Just saw a $3,200 shirt

[sweeps]

Was walking around a local outlet mall and went into the Giorgio Armani store. Saw a shirt that was $3,200. No joke. Do people actually buy this stuff??

[PRICEPLUS]

If it is made of gold and platinum!

[Thrifty Ray]

It makes you wonder. I can't imagine any article of clothing being worth that much money.
One shirt would:

* feed my family for almost an entire year
* cloth my family for about 5-6 years
* straighten my daughters teeth and give her a million dollar smile for life
* pay for school lunches for 1 for almost 10 years
* pay the medical deductible on my family for 2-3 years
* pay for my parents broken dentures and give them back their dignity
* pay for that cruise DH and I would like to take someday
* pay off all of my non-mortgage debt
* Get one of my daughters into a home of their own

etc, etc...

One shirt...go figure.

[PRICEPLUS]

Thrifty Ray,

There is no way to figure it because it makes no snese at all!!!

[Bluezy]

Then there is the Armani shirt look-a-like at Ross for $9.95....

[Ima saver]

That is unreal!!

[Bookie]

When do they put things on sale?

[Ima saver]

Are you going to buy one when the mark it down to $1599?

[Haku]

I feel like I overpaid for something just reading this thread....

[Ima saver]

Can you imagine paying that much for an article of clothing. I can't get over the fact that I paid about $100 for a wool coat I have been wearing for 15 years!

[Haku]

Yikes. Even $100 is way scary for me.

However, if you've been wearing it for over 15 years, that cuts the cost of ownership down to $6.67 per year.

Not too bad, but I didn't figure you for a high-maintenance gal, Ima.

*Runs and hides*

[Ima saver]

I am really not. I had another coat that I wore for about 20 years and it was looking pretty bad. I live in a small town that is very cold, and I needed a really warm coat. It was the only one I could find that fit me and looked good . The $100 made me sick to my stomach, but I will wear it for 30 years, so it will only cost me $3 a year. (If I don't gain too much weight)
I usually buy my jackets in the dollar store, but I really needed a dress coat and this is it.

[seaar2000]

Gee, I hope you don't buy it before I do! LOL!

[Bookie]

Originally Posted by Ima saver

Are you going to buy one when the mark it down to $1599?

Look at it this way, you can brag for years about the great deal that allowed you to *save* $1500.

And don't feel bad about your $100 coat. I once paid $50 for a pair of dress shoes and was almost physically sick at the extravagance. Twenty-five years later I'm still wearing those shoes on special occasions. Sometimes you really do get what you pay for.

[sweeps]

Don't forget that was at the Armani outlet store. Just imagine the regular store.

[kealina]

lol...i actually really do believe in "investing" (paying a little extra) for your clothing if you will be wearing it often for years to come... ima, buying a good coat for $100 and wearing it for 15 yrs is a lot better than getting a cheaper coat and having to replace/repair it all the time... i plan to get good quality sturdy work clothes so that i don't have to replace them for years... classics are best... too bad it's hard to find certain items used... others i like buying secondhand though...
i know i've bought $1 shirts at yard sales and the ones i keep for years and years i don't even think about the cost but the ones that i end up not liking/wearing/reselling for less bother me because to me that is wasted money...now i'm more careful even with that extra dollar...

[Tree0164]

Yikes that is way too much for any article of clothing.

I think buying good quality clothes that will last is good. If think that you will wear a shirt 3 times a month and it costs $60 That would be a $1.66 a wear for a year. If you figure over 5 years that would be 30 cents a wear.

[Ima saver]

I use to dress up a lot and go dancing, so I needed a nice coat to wear out at night, something that went with dresses and heels. I couldn't just wear a $15 jacket to get dressed up at night.
I looked for weeks before i bought that $100 coat. My husband had to talk me into it. But i am getting my money's worth.
I have a beautiful pair of heels that I paid about $30 for. I still wear them when I wear heels. I don't know how old they are, but I bought them before I moved here 22 years ago.
But now, my coat and high heels needs are taken care of for a very long time. And I love them both.

[flash]

I wouldn't pay that much for a full suit, shirt, and heels! Ack!

[Ima saver]

My first car cost $300!!