Reply To: Brand Names�Wasting Money

sw33t: Do you think the rabonim that ban people from spending too much money on their weddings are wrong and judgmental as well?

I understand that it is perfectly good to enjoy what Hashem has given us and take pleasure in Olam Hazeh to a certain degree. The reason why a Gucci bag differs from a nice steak is that you are not spending money on pleasure: you are wasting money on status to put yourself over your brother (or in this case sister).

In short, if I see someone wasting money on brand name cars and bags apposed to getting a Honda, I do judge them. We are supposed to judge favorably in an equal circumstance- not all the time when all evidence points to the contrary.

So is it immoral to purchase a Gucci bag? In my opinion, yes it is. What do you think?