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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 2:23 pm
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Originally Posted by thegeneral
The whole point of buying a Rolex is that it is an overpriced object of desire. If you really want one, why would you want it to be gotten on the cheap? The whole point of it is unnecessary extravagence.
I'd say that trying to find a slightly better price is a smart thing to do. Regardless of it being only a few hundred dollars cheaper, that's a few hundred dollars that the buyer gets to keep. Most people with $$$ got that way by being smart with their money. Just because they are buying an "unnecessary extravagance" (your words, not mine) doesn't mean they should just pay MSRP and not shop around for a better deal, even if the amount is small.

Originally Posted by thegeneral
If you're looking to get a good deal on a watch, look at the phone in your pocket. It tells time just as well as any rolex. It's also networked and automatically adjusts to time zones.
Okay....?

A Kia will get you from point A to point B just the same as a Mercedes will, does that mean we should all drive Kias since they perform the same function?
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