Some bargains in the unassuming world of luxury goods

Bespoke Louis Vuitton Humidor Trunk, Clive Christian No.1 for Men perfume spray, Dockers K-1 Limited Edition Khakis

The reasons why people dish out inordinate amounts of money on luxury goods is anybody's guess. In my case, I purchase them hoping for two specific outcomes:

• A product of very high quality
• The luxury item, very often something that can't be bought outside Japan or the old-continent, will reflect some of its uniqueness and mystic distinction on its modest and humble owner

The second outcome never seems to come to fruition (putting lipstick on a pig is the expression that somehow comes to mind) and the first one is very much hit and miss (with my luck, mostly miss).

However, in the case of the following luxury goods the happy and thoughtful owners must certainly have some other reasons in mind since I can think of none that will move a sane person to spend:

1. $68,000 on a cigar humidor
2. $185 on a pair of Dockers
3. $850 on a bottle of perfume

It is possible that I'm missing something else, and this is the result of the minds of brilliant professionals working in the marketing departments of the purveyors of these exquisite goods.

I want to extend my thanks to my very good friend M.S. who spent some of his office time wisely and researched these products.