Some will perhaps shake their heads with a disapproving expression and dark looks, perhaps thinking that a coffee can never be worth more than €3, even if it comes served in a crystal champagne glass. In which case, why were Ferrari, Gucci, Chanel, Romané-Conti, and others of their ilk created… when cheap identical copies can be found?
To repeat the words of a renowned restaurateur to whom someone remarked that his table wine was very expensive: “If you can’t pay the price, you can always drink tap water!”
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