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agree with all of this. I have some guilt about every purchase I have made of something that was slightly better than I need. You can't take it too far of course but on balance I am glad I did it. A long while ago a girlfriend told me to get the [top of the range cricket bat*] as she said I would not be happy with the next one down. I really liked her for that. But then she dumped me.
*golf club thread
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Oh I'm 100% in agreement.
Marginal (coffee) gains.
For what it's worth though, I like to see people buy luxury/expensive things if it makes them feel good.
My bikes cost more than some cars and I still only use them to commute or run errands.
I wear Jordans and I've never touched a basketball.
I use hand-forged chef knives to cut Tesco pitta and dip it into Tesco hummus.
If I had the money, I'm a prime candidate for 'expensive-coffee-stuff-beyond-my-comprehension'.