

I gave myself a 2, I think I probably rate more of a 1. 10 or 15 yrs. ago I was about an 8.
When things went south in 2008 I sold my boat, motorcycle antique car and decided to never be in debt again.
I now live in a paid for mobile home and drive a 2000 dodge intrepid, I really enjoy the freedom that I have found.
The man does not own me.

You're my kind of Guy! I'd love to be able to live in a Mobile Home, a 1 bedroom at that, and my bike is sufficient for transportation in most cases, and the Bus. I am lucky where I am now.