This is officially the gheyest, most unnecessary piece of designer-whored-out trash ever to have graced the world. I believe that somewhere, a supermodel is weeping; or perhaps the many children that could eat for a year on the $600 that will be wasted on this phone. Seriously? A Dolce and Gabbana Motorola Razr? I would go on to discuss who else is suffering from this horrid waste of money on so-called “fashion”, but I am convulsing and throwing up all over the room. Ridiculous.
As an aside, I once saw someone with “D & G” tattooed on their neck (seriously), and my first (and only) thought was, “how sad”. I am thinking the same right now.
I know. People should be spending their money on more serious things… like $1000 tattoos.
I’m waiting for the pink gold with fake diamond version to come out next month. I figure it will be worth the extra $300.
Seriously, did your tattoo cost a grand?
Does paying $600 for a DG phone make me sick? Absolutely! But not even close to as much as the comment “the many children that could eat for a year on the $600 that will be wasted on this phone”. Especially after your boy dpb rats you out for spending a G on some ink. You liberals are such hypocrites!
oh fuck off, I was obviously speaking to the complete and utter disgusting extravagance of this “phone”. Seriously? Liberals are hypocrites? That may be so in some instances (as can be the case with anyone), but I can hardly say that you conservatives have ANY room to point that finger.
Yeah, I bought myself a tattoo. That is something I did for me, and it doesn’t make me a hypocrite because I criticize a $600 cell phone that obviously caters to the people that make millions of dollars and waste their extra money on shit like this, when they (who have the most power and ability to) can help more people than I could ever help. It doesn’t make me a hypocrite by any means. Sometimes you people have such trouble seeing past your own tiny bubble and love to lump everything into the same category. When it comes to opulence and over extravagance like THIS, I would certainly rather send $600 to Africa than spend it on a phone when you can get a perfectly decent phone for $200.
If that makes me a hypocrite, and I mean, living in, and existing in a capitalistic society, at least I have one thing you conservatives don’t have; compassion for someone other than myself.
So why didn’t you send your $1000 to Africa?
ok, the phone is a little much…but let’s say it this way - if you wanted to help out - you could buy a phone for half the $600 and send $300 to te kids or Duane in your case say spend $500 on the tattoo and send $500 to the kids - then you both could be happy. I think what Duane was saying was…the feaking phone isn’t worth more than $200 other than the designer logo - so why spend $600 on a $200 phone just for the logo. As for the tattoo - yes he could have sent the money to the kids but he didn’t buy a designer logo so it was worth the full $1000 - if he had bought the designer version it would have cost him $2000+ and he wouldn’t have gotten the tattoo.
Dave, for the same reason that you don’t send your entire paycheck to Africa, or anything for that matter. I think Wendy summed up EXACTLY how I feel and totally encompassed the REASON I wrote this post in the first place.
Good point Wendy. I wasn’t ragging on duane for getting the tattoo.
duane, I wasn’t ragging on you for gettin the tattoo.
All I was trying to do was put this in perspective. Certain things to certain people are more valuable than they are to others. For me, I’ve no desire to spend $600 on a phone just because it’s pretty and branded. I also have no desire to spend a grand on a tattoo. I have no problem however, spending gobs of money on stuff that would be considered pointless and random to others… such as Coca-Cola memrobilia for my bathroom, booze related stuff for my bar, or pretty much any electronic device that comes out nowadays.
We all want different material things out of life and just because you don’t see any value in something doesn’t mean it doesn’t have value for someone else.
dave, I agree with you 10000000000000%, BUT when it comes to things like this, which are obviously catering to those with truly expendable incomes, I just see that there are better ways the money could be spent (or even wasted on things they want). I was just trying to offer a different perspective, and chose an extreme example.
If Paris Hilton bought a $100 razr like everyone else, and sent the extra $500 to whatever charity she wanted, I just think things would be moving in a good direction. It is never going to be justifiable to me how someone can spend $600 on a designer phone (which is exactly the same as the $100 version, just with a different brand label on it), or things like $300 on a t-shirt. That is just over spending and ridiculous. Buy what you want, yes, I am all for that, but catering to these markets of way over-priced stuff is just a waste of money.
duane, keep in mind that just because money is not going directly to a charity, it doesn’t mean it’s not benefiting those in need. Any time money changes hands, it affects numerous amounts of people. Just think of all the little kids in the Phillipines that were able to have bread for dinner because you bought a phone that they assembled!
But seriously, it’s not a person’s responsibility to contribute to charities just because they have money. Just because you have the ability to do something doesn’t mean you have the obligation.
I refuse to donate to charities… but I’m not rich.
Duane, I just think you used a poor example for the good point that you’re trying to make.
That being said, I still donate to charities *and* love the giant, flatscreen HDtv and overpriced laptop.
Seriously Duane…you’re getting your panties twisted for no reason. If you don’t see the hypocrisy in your original statement then it’s not worth discussing. My “liberal” jab has to do with the fact that somehow they always think they know how to spend other people’s money better than those people themselves. Your conservative reference has no merit since I consider myself a libertarian. Whether someone decides to donate “their” money no matter how they earned it is “their” choice. This is not a socialist society we live in. That’s the reason you have so many choices on everything from your favorite restaurants to your big screen TV’s. I understand you are trying to be sympathetic toward people that don’t have as much as you but you really need to rethink your view on how other people should spend their money. Even Paris Hilton! (side note…I’d put it in that hoe’s poop shoot)
I went out on a couple of dates with this one guy who was very “Scottsdale” The trendy/snooty part of town. He was saying, not asking, saying how cute his jeans were. They were $300 jeans. I was appalled by the price. I said, “$300 jeans is just ridiculous. There are people starving and your buying something that you could easily get for $50.”
He said, “Well they should get a job if they are starving.”
I said, “They do. Making your jeans!”
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Well, chalk that up as just one more in the ever-expanding litany of ways we disagree.
Seriously, if I could convert those little tickmarks into dollar bills? I’d be a rich woman - rich enough to pay off my debts, buy myself something nice, AND send food to starving kids in Africa!
Up next? Everyone haggles over my usage of the word “responsibility,” and my latent socialist tendencies are exposed. In light of my libertarian tendencies in many other areas of life, the debate turns to whether or not I am a walking contradiction.
D&G neck tattooo….I know EXACTLY who you are talking about (not personally).
I honestly can’t fathom how anyone has the right to tell me what I should or should not spend my money on.
If you have money to send to charities or Africa, that’s awesome. Send until your heart is content, but keep in mind that you have no right to expect me to do the same.
Does that make me a bad or evil person? Maybe in your eyes but I don’t think so.
Doesn’t that guy with the D&G neck tattoo work at Joe’s on Juniper?
Jason: no comment…
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i totally love that phone. and would pay $600 for it, if i had the bucks. in fact, i have loved that phone since last december when it was released in europe (seen here).
as for what people think about me because i want that phone, i’m with dpb on this one. we all value stuff differently and want different things (material or otherwise) out of life. it’s not my place to pass judgement on how you spend your money, so don’t judge how i spend mine.