It's not just Rolex...

My wife and I read the same story. It is just so inane.

For the ‘chosen few’ who could give a shit about Hermes and/or Rolex (Rolex only as status, if ya follow), the concept is quite sound. Scarcity! Luxury! Exclusivity! Feh. Ultimately, these constructs are meaningless. The Rolex is, of course, a more practical device (in my view).

Making customers roll over and perform other doggy tricks to join the club ensures I shop elsewhere.

Really, they were "coerced into purchasing". More like you were fυcking stupid enough to spend your money on shit like this, fυck off and get a life. Last time I checked the waiting list for oompa loompas was still a mile long. They probably drive G65s too.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. There’s nothing prestigious about jumping through multiple hoops to overpay for a mid-tier mass produced Swiss luxury watch. It’s just foolish. Ditto for any other luxury goods manufacturer that plays these kind of games, Hermes included. Rolex may have thought at one point that this was smart marketing, but that strategy may now be in question with falling prices and a lot of pissed off, alienated consumers who have taken their business elsewhere. Hermes may experience the same backlash.

Nothing wrong with that. Nice watch.

[QUOTE="X350 XJR, post: 2323012, They probably drive G65s too.[/QUOTE]

Because G63's are for the non idiots out there.

Because G63's are for the non idiots out there.[/QUOTE]

I mentioned this in the FOMO thread. -- Actually I had to look up FOMO.

I actually used the word a few times today. Went to Home despot. Got 4 items. Two vegetable (well actually spice) plants, some weed wacker line and anti bird netting to keep them out of the seeds. The cost was 50 bucks. Everything is now a commodity. Everything. It is all about what the markets will bear.

The birds will eat all the seedlings, then move onto the next field (or garden box). Such is the way of survival. The Gophers eat all the roots underground.

The other person in line was getting lawn grass seed. California, when there is drought, people rip up the lawns. When the rains return the lawns go back in. It really is about what one presents to the neighbors.

The HD receipt comes with a chance to win a 5000$ gift card. We have become a gambling addicted lottery society now. Can not win the lottery. Odds are better wining a lawsuit.

I noticed the weed whackers are now all in cages.

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All G's drive like that. I drove a V8 for eight years. Being the impulsive person I am I bought it without driving it and traded my Audi A8 against it. On the drive home I really felt like crying with my own stupidity as it was terrible. Over time I came to love it and when I drove something else I would freak out because I couldn't feel every bump on the road. I have owned a lot of cars and the G is the only one I will buy again when the time is right. The 65 is pointless but the 63 is special in my humble opinion.