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The casual things that wealthy people take for granted

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KaleQueen · 04/10/2024 21:31

Inspired by a thread that’s gone totally off topic….where someone suggested a £400 watch was cheap.

What’s the most casual (even accidental) brag you’ve ever heard a wealthy person say?

I can start as I know someone who celebrated a big birthday recently and is an absolutely lovely person but during their party (in the wonderful house) they said “oh! Here comes the string quartet. I had completely forgotten about them!”

^www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5174898-to-feel-slightly-suspicious-of-dp?page=35&reply=138771616^

OP posts:
catsnore · 04/10/2024 21:49

A guy at work who was a bit stunned that a lot of people did their own cleaning 😂

IntriguingFactJumble · 04/10/2024 21:49

I know about being poor; I remember scrimping and saving to pay the au pair...

Mickey79 · 04/10/2024 21:50

Real wealth is quiet, so I’d not expect any ridiculous comments.

SensibleSigma · 04/10/2024 21:50

A watch is a tenner.

That’s cheap. Upwards from that they come in all ranges- obviously. Basic to luxury. But £4008
isn't a cheap watch.

FatBuccaneer · 04/10/2024 21:50

I have a lovely but very wealthy boss, and when I once warned him about moving his car before getting a ticket (at premises we were visiting) he gave a dismissive wave and said "I can park where I like for as long as I like for £75." (referring to the cost of the fine).

DH once worked for a very wealthy family. The stories are too numerous and eye-watering to mention and would also be very outing, but I do recall them firing a new nanny because she washed the lettuce for the rabbits under the tap, instead of with Evian water.

Aspecialplaceinhell · 04/10/2024 21:50

IntriguingFactJumble · 04/10/2024 21:49

I know about being poor; I remember scrimping and saving to pay the au pair...

You poor thing, we had to let the weekend nanny go once that was a bleak year.

gamerchick · 04/10/2024 21:50

LisaJohnsonsFacebookMole · 04/10/2024 21:44

settles in with a box of popcorn Off you go everyone, let the bun fight commence!

Aye.

But I'm kinda hoping everyone just ignores the GF and lets them prattle on though Grin

Tootsurly · 04/10/2024 21:51

A friend of a friend talking in passing about how he was thinking of buying an island.

EleanorLucyG · 04/10/2024 21:53

The person who said to me about job hunting, her debt and her last job:

"I mean, who can live on £50k a year?!"

As someone who has never earned more than minimum wage, I unfortunately temporarily lost my manners and rather rudely laughed in her face. Still, I think it was a bit of a wake up call for her.

turkeymuffin · 04/10/2024 21:53

Tbh I think this can be done at a much reduced level. A friend was talking about her son losing a blazer the other day and casually said he was lucky they had a couple of spares. Made me think that many kids probably have only 1 blazer and would have detention etc if it's was lost.

CurlewKate · 04/10/2024 21:54

A lot of things on this thread are what I was brought up to think of as vulgar. The buying food to throw away. The saying a 400 quid watch is cheap. The buying all the puddings.

Frequency · 04/10/2024 21:55

Talking to a surgeon about learning to drive. After mentioning wanting to trade in my ancient Ford Fiesta for an upgrade once I pass my test, he suggested getting a second-hand Tesla because they are "only £20-30k" these days.

Savingthehedgehogs · 04/10/2024 21:56

Slow clap for starting another bun fight based on old tropes and assumptions.

Assuming you can hear the entitled rich forgetting their booked string quartet then surely you were enjoying their generosity in the first place? Poor form to be so poisonous about a passing comment….

scalt · 04/10/2024 21:56

Park wherever they like, break lesser traffic rules, and pay all the fines. (I bet lots of politicians do this, and claim them on expenses. 😡)

And speaking of politicians, many of whom are wealthy by definition, so many of them forget that what is loose change to them is a big deal to the people they represent.

IntriguingFactJumble · 04/10/2024 21:56

Aspecialplaceinhell · 04/10/2024 21:50

You poor thing, we had to let the weekend nanny go once that was a bleak year.

Doesn't sound naice at all! This was a friend's mother being serious. :D

CutthroatDruTheViolent · 04/10/2024 21:57

I once read about this woman who thought it HILARIOUS that anyone would consider a £400 watch expensive, and certainly wouldn't consider putting it on the insurance!

Just goes to show, even when you're not "particularly wealthy " you can still lack class.

Tootsurly · 04/10/2024 21:58

I think some people have a funny idea of what "wealthy" means. Wealthy is not a £400 watch, turning the heating up when you're cold or being able to replace the washing machine once a decade. And I say this as someone in a one-income household with a very modest salary.

prescribingmum · 04/10/2024 22:00

CurlewKate · 04/10/2024 21:54

A lot of things on this thread are what I was brought up to think of as vulgar. The buying food to throw away. The saying a 400 quid watch is cheap. The buying all the puddings.

Completely agree

But I do think our perception and value has a part to play. A pp talked about replacing white goods without worry - we fit into this boat but I wouldn’t call us wealthy, we do have enough savings to replace a broken washing machine without worrying. I would consider booking theatre trips without checking price of seats or going to fancy restaurants and ordering what appeals without thinking about cost

Aspecialplaceinhell · 04/10/2024 22:01

IntriguingFactJumble · 04/10/2024 21:56

Doesn't sound naice at all! This was a friend's mother being serious. :D

Please send her my thoughts and prayers.

Wavescrashingonthebeach · 04/10/2024 22:02

cunoyerjudowel · 04/10/2024 21:34

My aunt buys Opera tickets and often will just miss it- cause she doesn't fancy it, I didn't think much of it until she told me how much the tickets were

See this at every major televised sporting event too- loads of empty seats in prime places because people obviously couldn't be bothered going!!

AllTheChaos · 04/10/2024 22:02

cunoyerjudowel · 04/10/2024 21:34

My aunt buys Opera tickets and often will just miss it- cause she doesn't fancy it, I didn't think much of it until she told me how much the tickets were

I mean, if she’s in London and would like to donate them to a worthy cause..!

Disappearedwife · 04/10/2024 22:03

CutthroatDruTheViolent · 04/10/2024 21:57

I once read about this woman who thought it HILARIOUS that anyone would consider a £400 watch expensive, and certainly wouldn't consider putting it on the insurance!

Just goes to show, even when you're not "particularly wealthy " you can still lack class.

If you think £400 is an expensive watch I’d love to know what you think a £40,000 watch is??
Surely people are aware of the price scale of things available to buy.

eg say you think a £400 car is expensive? Are you unaware that Lamborghinis exist?

also it would be pointless putting a £400 watch on your house insurance as it would probably end up costing you more insurance than simply replacing the watch. So not cost effective…

usernother · 04/10/2024 22:03

Disappearedwife · 04/10/2024 21:34

Im not particularly wealthy but a £400 watch IS cheap.

An expensive watch is well into the thousands (£3k+). £400 is probably just a metal/plastic watch.

Next thing I’m going to hear is that £50 is an expensive hand bag 😂😂😂

Edited

Not 'particularly' wealthy. Means 'a bit' wealthy.

Sharontheodopolodous · 04/10/2024 22:03

My parents are minted (not a brag,I'm nc with them and have never had/will never see a penny from them,which is fair enough-im not owed anything)

My father is tighter than two coats of paint-it physically pains him to spend a penny

My mother is the same,unless she's buying herself something

The times she's gone out to do something (like shes been known to go to a funeral or gone to see a friend) and come back with a new car ('I was passing the showroom and nipped in for a look') or she's gone into town to buy her veg from the market and come back home to tell my father they are going on a 5* holiday

She spends so much money on clothes that she never wears,shoes shes never taken out of the box,posh chocs that go into the bin after half a bite,food she doesn't eat and crap for the house that doesn't make it out of the box

She's very tight on buying for others

My brother,when he got married,was given a photo frame that cost 10p from a car boot and when it was their 25th wedding anniversary,she bought my father a card (25p-she left the sticker on by mistake) and a gift she got given for free (while making a fanfare about how expensive it was)

mumda · 04/10/2024 22:04

People who spend thousands on holidays.
People who have the heating on constantly.

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