£35,000 Cocktail

I don't get this whole $500 drink, $10,000 drink, $50,000 drink escalation. It's not like the drink is any better, they just throw a diamond in it.

I know women love diamonds, but if it's in a drink you don't get to pick it out. If I were going to get a $70,000 I would want to be in charge of what it looks like. I'd just get a scotch and go to the jewelry store.

It's just a shallow and stupid display of wealth, but I guess most jewelry is.

Hey everyone, I'm selling a cigar for $300,000! The wrapper that it's in is actually the deed to my house!

It's ridiculous to say that you're buying a $70,000 drink. You're really buying a $69,000 diamond ring that comes in a $1000 glass of alcohol. Or really really, you're probably buying a $20,000 ring and paying $50,000 just to show that you can

My $2.8 million plutonium drink had an unusual, bold flavor.

Tried that Goldschlager, with flakes of gold in it. Doesn't do anything for the drink.

Diamond ring would be kinda hard to poop out the day after.

For $70K, I would probably want a cheap ring.

And a car.

And a nice donation to a charity, perhaps.

Why oh why can't the rich share?

Yeah, I would be impressed if the profit went to worthy charity.

I'm going to make believe that I've just tried a Flawless... "Hmmm... it's a bit nutty, with a fruity aftertaste."

There must be some sub culture out there that thinks that by paying $10K + for a dessert, drink, meal, etc. they are glamorous or special. Or maybe it is a class of restaraunteurs that think having an unobtainable item on their menu is important. I don't know...

I guess when you have reached spiritual perfection and have nothing left to achieve or obtain in life, you can afford a couple $50K deserts and an expensive marriage proposal drink.

What is really awesome is that all these expensive menu items seem rather boring (as far as ingredients and creativity go) to me. But I only make 36K a year, what the heck do I know? I should leave it to the Paris Hilton's of the world to showme what's cool.

Pink Chanpagne? I mean, come on, leave the hype and get the good one at least...

I hope they tip the server.

Miss C beat me to the tipping comment. I might add that this is in England so there is a good chance that the gratuity will either be skipped or is included in the price.

As for the conspicuous consumption comments I doubt that any of the establishments offering this sort of item expect to ever serve one. The goal is to get publicity.

I hate the thought that some people are rich enough to gold.

one of the great ironies in life is that the more money you have, the more you need to demonstrate it to yourself and those around you. but you generally have to be pathologically insecure to get that wealthy in the first place; most people with lots of money I've met are incredibly dysfunctional and neurotic, and really not worth knowing.

well edhead, you have to realize that people with that much money are just replacing those things that we "normal" people have come to appreciate with money.. they don't really know what true happiness is. apparently it's $70K drinks... all i have to say, is if i'm paying that much for a drink, it better
a) get me wasted, or
b) open a time-portal so i can go back in time and remind myself not to make the mistake of buying a $70k drink.

i think i've found something i can definitely give up for lent!
Thankyou Capitalism!

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