# What do you spend extra on? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 24, 2007, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504 "2007-04-24T20:41:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504/21 "2007-04-25T00:22:33Z")
Clothes. Cheap clothes don’t last and don’t fit well. Sporting tickets. I don’t go to very many games, so the ones I go to, I want good seats. ---
**Author:** ![StuffLikeThatThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@StuffLikeThatThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StuffLikeThatThere)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504/22 "2007-04-25T00:44:08Z")
Sheets. Shampoo and conditioner. Really excellent shoes for Himself. Our bed. ---
**Author:** ![DudleyGarrett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504/23 "2007-04-25T00:44:30Z")
**Ketchup** - It’s **Heinz** or nothing Someone said tools, and I’ll add **fasteners** – Cheap screws strip easy, cheap nails bend **Soap** - [This company](http://www.riversoap.com/) makes the best soap around. **Cars** - Bought a BMW brand new in 1999, thing still runs perfect – prior to that, I had too many shitboxes that cost me too much time and aggravation \*\* Computer components\*\* **Ice Cream** - Haagen Dahz (sp?) ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504/24 "2007-04-25T01:01:27Z")
Sheets. I used to think that anything around a 220 TC was fine. Then I bought my first set of 600 TC Egyptian cotton sheets. I’ll buy Pima cotton if it’s a very high thread count. But I will never again buy anything less than 600 TC, and no cotton/poly blends for this chick! Beer. I don’t need to buy the most expensive stuff. But if I can’t at least afford Dundee’s Honey Brown, I don’t need beer that week. ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504/25 "2007-04-25T01:08:05Z")
[QUOTE=dalej42] Sporting tickets. I don’t go to very many games, so the ones I go to, I want good seats. [/QUOTE] That made me realize that I am like that with tickets in general anymore. If I go to a concert, I wanna be in very good-great seats. When I take my 16 year old daughter to a concert (and read in my car) it is kinda nostalgic to hear about her sitting “on the lawn”. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504/26 "2007-04-25T01:34:15Z")
Booze - I’m 56 years old and if I want a bottle of whiskey with a price tag in excess of $50, I’ve earned it! ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504/27 "2007-04-25T01:35:37Z")
[QUOTE=dalej42] Sporting tickets. I don’t go to very many games, so the ones I go to, I want good seats. [/QUOTE] I have to agree on this. I don’t _have_ to have ice level seats, but the game seems much more intense to me there. When we go on road trips and I don’t have ice level seats, I have a better all-over view of the game but it just isn’t as intense! ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504/28 "2007-04-25T02:18:21Z")
Alcohol (except wine!) Shoes (and I am a man). They normally last me for 3 or 4 years and cheap shoes mean sore feet and legs. Auto parts. Always from the manufacturer ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504/29 "2007-04-25T04:24:54Z")
Plays and concerts: When we took our kids to Cats in NY for about the third time, we wound up in a box, with the actors crawling in front of us. That was well worth it. We also saw Black and Blue on Broadway from three rows back, and Everything Goes very close to the front. Actually seeing the action is worth it. Ditto for concerts. I’d rather watch Dylan, not a TV picture of him. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504/30 "2007-04-25T06:26:03Z")
[QUOTE=wasson] Macintosh computers and their accessories. They cost more than a bargain-basement PC, but run so much better and without all the fuss of the PC. [/QUOTE] Same here. And watches. I cannot stand wearing a cheap watch. Musical instruments. It makes a huge difference. Christmas tree ornaments. I don’t even have a tree, but I buy one really nice ornament each year (after Christmas, when they’re marked down). I just have them here and there throughout the house. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504/31 "2007-04-25T07:06:11Z")
Fragrance. I hate cheap scent. Shoes because cheap shoes make for painful feet and painful feet make for a cranky me. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504/32 "2007-04-25T07:34:52Z")
Hookers. The cheap ones just aren’t as good. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504/33 "2007-04-25T11:53:07Z")
I can’t think of a single thing. If we have or do anything that isn’t economical, it’s my husband’s doing, not mine. ---
**Author:** ![Lunar\_Saltlick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/977dab/32.png) [@Lunar\_Saltlick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lunar_Saltlick)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504/34 "2007-04-25T12:08:59Z")
Hand tools. Planes, saws, etc. I usually buy 'em used, but only from reputable sites that have really good stuff in good condition, and expect a decent dollar for their efforts. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504/35 "2007-04-25T12:12:08Z")
[QUOTE=Rigamarole] Hookers. The cheap ones just aren’t as good. [/QUOTE] I second this: NEVER go cheap with hookers! ---
**Author:** ![stucco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@stucco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stucco)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504/36 "2007-04-25T12:19:46Z")
Travel. If I have the choice between a cheap ryanair or easyjet flight and a more expensive day-long train ride, I’ll spring for the train. It’s so much more relaxing to sink into a comfortable seat and just take in the scenery. Last month my dad and I took a train from Prague to Venice, instead of flying. We went straight through the Alps. It was breathtaking. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504/37 "2007-04-25T12:42:52Z")
[QUOTE=myskepticsight] I never buy cheap alcohol. Cheap beer yes, but I am in college after all. But when I want vodka, no Congress or Country Club here! [/QUOTE] Of all the alcohol to not be cheap on, vodka makes the least sense. [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/26/dining/26wine.html?ex=1264482000&en=5913ec796f54a33c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt](http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/26/dining/26wine.html?ex=1264482000&en=5913ec796f54a33c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt) > [@](#): > > The idea for the Dining section’s tasting panel was to sample a range of the new high-end unflavored vodkas that have come on the market in the last few years in their beautifully designed bottles and to compare them with a selection of established super-premium brands. To broaden the comparison, or possibly as a bit of mischief, our tasting coordinator, Bernard Kirsch, added to our blind tasting a bottle of Smirnoff, the single best-selling unflavored vodka in the United States, but a definite step down in status, marketing and bottle design. > > After the 21 vodkas were sipped and the results compiled, the Smirnoff was our hands-down favorite. The mark of good vodka is absence of badness. It doesn’t take a whole lot to achieve that. ---
**Author:** ![AHoosierMama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@AHoosierMama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHoosierMama)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504/38 "2007-04-25T13:42:36Z")
[QUOTE=Labdad] Booze - I’m 56 years old and if I want a bottle of whiskey with a price tag in excess of $50, I’ve earned it! [/QUOTE] I’ll second that. Now that I’ve spoiled myself with the gooooood scotch, I can never go back to the cheap stuff. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504/39 "2007-04-25T14:05:21Z")
Groceries & yarn. I’m all for sales or a bargain, but if cheaper means poorer quality, then that’s not the bargain for me. ---
**Author:** ![This\_ll\_Do](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/this_ll_do/32/3023_2.png) [@This\_ll\_Do](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/This_ll_Do)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504/40 "2007-04-25T14:29:04Z")
Really good coffee. I order mine online and willingly pay the premium for quality beans. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-extra-on/401504.md?page=3)