You know, I used to make $175 an hour picking out projectors for large institutions. And when it came time to buy a projector to replace my Christie monster, I looked at "most popular" on Amazon and grabbed the #1 seller. No regrets. But man, I'm finicky about toasters. There hasn't been a decent toaster oven made since 2003 so I keep repairing mine. Every now and then we buy a new one and return it. Likewise, I tried this approach when it was time to get a push cart for my kid - 80% of Amazon buyers get some goddamn thing from Melissa and Doug, and fuck Melissa and Doug. I bought this thing, all 1 amazon review of it and all, and it's dope. There are times to follow the herd, and there are times to break away, and the tools you need to make that choice have long been available to us.

The tie carousel is about something other than convenience. It's about fetishizing ties. Hey, whatever floats your boat. I'll say this: the next time you're on a flight, don't just dive into your Breaking Bad on your laptop. Leaf through the Skymall, leaf through the in-flight magazine. Contemplate "who is buying this? What do they want from life?" Most of them spend too little time at home, spend too much time traveling, and have a lot more disposable income than you do. As a result, they see nothing unusual about spending $80 for something that slowly parades their ties in front of them.

And hey - if you ever get a chance to stop by a small airport frequented by charter and business jets, pick up a copy of this. Fuck Robb Report, fuck Dupont Registry, Elite Traveler is the most batshit insane magazine I've ever seen.