Comments on: Too Frugal for Oprah’s Favorite Things

By: Sudiegirl

Sudiegirl — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:44:00 +0000

I agree with you...I'd like maybe one or two items on her list, but she's got more money than sense these days.

Come visit my pad, where I select one of her "faves" every day and dissect it all to kingdom come.

Great blog, BTW!

By: Grant

Grant — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:21:00 +0000

Good for you!

I suspect that as many consumers "credit-bility" is revealed in the coming months, demand for items like these will wane., and the market will shift back to the well off.

Along with it, Oprah's audience will no longer find her "favorite things" among their "favorite things".

-Grant

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:03:00 +0000

I don't think it's a bad thing for rich people to spend their money. But, I think one frugal girl's got the right idea. If you can't afford it be grateful for whatcha got! Your fridge keeps the food in your house just as cold as the $3,800 refrigerator. I think having a sense of what is outrageously expensive grounds you and keeps you in touch with the rest of the planet. It's certainly not insurance that you'll use your $ wisely, i.e. charitable, foundations, etc. but it's worth a shot. Those shows can lead folks to buy things out of their budget and that's not a "good thing".

Jerry

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:05:00 +0000

Ha! Maybe I should search for some of Oprah’s Favorite Things on eBay and see if any of the items are shipping from Macon, GA!

By: Sense to Dollars

Sense to Dollars — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:26:00 +0000

I saw that! I also would not buy most of those things. In fact, I fantasized about how much money I could get and save by selling those things on ebay if I were in the audience.

By: FinanceAndFat

FinanceAndFat — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:22:00 +0000

I fear that those shows create a desire in the average viewer to aspire to own these products. Like you said, no one needs a $3,800 refrigerator. So while it's nice that it is being given away, LG is only giving them away on the Oprah show in the hopes that everyone watching will go out and buy it.

In my opinion, Oprah is just celebrating a consumerist lifestyle, and one that most people can't afford anyway.