Sandwich with £85 (US$148) price tag on sale at Selfridges

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Well, what on earth's in it then that justifies the huge price-tag?



Oh. What sort of morons do they think will buy this sandwich?



What they mean is that this sort of thing looks attractive to gullible and foolish people who spend a exorbitant amount of money on what is still ultimately a sandwich so that they can go and brag to their idiot friends that they spent £85 (US$148; €122; AU$203) on a sandwich, and then bask in the envy at their conspicuous and irresponsible waste of cash. At the end of the day, I believe in the free-market so if people wish to waste their hard-earned like that I’m not going to stop them having their five minutes of very expensive ‘fun’. I’m just going to laugh at them.

I don’t care what this rip-off has in it (apart from obvious smart-arse retorts like “five £20 (US$35; €29; AU$48) notes” and so on), no sandwich is worth £85 of my money when you can have a wondrous and far-cheaper sandwich composed of the most beautiful strong Lancashire cheese and succulent vine tomatoes. Very fattening, though.

There could, just, be people with such discriminating and refined palates that the contents of such a sandwich (But wouldn't you rather have a meal?) do represent something matching the price tag. If they are lucky, they will have exceptional funds as well as exceptional taste.

I did once know somone who could identify wines, and a fair degree of vintage, to a degree I had always thought just pretentious hype.


But for most, it's only going to be a case of conspicuous consumption. They might as well have a reasonable pub lunch and then set fire to a £50 note, to make the same point.

Reminds me of that TV show on FOX that got canceled way too soon, "My Big Fat Obnoxius Boss".

On the pilot episode they wined and dined the contestants with food and drink that was billed as "only the best and most expensive".

They served them this liver patte which which was actually oscar meyer bolgona and mayo mixed together in a food processor along with cheap boxed wine and the contestants fell for the gig hook line and sinker.

The sandwich probably tastes like crap, but the people will think it's the best thing on earth becasue they know they paid an arm an a leg for it.

I think this is hugely wasteful of resources and money.

1) Animal cruelty involved in the production of foie gras
2) CO2 emission involved in flying the beef over from Japan EVERY DAY
3) £85 spent on one sandwich when there are people in the Uk from whom that is two week's worth of income.

If people want to give their money away, maybe they should buy a £2.50 sarnie from Marks and Sparks, and give the rest to a charity.

Robin

To think I didn't go back to the deli that charged me $6.99 for a chickhen parm and a sub roll

It would work just west of were I live like in Greenwich Ct people would get them to brag about it