Living in Excess:Mobile Phone Defies Logic

tonton

They're here!



"The Vertu Signature Collection is a range of precision crafted instruments, made of precious appointments including platinum, 18 carat white gold, 18 carat gold, stainless steel, sapphire crystal face, ceramic pillow, leather frame, and ceramic back cover. The Signature Collection starts at ?6,000 for stainless steel, with the platinum instrument at ?24,000."



<a href="http://www.vertu.com"; target="_blank">http://www.vertu.com</a>;



That's ?24k for a mobile phone, folks!



Do these things really make people happy?

groverat

Sweet..... Merciful..... Christ

the toolboi

But dont you HAVE to express your self by buying face plates!? ESPECIALLY expensive face plates? I mean, what kind of person doesnt at least have neon-lights under his keys!? Isnt self expression important!?



(if you're not detecting sarcasm you're an idiot )



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tmp

God- I read about this a few weeks ago. As someone who lives in the center of conspicuous consumption for perhaps the solar system I have to say that I think anyone who buys this should be forced to work at McDonalds for a week cleaning the deep frier with their hair. <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" />

the toolboi

anyone who buys this should be forced to work at McDonalds for a week cleaning the deep frier with their hair



Cleaning the McDonalds fat tank... thats a fate that I would not wish on my worst enemy. I remember working there one summer in high school and being able to smell the fat as they pumped it out... oh my god, its the worst thing I have ever smelt.