Are there really $500 spinners?!

while i think that money should be put to better use for helping others, i also don't see why people who earned their money shouldn't also enjoy it. i mean, my dad came here with nothing but a 20 dollar bill when he landed in america and now we've got three cars? we don't NEED all the things we have but my dad's always said we should look out for ourselves first and foremost.

i mean, it's completely different than someone buying 5000 buck caviar, but people are getting paid to catch those fish, package, serve it. so i dunno. i guess it really comes down to whether or not you believe more in right or left wing economic policy.

Moi wrote:

It's not so much spending a lot of money, it's what you spend it on.
If you can buy $80 worth of games and get enjoyment out of games, it's not a waste.
If you can spend $5,000 on caviar and feed other people, it's not a waste.

I agree. It's not a waste to spend money on something if you'll make a use of it. Even if you spend a lot. Though it's a bit of a waste if you could get it cheaper with the same quality... But only a little bit.

But I'll call it also a waste if you buy something and can't use it too much only because you haven't taken care of it properly. I'm sick of the people around me who behave like that, even with electronics. They put it on the edge of the table all the time, or leave it on bed or chair and then sit on it, because they forgot they left it there... Or they are in hurry, don't pay attention what they are doing and end up tossing a bag with it somewhere. And then "Oh, it's not working" or "it's scratched everywhere, I need another one".

Of course, accidents happen. But it's only an accident if it happens sometimes, not all the time.

Why would they have your aunt throw the leftovers away instead of her taking the leftovers home? Also, did she pay for them?

It's a touchy topic. Whilst I do agree that there are people who are wasteful with there money where others are less fortunate, they have worked hard for their money and can use it for whichever means they see fit. Even if this means buying several cars and mansions and having it barely occupied/used. It's the money they earned. I don't think other people have a say in how they use it though of course you're free to wrinkle your nose but don't make them feel bad for not donating or being more altruistic. Maybe they do donate a portion of their money to charitable means or even their time outside of their silly spending ventures.

There used to be stores that sold their leftover products for really cheap like containers of takeaway meals for $2-3 at the end of the day. What happened was though, sales during the day went down drastically and people just piled in at closing time for $2-3 meals. So they scratched that. Supermarkets are reputable for being wasteful. It's absolutely disgusting but what can you do about it? My dad used to do delivery for supermarket chains and they'll throw out egg dozens with one cracked egg or a bit of dirt on one egg in the carton. We were poor back then so dad used to just fish out the still good stuff from the chain supermarket bins and bring them home xD It was mostly a lot of eggs and like cabbage. Other random toiletries and such. Tictacs? It was a collection of odd things. That was back when I was 7?