My friend who reviews New York City cafes came across this at Bouchon Bakery in the Time Warner Center:
Photo: Ana DaneAccording to Bouchon’s website: “Some people wish for their pets to take as much pleasure in food as they themselves do.”
But are excesses like this actually selling right now?
A recent survey by American Express Publishing and Harrison Group found that of the top 10 percent of rich Americans, “the percentage of people who said a little luxury was important in tough times declined to 50 percent from 61 percent in June,” reports Mediaweek.
CBS News reports that the the lower-end luxury market is indeed experiencing a drop in sales, but the “super-luxury” market is still going strong.
At $14 dollars for seven pieces, the foie gras dog biscuits don’t quite fall into the super-luxury category — or, considering they’re dog food, do they?
In this financial climate, where do you draw the line between splurging and saving? What luxuries do you still splurge on?
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Fatten up a duck or goose, take its liver out, and stuff it into a dog. Is that sick?
Massages.
Quality microbrewed beer.
I’m with Seth (Comment 3)… Life’s too short to drink cheap beer.
I’m a coffe snob, and life is too short to drink cheap wine.
New games for the Wii. We’re casual gamers, so a new game can easily take 2+ hours a night for a few weeks. Cheaper than movies or cable. and when we’re done there’s some resale value left.
It will be a cold day in hell before I buy anything less than the very best lavatory paper or buy cheaper bread, milk, coffee, fruit or meat. I have tho bought a much smaller and much more economical car.
I always bought the cheapest toilet paper. Now I’m thinking about, um, “liberating” it from bars, cafes, and various NYU buildings. My tuition dollars at work.
Also, I’m a coffee snob and seriously considering downgrading, at least for what I drink at home.
Also, less drinking.