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Originally posted by patentparanyc
I do cash. and I think it is nice to treat yourself.
regardless if you think staff should shop at like walmart.
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Oh, for Christ's sake. I'm not staff, and my position doesn't "require" St. John everyday, either. Or, like, ever. You know, back when I was 23 and fresh out of law school, I was taken aback at times meeting people I knew had "made it" in one fashion or other and how, surprisingly, they didn't always shop Madison. Then I grew up, learned that a) life can be complicated, b) family-home stuff is very expensive and c) as much as I love Bottega, I would be irresponsible for buying it. And then I moved out of NYC and to another part of the country where there is a huge amoun t of wealth and one of my wealthiest friends here (think hundreds of millions) downsized to an Acura when the economy downturned because it was the prudent thing to do (and also for appearances' sake, as people around here are, generally speaking, understated beyond belief). He and his three daughters - whom he opted to send, on a case-by-case basis, to public school rather than his top-private-school alma mater because it suited them better - and his lovely wife seem less than hung up on shopping at Parisian boutiques, which they could well afford to do. True, it's a different aesthetic, and I am utterly not sure I'd life their way in their situation, but not "needing" to dress a certain way has nothing to do with being staff.
