Reply To: Brand Names?Wasting Money

“Thing is, you don’t know where she got that Gucci bag or why that woman is cholishing for $500 Manolo shoes. They could be gifts. They could have an uncle in “the biz.” Hullo: thrift shops?”

I disagree, if someone gives you a Gucci bag as a gift, you need not use it publicly. If someone offered you stolen merchandise or something you thought was ugly, you would likewise refuse or take the gift politely and not use it publicly.

Sam2 and ws33t: Do you now concede to my argument that is immoral to purchase expensive luxuries (either because it will cause you to give less tzedaka OR because it will cause others to be envious and trap them in a fierce battle)?.