My coworker has an $80 plain white t-shirt, and he swears it's worth it.
I have no idea what your co-worker looks like. But, an $80 plain white t-shirt isn't plain. It has to fit better than a Fruit of the Loom. That's not to say, they're wearing it properly. But, if it fits properly than it will wear a little different.
With that said. They're a sucker. It's like people who buy from Armani Exchange. They're paying for a name, not a product.
My clothes back in the 80s were top of the line. Armani, Beblos, Gaultier, and any other funky designer that had something unique. I'm not a good looking guy. But, wherever I went I turned heads because of my look. I paid top dollar and in many cases no dollar, for unique fashion that was available.
When a higher price tag influences your decision, you're a sucker.
I pay $100 per month for internet, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
So, if you could get the same speed, quality, absolutely nothing different for half the price, you'd still pay $100 with your current provider? Then you're a lazy sucker.
I know people who spend $5 per day at Starbucks. Even if they skip it on weekends, that's over $100 per month.
Coffee is expensive everywhere. It's also addictive. I make my own, and I crave it everyday. Starbucks makes good coffee. It's not the best I've ever had, but it's pretty tasty. I personally think it's too expensive. Especially since way back when, no matter how destitute you were, a person could always afford a cup of coffee. Now you can't. Because, the corporate world figured out, if you put a high price tag on it, the suckers will gravitate to it.
My absolute favorite America is filled with SUCKERS story is: The news did a report on the high price of coffee in these designer coffee houses. They took the regular cheap .10 cents a pound beans and charged customers for a premium cup of coffee $5 a pop. Every one of these suckers were on TV talking about how wonderful this cup of coffee of was until they were told the truth. Put a large enough price tag on it, and it has to be better right?
I cringe inside every time one of my customers orders a $35 shot of whiskey. Or a $500 bottle of wine. But to them, it's worth it.
These are the best suckers in the world. Rich suckers. It's not worth it to them, it's status. "Look bitch, I can afford this. Now my suck my dick." It works every time. Because they have nothing else. They sure as hell don't have personalities. Because no one with any kind of personality would be stupid enough to pay $35 for a shot of anything.
Wine is another story. That's a whole other psychological program. I worked for Riedel Crystal. Very hoity toity wine glasses. Supposedly, wine will taste better from their glasses than any other. It's the way it's made. People swear by them. They had customers that brought their glasses to restaurants. They gave me the taste test, and I didn't notice a damn bit of difference. I enjoyed the wine though. I just thought the Riedel I worked for was a dick. To truly enjoy the taste of wine, you must hold the glass by the stem. Your fingers should never touch the bowl because it will ruin the temperature, or some shit like that. Well, this moron invented casual wine glasses without a stem. Of course they were popular, they were Riedel. But, if you believe the stem shit, then these glasses should be burned at the stake.
How often do you see some schmuck spending $20 on lottery tickets? I see it all the time.
And how often does some poor schmuck win? If you can afford it fine. If you can't, than you shouldn't. But, these suckers have a dream.
I've also heard that some nut-cases will spend thousands of dollars, and toil away for months on end, to make a movie that is highly unlikely to turn a profit.
A finished artistic project. The same with painters, musicians, mimes. They're living their dream.
The weird ones are the good ones. It's the over abundance of average, ordinary suckers that make this world suck. But, they do make it go round. What Hollywood and the entertainment industry call A-List Product are geared for these drones. Because not one of them can make a decision on their own. They have to like what everyone else likes. They have to buy what everyone else buys. They have no free will.
Perfect examples of this is every boy band/American idol/spice girl/pop troupe who are put together not for musics sake. But, strictly for the almighty dollar. The newest suckiest piece of shit group was just on SNL a week or so ago. Wow, they sucked. I was shocked.
The major difference between your post and mine is, you're saying these people are content with their choices. In my post I flat out point to what they said "they're not content with their choices". Not many of our customers are happy with having to pay to keep their crap sheltered.