Posts by paradoxical3

Quote: Originally Posted by MikeDT  It's probably why Americans seem to get charged so much for things, especially in Asia. The price Americans pay goods and services can often be double, much more sometimes. They...

Quote: Originally Posted by dieselman89  Good post, how much do you tip your barber? And how much do you pay? I pay $45 and tip $20.  She does a very good job, but more importantly she knows things that nobody...

Quote: Originally Posted by curzon  Assuming the first was getting-to-know-you date over food and/or drinks/coffee second date will be culture date. This need not mean opera, unless you really dig opera. You're looking...

For the first date, do something like the symphony, art museum, etc, if you know anything about them (don't be the idiot who pretends to be an expert).   For the second date, take her high speed go kart racing.

20% is my baseline, but it varies depending on my relationship with the place.   There's this bar I frequent - it has the best damn hamburgers I've ever had, and the upstairs is completely empty (as in, I've never seen a...

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I am selling an absolutely beautiful Canali sport coat.  I would love to keep it, but the shoulders are 19 inches and thus are a bit too wide on me.  It truly is a beautiful piece of clothing, complete with beautiful pick...

Kurt, I went through the same thing with Tempurpedic.  I would up going with Latex.  I found it infinitely superior (keep in mind, these things are preferences though).  It does not suffer from warm sleeping, and since I...

Might I suggest a Tom Ford wallet?   I went through the same dilemma that you did and settled on a Tom Ford design.  They are more reasonably priced than Hermes and the quality is really top notch.  One year later it...

Quote: Originally Posted by Northampton Novice  We must be talking about different things. Because the shoes I am talking about were made by C&J, confirmed by C&J and seen in the C&J factory... I don't...