Star Drifter Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 I'm pretty sure this is a rare treat enjoyed more for the experience than because gold is tasty. It's pretty hard to feel outraged, too. If this person wants to sell a twenty six thousand dollar sundae and someone else wants to buy it then two people have just chosen (hopefully very happily) to do something for each other. I also doubt those busboys there are working for tips. But assuming 15% for a single $26,000.00 dessert, carrying soiled crystal and golden servicewear for the rich starts to also sound rather lucrative. Edit: for some reason I seem to have read 26k, when the thread says 25. Must be burnout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EntilZha Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Edible gold? Huh? Well, the thing is you might be able to get the gold back after you go.......no, it's just too gross to contemplate, even if gold is a non-corrodable metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bel_Amore Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 I'll settle for an ice cream cone from Micky D's for a whopping $1.07! the thing that gets me is that from the picture this dessert looks quite large. I don't know about the rest of you but if I'm gonna pay a lot of money I'm going to finish it, either in the restaurant or at home. Ice cream, however, doesn't travel well in doggy bags! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Drifter Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Once every few years, I'm actually able to enjoy a Peanut Buster Parfait at DQ. It's closer to $3.00, but would make me very happy. But still, I remember the dinner I had at an expensive hotel eleven years ago extremely well. What I had ten days ago is a mystery. This is honestly an experience, not a meal. (I also remember the last time I had that parfait. It was very dark. Aryanun and her mom both wanted just a dipped cone. I think it has honestly been three years since then.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 It's one of those things I like to tell myself so I don't feel quite so "poor" .... ... but d'ya know... Queen Elizabeth II has probably NEVER had a big honkin' bowl of 'nanner puddin' like my mother makes... real ripe bananas..real Nilla wafers.. and HOT vanilla pudding and meringue...nope..poor poor pitiful monarch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bel_Amore Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 ... but d'ya know... Queen Elizabeth II has probably NEVER had a big honkin' bowl of 'nanner puddin' like my mother makes... real ripe bananas..real Nilla wafers.. and HOT vanilla pudding and meringue...nope..poor poor pitiful monarch. sounds yummy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokingwreckage Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 1: Paying a lot for a useless thing makes you a patron of the arts. 2: Conspicuous consumption. This is where you spend to prove you can. 3: Prestige goods: This is where the enjoyment derives not from getting something you like, but from getting something someone else can't have. This is responsible for the whole "keeping up with the Joneses" phenomenon and almost infinite amounts of middle-class angst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 .... and why SOME people look at Mayfield ice cream as though they've just stepped in something upleasant..... then they wirte a big whompin' check to "Feed the Children" so they can look benevolent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuCulain42 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Hey, I was browsing about and discovered that the place got shut down Wednesday by the NYC health department. One would thing if you were making that kind of money that they could afford to have the place cleaned and hire an exterminator. Linky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristof65 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Apparently the exterminator budget got cut to pay for the ingredients of the sundae... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuCulain42 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Apparently the exterminator budget got cut to pay for the ingredients of the sundae... because we must all have our priorities... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastman Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Of course, the latest news item about this place isn't particularly favorable - Read about it here Guess I'm not the only person to just see that, probably from the 13-year old's DUI story link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldarchy Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 that's grody yo! I mean if they are making the money they are making, keep the place clean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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