£80 for a jacket is a bargain! Either way the odds of winning anything on gambling are against you, the odds of that jacket wlking away five minutes later arent good. So Jacket.
Yeah of course it's a bargain the retail price was £215 it's a Calvin Klein jacket you get what you payed for, trust me gambling is a serious addiction
Yeah of course it's a bargain the retail price was £215 it's a Calvin Klein jacket you get what you payed for, trust me gambling is a serious addiction
I cant see the logo though. Imo, i'll only buy an expensive jacket / clothes if the logo is distinct for everyone to see. If you wear that, i wouldn't know its expensive
It's like any other kind of entertainment. That's like asking whether going on holiday is a waste of money, or going to the cinema, or whatever - the answer depends on the individual and their circumstances; and how much value they place on whatever level of enjoyment they get from it.
That's a reasonably good answer,however it's not that simple.
Because the majority of gamblers* aren't getting as much pleasure out of it as they think they are but even if anyone doesn't believe that, gamblers are among the worst people for self knowledge so the idea that they can make informed choices as to the value of what they are doing is doubtful.
Notwithstanding that however,there is an interesting 'paradox' to this gambling question.
Those gamblers who are betting in the way they are advised to do so in books and on forums and gambling advice websites are nearly all wasting not only their money but something more precious,time.
But those gamblers who like to have £5 or £10 accumulators each week and don't do anything else are probably getting value for money even though they will lose 40% + of their stakes.
This is because they invest little time but receive a great deal of utility from the anticipation of their bet and the sheer excitement afforded them in the time it takes for one of the selections to go 2-0 down.
Most gambling,if done 'properly'involves a great deal of tedium while affording little chance of regular profit.
* at least I think the majority bet mainly singles,could be wrong.
Gambling can be fun, I was going to put £10 on Leicester to win the league, I think the odds were around 70/1. Never did it in the end because people say it won't be worth it, well I wish I had now. I'd be £700 up. Would have made the end of the season more exciting too.
Betting on long term markets is definitely a good way to spend £10.
Even if Leicester had failed to win its very likely that you would have gained more than '£10 worth ' of pleasure from the bet.
Of course Leicester was an outlier but a £10 bet on sensible selections usually provides a great deal of interest and entertainment without incurring the dubious aspects of gambling.
Wrong. You wouldnt say spending £10 on a cinema ticket is a waste of money, neither would somebody placing it on a football match of which he would not have had previous interest
Paying £10 to watch 99% of movies is indeed a waste of money.
You'll never (or as good as never, incredibly unlikely) make a profit in the long run, the odds ect will almost guarantee this. They are a business like any other, they're in it to make money. If you could really go there every day and stand a realistic chance of leaving with more than you came with, then they'd have gone bust pretty quickly. I personally wouldn't find emptying my pockets into a fruit machine every day particularly entertaining. Each to their own, but I think I'd rather get a hobby, and spend the money on something useful instead. Or you could save up for a holiday, do some sports, go out for a meal, go to a cinema/music concerts, and get out and enjoy yourself with friends instead.
Many bookies have in fact gone bust or out of business over the last 40 years.