# What's the replacement cost of everything on your person on an average day? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 5, 2007, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875 "2007-01-05T22:29:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875/61 "2007-01-07T04:34:31Z")
working day: shoes 75 scrubs 35 glasses 200 stethoscope 100 timex 35 socks and underwear 25 hip belt with misc 35 505$…ish ---
**Author:** ![MerrinUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@MerrinUK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MerrinUK)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875/62 "2007-01-07T05:05:33Z")
Shoes £120 Jeans £60 Socks £5 Boxers £10 T-Shirt £10 Sweatshirt £80 SheepSkin Coat (It’s cold now) £260 Watch £100 Palm T5 £160 Phone £400 (plus paying off the rest of my contract) Wallet (sans contents) £40 Car Keys (If they get the wallet, they know the address, then just press the alarm button till something goes blip) £3500 Grand total ignoring the potential for car stealing £1245 or given $-£ conversion at the moment about $2500. What a scary exercise. ---
**Author:** ![MerrinUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@MerrinUK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MerrinUK)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875/63 "2007-01-07T05:11:31Z")
Should have added glasses, £220 so total is £1465 or $2900 ---
**Author:** ![Stinkum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Stinkum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinkum)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875/64 "2007-01-07T07:27:09Z")
Sweater: 15.00 Pants: 20.00 Undies: 10.00 Shoes: 15.00 Glasses: 300.00 Earrings: 6.00 Heirloom sapphire ring: 250.00 Coat: 20.00 Purse: 12.00 Wallet: 5.00 There’s usuallly about 40.00 in cash and change in wallet, so add that on. 690.00 or thereabouts Of course, if I woke up in a hospital with nothing on, and no idea how I got there, money would probably be the least of my worries. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875/65 "2007-01-07T15:30:51Z")
[QUOTE=alice\_in\_wonderland] Where the heck do you buy a $5 bra? Seriously - I think about $15 is the cheapest I’ve ever seen a bra. Is there some special bra discounter that I need to be made aware of, and do they carry La Perla? [/QUOTE] I’ve bought five-dollar (well, $7, I think) at Target before. It helps if you’re horrifyingly small, and therefore, underwire/etc is just wasted on you. On topic - average day: Shoes: $50.00 (average) Socks: $1.50 Jeans: $8.00\* Shirt(s): $12.00 Undergarments: $10.00 Contacts: $70 (per pair) Messenger bag: $70 (I could put it through a garbage disposal, though, and it would be totally unharmed.) Phone: $50 Books, school supplies: $50 Total = 321.5 \*The upside of being small? I buy my jeans in the Girls’ department. Just snagged two pairs for $7.99/each the other day. ---
**Author:** ![cherry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cherry)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875/66 "2007-01-07T20:05:00Z")
Jeans - $200 Shoes - $100 Undergarments- $50 Tank top - $15 Shirt - $120 Ering wedding set - $25,000 \* (diamonds and platinum) Purse - $1,500 2 pairs of Sunglasses -$300 Ipod- $200 Wallets - $300 Phone - $250 Memory Card for Cell - $70 Car keys - $100 (I’m guessing I don’t know how much it is to order a key) Home Keys - $100 (it comes with an elevator remote) Jacket - $200 Makeup -$100 Makeup bag - $10 Watch - $50 Headphones- $100 Other things in my purse - $20 Total $ 28,785 (hopefully I added that right) - is insured on a jewelry policy as are some other things I believe on another policy ---
**Author:** ![cherry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cherry)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875/67 "2007-01-07T20:06:18Z")
Oops thats 1 pair of sunglasses above, normally I carry two so that is $600 about. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875/68 "2007-01-07T21:31:00Z")
Workwear: Glasses: £300 Shoes: £400 (custom-fit) Jacket: £100 Overcoat: It was £300 ten years ago. Or Anorak: \< £100 Shirt: £30 Cufflinks: £15 Trousers: £25 Underwear: £5 Socks: £1 Wallet: It was a gift - I don’t know the price. Belt: £5 Gloves: £15 Pocket watch: £50 Keys: probably £50 to replace the lot. Call it about £1500 (a shade under US$3000 at present exchange rates) to be on the safe side. ---
**Author:** ![Stan\_Shmenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875/69 "2007-01-07T22:05:14Z")
Shoes- $32 Socks- $2 Jeans- $14 Shirt- $8 Belt- $32 Wallet- $12 Treo 700p- $600 Marijuana (average quantity) -$50 Wooden Pipe- $12 Lighter- $1 Car Keys- $5 Total- $768 Yeah, I wear expensive belts and paid too much for my Treo. ---
**Author:** ![Squeaker\_Snow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Squeaker\_Snow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squeaker_Snow)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875/70 "2007-01-08T00:13:44Z")
Wow, what a question. Let’s see… Makeup: $75 maybe to replace everything. Contact lenses: $400 (If I was wearing my glasses, $600) Earrings: $250 Necklace: Usually pearls…if fake: $75, real: $2000 Watch: $3500 Wedding/engagement/eternity rings: $15,000+ Purse: $750 Wallet: $325 Business card case: $250 (It’s fancy…) Keychains: $200 Other sundry purse items: $100 Underwear: $45 - bra / $3.50 - pantyhose Shoes: $100? Dress or other clothing: $300? Perfume: $45 Manicure/pedicure: $50 Coat: $250 Scarf: $5 Gloves: $40 ---
**Author:** ![Squeaker\_Snow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Squeaker\_Snow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squeaker_Snow)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875/71 "2007-01-08T00:19:08Z")
[QUOTE=Squeaker Snow] Wow, what a question. Let’s see… Makeup: $75 maybe to replace everything. Contact lenses: $400 (If I was wearing my glasses, $600) Earrings: $250 Necklace: Usually pearls…if fake: $75, real: $2000 Watch: $3500 Wedding/engagement/eternity rings: $15,000+ Purse: $750 Wallet: $325 Business card case: $250 (It’s fancy…) Keychains: $200 Other sundry purse items: $100 Underwear: $45 - bra / $3.50 - pantyhose Shoes: $100? Dress or other clothing: $300? Perfume: $45 Manicure/pedicure: $50 Coat: $250 Scarf: $5 Gloves: $40 [/QUOTE] Just a note. The expensive stuff I didn’t buy myself. I have been given wonderful gifts by wonderful people who are no longer with us. I would trade anything to have them back. “Stuff” doesn’t mean a thing… An expensive handbag doesn’t make you a better person. It just makes you somebody who is carrying an expensive handbag. Just my 2 cents. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875/72 "2007-01-08T02:32:01Z")
[QUOTE=groo] Number going commando (or wearing underwear of “negligible” worth) [/QUOTE] So are _you_ prepared to value them? ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875/73 "2007-01-08T02:56:05Z")
[QUOTE=cherry] Oops thats 1 pair of sunglasses above, normally I carry two so that is $600 about. [/QUOTE] Glad you cleared that up for us. Wouldn’t want anyone thinking you’re a cheapskate. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875/74 "2007-01-08T03:55:57Z")
Ordinary sweatshirt $20 Levis jeans $25 Skivvies & sox $10 Iron Age work shoes $60 Wallet & contents $100 Money clip & money $50 Change & pocket knife $20 Comb & handkerchief $10 Motorola i60 cell phone & holder $100 Uncle Mike size 1 holster, Grendel P-10, 10 rounds hydra-shok hollow point .380 ammo $500 Seiko digital wristwatch $75 24K gold neck chain with charm $300 $1270 total ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875/75 "2007-01-08T04:39:31Z")
[QUOTE=Squeaker Snow] Manicure/pedicure: $50 [/QUOTE] Unless the robbers cut off your fingers and toes, I’m pretty sure the mani/pedi would still be intact. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Squeaker\_Snow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Squeaker\_Snow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squeaker_Snow)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875/76 "2007-01-08T22:55:43Z")
[QUOTE=alice\_in\_wonderland] Unless the robbers cut off your fingers and toes, I’m pretty sure the mani/pedi would still be intact. 😉 [/QUOTE] I dunno, Alice. The toes are awful cute…red with black polka dots. Remember the “Sex and the City” eppy where Sarah Jessica gets her Manolo Blahniks ripped off and has to go to her meeting barefoot? ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875/77 "2007-01-08T23:23:02Z")
[QUOTE=Jake] ::Total Hijack:: Ladies, what’s the difference between a 5 dollar bra and a 50 dollar bra? Availability? Size? Comfort? Back to the thread… [/QUOTE] I spend about $15 on a bra, and the difference between that and a $5 is softer, better fabric, longer wear, and better fit. I’m sure I could get more of those spending more; I wonder when it just becomes paying for the brand? Dansko clogs or Birkinstocks ~$100 Tee-shirt, Lands End $19 Chinos, KMart $22 Bra $15 Underpants $3 Coat $40 Wallet thing with keyring $6 Gold chain with cross and garnet pendant $150 ?? $355 ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875/78 "2007-01-08T23:27:05Z")
Darn, I forgot my contact lenses. Add $18. The OP and thinking of this reminds me of being with my brother when he was in the Cardiac ICU. Mom was the one who remembered that maybe he had his lenses in and maybe they needed to come out. He was sedated and intubated so we tried to get him to write down whether he had them in. Actually peering into his eye ended up being more effective. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Sleel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Sleel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleel)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2007, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875/79 "2007-01-09T02:19:44Z")
(Prices in est. $US) belt: $30.00 semi-dress shirt: $35.00 undershirt: $10.00 Marmot jacket shell: $130.00 gloves: $20.00 sweater: $60.00 knit hat: $15.00 pants: $45.00 underwear: $5.00 socks: $3.00 shoes: $60.00 watch: $300.00 wedding ring: $900.00 mobile phone: $100.00 wallet (without contents): $80.00 keys: $30.00 (?) sunglasses: $30 Total: $1,853.00 Wow, didn’t think it would be that much. I always thought I lived kind of modestly but even given the fact that I acquired most of those things over years, that still seems pretty steep. Of course, some of the biggest ticket items (watch, wedding ring, wallet) were gifts. I justify the jacket on its quality and longevity (3 years of abuse with almost no visible wear, kicks ass in all kinds of weather). That total doesn’t count my usual bag, which I have with me most of the time going to and from places. That contains my 2 year old PowerBook, iPod, paperback book, and various assorted other things and would probably add up to twice the immediate person costs, or more, to replace. Weird to think that I’m carrying around stuff that’s worth close to two months of wages every single day. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2007, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875/80 "2007-01-09T03:14:06Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] I spend about $15 on a bra, and the difference between that and a $5 is softer, better fabric, longer wear, and better fit. I’m sure I could get more of those spending more; I wonder when it just becomes paying for the brand? [/QUOTE] I’m not ruling out brand adding to price; however, I promise that there’s a difference between a $15 and a $100 bra. The difference between a $100 and $200 bra is more subtle for sure. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-replacement-cost-of-everything-on-your-person-on-an-average-day/386875.md?page=5)