On 28/01/2011 20:41, David Looser wrote:
"Keith wrote

No, I'm not buying that - in the UK people will buy stuff at any price and
will put up with 'because we can' price hikes without a murmur.

Do they? not in my experience they don't!

Volvo and
BMW are just two car makers that told their dealer network 'don't discount
your cars, you don't need to in the UK'.

I don't beleive you, can you provide evidence for that claim?

As to watches, I have bought 8 (eight) Rolexes in my time; the only one
remaining is my son's Submariner, I wear Timex these days. Context is
everything - back then they were not 'expensive' for me....

It's only a watch. There are plenty of excellent watches that cost a
fraction of the price of a Rolex, so why buy one (unless it's to show off
your wealth).


Other reasons include perceived quality of engineering, looks,
comfort/fit, investment and (I think this is the most significant)
because you can. It's just a life opportunity after all so why forgo the
experience? That experience needn't include status, but if you're really
worried about status David buy a replica.

I've been hanging around airports a lot recently and the walks between
terminals are utterly plastered with timepiece-bling (and investment
banking) with price tags that would, I suspect, cover several cooking
Rolexi.

Rob