What are you a snob about?

starbound6

Seeing as I'm the only one up;) I thought I'd be a PW today!!

What do you hold to the highest standard?  Wine, food, cars, hair product?...

I'm not a snob about much except WATER.  Our tap water sucks here (drought), and everyone has a filter on their tap, or uses a Brita pitcher.  I will gladly drink tap water in Sydney or up north because it's amazing and tastes like nothing.  Ours is watery metal and chemicals.

You? 

huahualove

I'm a snob about doing things the right way. I have a very strong work ethic and when people are more than able to do things the right way but are just lazy it drives me nuts. I know that wasn't exactly what you were looking for, but that is what came to mind first. Then I have my own certain way of doing things, like cleaning or loading the dishwasher ... I think I may have a slight form of OCD when I reallt think about it.

starbound6

huahualove:

I'm a snob about doing things the right way. I have a very strong work ethic and when people are more than able to do things the right way but are just lazy it drives me nuts. I know that wasn't exactly what you were looking for, but that is what came to mind first. Then I have my own certain way of doing things, like cleaning or loading the dishwasher ... I think I may have a slight form of OCD when I reallt think about it.

I'll sit next to you in the OCD corner! lol.  How is your DS going with the diet change?  How are you going finding things to eat?  Have you started adding back foods yet? 

BriLynn18

Food! My mom was big into healthy food, and my father's Italian. I feel like homemade sauce is the best, and I'm planning on attempting to make homemade pasta. In my mind, Italian food is the best, and everything else is second rate haha. I will avoid fast food (except Panera), and avoid anything high in sodium or frozen food. I usually have milk, water, and seltzer (I love carbonation). Southern food is not my friend, because I can't handle too much butter and fried foods. It's very easy for me to gain weight and that is part of why I am so particular about food. I have had people in my family have major health issues due to their weight so I try my best to stay healthy. 

huahualove

starbound6:

huahualove:

I'm a snob about doing things the right way. I have a very strong work ethic and when people are more than able to do things the right way but are just lazy it drives me nuts. I know that wasn't exactly what you were looking for, but that is what came to mind first. Then I have my own certain way of doing things, like cleaning or loading the dishwasher ... I think I may have a slight form of OCD when I reallt think about it.

I'll sit next to you in the OCD corner! lol.  How is your DS going with the diet change?  How are you going finding things to eat?  Have you started adding back foods yet? 

Thanks for asking! He seems to be doing a whole lot better with his naps and is a lot less fussy. I started adding rice back yesterday. It is really hard to find things to eat, I've kinda been making up meals as I go, not all of them are as good as others. I've been eating a lot of these bars called Caveman Bars that have no gluten soy or dairy in them and they taste pretty good. I think if he is still doing good in 2 weeks I'll start adding gluten back in. It is just really hard to find foods that have no dairy, soy, gluten, or rice. I've been eating a lot more fruits and veggies that I used to. Ds is finally starting to follow the 90 min rule some, even if it is just a 5 min nap it is great cause he is a lot less cranky and he is getting on more of a schedule.

starbound6

huahualove:

starbound6:

huahualove:

Thanks for asking! He seems to be doing a whole lot better with his naps and is a lot less fussy. I started adding rice back yesterday. It is really hard to find things to eat, I've kinda been making up meals as I go, not all of them are as good as others. I've been eating a lot of these bars called Caveman Bars that have no gluten soy or dairy in them and they taste pretty good. I think if he is still doing good in 2 weeks I'll start adding gluten back in. It is just really hard to find foods that have no dairy, soy, gluten, or rice. I've been eating a lot more fruits and veggies that I used to. Ds is finally starting to follow the 90 min rule some, even if it is just a 5 min nap it is great cause he is a lot less cranky and he is getting on more of a schedule.

Good to hear he's doing much better with his mood and his naps too!  So it might be dairy/soy by the sounds of it.?  Those are most common intolerances right?  Anyway he might grow out of it.. I've got a few IRL friends who had issues with their babies early on and then when they got a bit older it disappeared.  

Monkeybabe

I'm a baked goods/dessert snob. Sometimes I drive my family crazy when I pick desserts apart at a restaurant and say why I don't like it or why it's not right. I've started just saying those things in my head, since, apparently, no one else wants to know that it's too dry because they didn't actually notice.

creamsiclechica

Jeans and hair products. I only buy jeans at abercrombie and fitch. That's kind of outrageous of me. And I circulate through salon brands of hair care. Right now I'm using Joico KPak, and the bottles were like 60 bucks apiece. I rationalize that it lasts me 4 months, but still. First world problems.

jesbeth

Paint! I insist we use Benjamin Moore even though it cost 75 a can for the paint and primer in one.

DH thought I was nuts until we did the nursery. It was a dark orange and now it's soft grey. It only took one coat and it's flawless.

MikeHoncho

Im gonna second water. But of the bottled variety. I wont drink it if it has "ingredients" gross. That means basically the only bottled i will drink is ice mountain.

Butterbrot

Music and where produce comes from.

SteelCity44

Driving. I'm such a back seat driver, because I insist on headlights in the rain, moving over to the right to let people pass, moving over to the left when anyone is pulled over on the right, slowing down as you approach a red light/stop sign, and not going over 10 miles over the speed limit (although, I get uncomfortable after 5 over). I feel like everyone should use cruise control when the limit is above 55 and traffic is minimal. No one wants to ride with me.

marriedsisterofbride

Movies. My DH and I are both known to be critical of movies. Music as well. I am bummed out that I missed the movie babies this week because I went back to work and because my computer was down for a week.

Marie509

huahualove:

I'm a snob about doing things the right way. I have a very strong work ethic and when people are more than able to do things the right way but are just lazy it drives me nuts. I know that wasn't exactly what you were looking for, but that is what came to mind first. Then I have my own certain way of doing things, like cleaning or loading the dishwasher ... I think I may have a slight form of OCD when I reallt think about it.

OMG, this. All.of.it. I can't tell you how many arguments have started over how the dishwasher was loaded, or how laundry was seperated. I just chalked it up to being a control freak.... But I like the ocd excuse better! Lol.

TrudyCampbell

Pizza and bagels the classic NY answer and lately wine. I'm okay with inexpensive wine but I can no longer enjoy wine unless I love it.

KFCupcake

I could have written monkeybabe's and steelcity's answers word for word.

I'm also a bit of a clothing snob. I'll drop a decent amount on a great pair of jeans I like Express best but they will last for a long time I wore one pair from 19 until they simply wore out when I was 27. I also only wear Victoria's Secret undies, BUT I get them at the outlet store for half the price.

R+Jamz

Monkeybabe:

I'm a baked goods/dessert snob. Sometimes I drive my family crazy when I pick desserts apart at a restaurant and say why I don't like it or why it's not right. I've started just saying those things in my head, since, apparently, no one else wants to know that it's too dry because they didn't actually notice.

This. I bake a lot at home, and can't stand when something isn't done right in restaurants. I'm also a wine and scotch snob. I hate the wine snobs who swirl and swish and spit and stuff, it's so gross, so luckily I haven't become one of those. But scotch. Oh scotch. I'll sniff it and taste it and all discuss the "notes" in it. I can be insufferable. But I never spit it out! That would be wasteful. Insert smiley face, stupid Bump mobile.

KFCupcake

R+Jamz:

Monkeybabe:

I'm a baked goods/dessert snob. Sometimes I drive my family crazy when I pick desserts apart at a restaurant and say why I don't like it or why it's not right. I've started just saying those things in my head, since, apparently, no one else wants to know that it's too dry because they didn't actually notice.

This. I bake a lot at home, and can't stand when something isn't done right in restaurants. I'm also a wine and scotch snob. I hate the wine snobs who swirl and swish and spit and stuff, it's so gross, so luckily I haven't become one of those. But scotch. Oh scotch. I'll sniff it and taste it and all discuss the "notes" in it. I can be insufferable. But I never spit it out! That would be wasteful. Insert smiley face, stupid Bump mobile.

But it makes the wine come alive when you swirl it! And by slurping it just that first taste you get all of the flavors! And when it comes to scotch, I keep picturing Ron Burgandy going "I love scotch. Scotchy scotchy scotch."

DevonPow

Generally I am a jeans (I prefer True Religion, Willam Rast, and J Brand - DH thinks I am nuts for spending $250+ on jeans, but they are sooo much better than other jeans. Exception - Gap jeggings are actually decent on me), bags (I am a Coach freak), athletic gear (I have a Lululemon problem - I can't stand working out in low quality gear), and hair product snob. But, only for myself - other people can rock old navy jeans or look great shampooing with Pantene. Just not for me.

oh, I forgot lip balm - if it isn't Kiehl's, it sucks!

R+Jamz

KFCupcake:

R+Jamz:

Monkeybabe:

I'm a baked goods/dessert snob. Sometimes I drive my family crazy when I pick desserts apart at a restaurant and say why I don't like it or why it's not right. I've started just saying those things in my head, since, apparently, no one else wants to know that it's too dry because they didn't actually notice.

This. I bake a lot at home, and can't stand when something isn't done right in restaurants. I'm also a wine and scotch snob. I hate the wine snobs who swirl and swish and spit and stuff, it's so gross, so luckily I haven't become one of those. But scotch. Oh scotch. I'll sniff it and taste it and all discuss the "notes" in it. I can be insufferable. But I never spit it out! That would be wasteful. Insert smiley face, stupid Bump mobile.

But it makes the wine come alive when you swirl it! And by slurping it just that first taste you get all of the flavors! And when it comes to scotch, I keep picturing Ron Burgandy going "I love scotch. Scotchy scotchy scotch."

When I've had a bit too much scotch, I've definitely been known to quote Ron Burgandy

bumpuser5917313

Wine.  I grew up in a family with money who loved their wine.  I can't remember ever not having a wine cellar.  My parents would let me drink it with dinner when I was 16, so I have developed a very sophisticated pallet.  I've started telling people that I don't like wine because it's easier than being a snob.

That extends to all alcohol.  I'd rather have one good drink than 3 or 4 bad ones.  I drink to enjoy the alcohol, not to get drunk.  Life's too short not to drink top shelf.  If I can't afford it, I just don't drink. 

sharrison88

starbound6:

Seeing as I'm the only one up;) I thought I'd be a PW today!!

What do you hold to the highest standard?  Wine, food, cars, hair product?...

I'm not a snob about much except WATER.  Our tap water sucks here (drought), and everyone has a filter on their tap, or uses a Brita pitcher.  I will gladly drink tap water in Sydney or up north because it's amazing and tastes like nothing.  Ours is watery metal and chemicals.

You? 

This is me!  I grew up drinking bottled water.  Our water at my childhood home smelled like eggs.  Now, I can taste any type of imperfection in water, so I only drink filtered / bottled water.  DH drinks the water out of the tap at our house, but I can't bring myself to do it.

maccalovah

Handbags...I refuse to carry anything that isn't "real' (no knock-offs!)...I used to like Coach, but the quality seems so bad now and EVERYONE has one, so...no thanks

jenwet

um, everything?

No, really. Food, wine, beer, fabric (so by default, clothing), boots, paint (Jesbeth, Bejamin Moore!), manners, and being educated on current events/politics (regardless of your position). I would always rather have a few really nice, quality things than have a lot of things that are cheap.

DevonPow- I switched to Keihls in college and never looked back. love the stuff.

IttyBittyBee

Jeans!  I have no problem dishing out $150+ on a good pair of jeans.  My reasoning "they make my @ss look fantastic... and thats really priceless".

dojo1

Gin.  I drink Bombay which isn't the most expensive or anything, just my preference.

snoangel79

Probably vacation destinations or places I'm staying in. I can't do cheapo places haha

I'm ok with mixing say a Forever 21 shirt with expensive jeans. I don't have a ton of purses, I have my staple Burberry studded that cost me an arm and a leg. I like expensive cars and have owned some but went cheaper after the kids so we could get to reliables (with one very large SUV) rather than one high end. Although in a few years I will probably buy another X3 but it will probably be 2 years old. I'm getting more frugal after having these two <: I have to be. I still like shopping in whole foods though and at farm stands and butchers if I can.

huahualove

DO-JO:

Gin.  I drink Bombay which isn't the most expensive or anything, just my preference.

I'm kinda a gin snot too, band I really dislike Bombay. Dh got iit in a gin band tonic for me and I took once sip and asked him, "what is this crap?" Haha.

starshollow

I am also a NY snob about bagels and pizza.  Living in CT now, I can't stand places that serve Greek style pizza.  And don't get me started on bagels!  If they are not boiled first, they are rolls that have a hole.  My dad grew up making bagels in Brooklyn.

I am also a snob about many paper products and condiments.  Aluminum foil can only be Reynolds.  Cling wrap can only be Saran wrap.  The only Ketchup in Heintz.  The only Mayo is Hellman's (we don't have this Duke's brand up North that others have mentioned).

R+Jamz

Oh and NY bagels. I hate when places make bread with a hole in it and call it a "bagel." Sorry, that's not a bagel I'm looking at you Dunkin Donuts

ETA: used the wrong "hole." also, that's what she said

NeverLostHope

I am a handbag snob too. I don't have a lot of them, but the ones I do have have to be name brand and I don't do knock offs.
Another thing would be baby clothes and gear. I just can't do consignment stores and yard sales. I have TRIED but I just can't do it. Everyone always says stuff about how they get like new clothes for 6 a peice, etc. but if you know how to shop the stores you can get NEW stuff for around the same prices sometimes cheaper. My kids wear almost all Gymboree stuff and I always get great deals on it new.

IttyBittyBee

OMG how could I forget about handbags!?!  They have to be namebrand (Coach, MK,  D&B, L&V, etc).

I usually get a couple each year.  One for the spring/summer and one for the fall/winter.

Daniellemf1228

I am not a snob about much.  I am a snob about a clean house?  And eggs.  That is so random but I judge those that don't buy organic free range eggs, preferably from a farm.  The cheap ones do not taste the same, also, they are cruel.

laurack

Food/cooking though less so now that I've had the baby.

I used to be an everything-from-scratch kinda gal, HORRIFIED at the thought of using a box mix for a cake and stuff like that. I made my own sauces. However now I don't have time and I find myself buying things at TJs like "buttermilk pancake and baking mix" for biscuits and whatnot. The other day I made brownies using ghiradelli box mix and they were freakin delicious! I buy enchilada sauce in a bottle now. Stuff like that. I still make my own pie crust though i just don't make pies that often now ha.

Also when it comes to dessert I am snob I guess. I just don't see the point in eating dessert that isn't great/that I don't love. So if I'm at a restaurant and they don't have any of my favorites I just don't have anything. Also at work, when we have lunches and stuff I don't usually eat the cookies they get. Because I know each one has so many calories and they don't really taste great I'd rather not bother, would rather eat something I really love for that many calories if that makes sense.

Not that I'm a diet nazi or anything, just don't get the way people here at my office will just eat anything at all that's going just because its there, even if it's not that delicous.

katieh1017

Even though I have been living in FL for over 20+ years I am still a NY pizza and bagels snob. People who haven't had good pizza absolutely do not get it.

Also a ton of other things which have also been mentioned... music and water are probably my other 2 biggest. Oh and candy corn, it can only be Brach's!

Laouli

IttyBittyBee:

OMG how could I forget about handbags!?!  They have to be namebrand (Coach, MK,  D&B, L&V, etc).

I usually get a couple each year.  One for the spring/summer and one for the fall/winter.

LOVE my MK bags!!!

 for me it's photography... my husband says I am a total photo snob.. when I see someone got "professional photos" done and then I pull them up and can completely tell it is someone using a camera they have no clue how to use.. I cringe...and I feel bad someone spent the money on them.. but I know there will always be an emotional connection to them because it is their family... even if they are out of focus.. and the edititing is done with picassa!

 I also judge others when they tell me they are a photographer.. I feel awful for doing it.. but when I see your work and it doesnt back up your claim of being a professional photographer.. dont you realize phototgraphers/others will know this?!?! It's unsulting to those of us who have spent the time to learn how to do what we do! (I didnt always know what I was doing but the key is that I LEARNED!!! I took the time to make myself better.. I'll be the first person to say I had NO right doing "photography" for people when I first started... I had no one to guide me and wished I had stopped to ask someone sooner for help)

(RANT OVER!)

Christina_Diane

Vacation resorts, purses, and dog food. I don't feed my dog crappy pedigree type food.

Christina_Diane

Oh, and possibly vehicles too. I wouldn't give up my car for anything. I love how safe I feel in it.

laurack

oh yes, pet food for me too. We go to a fancy pet store to buy him the good stuff, taste of the wild, orijen or one of those. People do give us looks when we tell them we spend $50/mth on dog food (he weighs 110lbs) but whatever. I won't feed him "corn, animal byproducts, corn, sugar, corn, corn" to save a few bucks.

Obviously of course if one truly couldn't afford the expensive stuff that is different. But we can afford it. Also I feel that, like eating healthy food improves our health, feeding him well means he will cost us less in vet bills...

BabyMakes6

Cars. I just sold my Mercedes Kompressor and bought a Yukon Denali. I have come to the conclusion that I will probably have a car payment for the rest of my life! Some food...Hellmans only and yes, I've had Dukes. Heinz ketchup. Hidden Valley ranch. DH will only eat Kraft brand cheese singles. I only by Nike tennis shoes. I like salon hair stuff and higher end foundation Lancme. I have tried it all and it just works better for me. I will shop consignment stores/yard sales/thrift shops but I will only buy name brand items. I will only wear real leather boots. I'll stop now.

BelleWithABlade

Petfood for me too, I swear my two doggies eat better then we do  I'm a huge make-up snob.  It's a true sickness.