Well, thank goodness it wasn't 27,000.
That would be way too much!
43I'll wait for the * price tag... And a winning lottery ticket.
But seriously, a Scotch barreled in 1948? I didn't know they aged anything that long.
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Well for 750 mega liters that seems like a reasonable price. About 28 m³ per unit of money! Buy buy buy!
46I know everyone’s general focus is on the cost of the thing and how ridiculous it seems, completely ignoring that it’s a Scotch that was aged longer than the overwhelming majority of us—me included—have been alive, and that there are some people for whom that taste is very much worth it.
Me, I’ve wrangled with exactly how you’re meant to pay for the thing and walk out the door with it. Am I bringing $27K—plus tax—worth of cash—three straps of hundos?—to Costco and having the cashier count it? Do I get pulled into the manager’s office instead? Or, do I put this on my Costco Citi Visa? Will they decline it, even if I have the credit limit? Can I sub in another Visa, since that’s all they take? Do I get walked out the door, or do I get a receipt for the checker to sharpie a line through?
38there are some people for whom that taste is very much worth it.
You are correct, but to be clear, it's not so much that tasting this scotch is a life changing experience; it's more that to these people, 27k is just chump change.
23Also, stuff like this is often purchased not to drink, but as an investment.
8It's also about knowing that it's so exclusive that regular people can't experience it. Take away the pricetag and it's isn't nearly so appealing.
Veblen product, innit
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If you have to ask you can’t afford it.
People buying 30k bottles of wine are generally the kinds of people that don’t have a “credit limit” like we’re used to. They probably also have people that go get that wine for them, and likely pay by credit card or check.
26Oh, I acknowledge that.
However, there are two things I get hung up on. One, can’t pay by check—Costco doesn’t accept checks. And, two, the traditional no-limits cards are generally Amex, which they don’t accept—only Visa.
So, yes, while nothing else you said was wrong per se, I’m still left to ponder just how the transaction would go down.
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there are some people for whom that taste is very much worth it.
That's just not true, though.
- Things rich people buy are often about scarcity/vanity, not how good they are
- Diminishing returns for increasing quality
- You can overpay for anything and people/companies are ready to profit off that
Supposed expert "connoisseurs" haven't been able to tell famous high-priced wines apart in controlled taste tests.
13Doesn't mean it's worth 30k. There are whiskies just as old and better that aren't sold at that price.
This item is not sold 30k because its old, or even rare. It's sold at that price because there's always a rich sucker who wants something expensive.
4Maybe they have financing plans.
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27 Grand and the bottle just sits on the shelf?
19- Pick up at register
26Ah, thanks. Wasn't wearing my glasses. :)
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And there’s starving homeless in this world but 30k for a bottle ? Fuuuuuuuuuuu
10They should start selling $30k bottles of booze.
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What currency is that?
10The I've run out of diversity in my portfolio one
4My guess is that it's at a Costco in Kirkland (based on the Kirkland Signature Bakery in the background), so I'd say the currency is USD.
0Kirkland Signature is Costco's store brand.
6I doubt this is in the US. The key indicator for me is the Napa valley wine beside it. Unless Costco does things very differently, imported bottles are always grouped into the same aisle. Given that I'd guess its outside the US.
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What a deal! I'll probably never taste it.
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