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Re:The Best by erichocean on Wednesday November 07, 2012 @10:32PM (#4756406)
> Status symbols like flatware, though, are especially pernicious.

Jeez, I just use my flatware to eat with. I had no idea it was an "especially pernicious" status symbol. Silly me.

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Re:The Best by MortenK on Thursday November 08, 2012 @04:41AM (#4757098)
The flatware recommended in the article is $10 a piece. It compares a bit to buying a $80 dollar stainless steel salt shaker to match the $60 carbon-fiber wine bottle stopper.

It's probably those kinds of things op is calling a status symbol.

It compares to buying

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Re:The Best by MartinCron on Wednesday November 07, 2012 @10:54PM (#4756445)
Anything can be a status symbol, but it doesn't mean everything is a status symbol.
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