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    What do you do for work?

    Hiya,

    I've been admiring some of the amazing collections people have and I was just curious as to what people did for a living or what sacrifices people have made to facilitate this rather pricey hobby/obsession !

    I'm a lawyer by profession and although reasonably comfortable I did forgo an exotic holiday this year to purchase my Rolex Deepsea and Cartier Ronde XL. That's the sacrifice I made and no doubt there will be many more!

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    Quote Originally Posted by seadog1408 View Post
    Snort cocaine off ladyboy's c#cks.

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    And have you been doing this "longtime" ?

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    Will I get in trouble for this? Oi mate it's only a bit of cash in hand son!

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    I'm head of biscuit design for Aldi supermarkets. It's pretty simple really - I just rip off an existing biscuit and change the name just enough to keep the lawyers at bay.

    Like this:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lampoc View Post
    I'm head of biscuit design for Aldi supermarkets. It's pretty simple really - I just rip off an existing biscuit and change the name just enough to keep the lawyers at bay.

    Like this:
    Watch it mate , he's one of them lawyers!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark lowman View Post
    Watch it mate , he's one of them lawyers!
    It's not a problem anymore - I've been offered a new job doing exactly the same thing for Steinhart.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lampoc View Post
    It's not a problem anymore - I've been offered a new job doing exactly the same thing for Steinhart.
    Steinhart are starting to sell cheesy biscuits?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lampoc View Post
    I'm head of biscuit design for Aldi supermarkets. It's pretty simple really - I just rip off an existing biscuit and change the name just enough to keep the lawyers at bay.

    Like this:
    I lied when I said I was on the dole, I didn't want to embarrass myself by admitting I'm am Ambulance chaser just like the OP!

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    I don't have a car here.....that's one of my sacrifices. Oh, and I am still using a Samsung S4.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ernest View Post
    Hiya,

    I've been admiring some of the amazing collections people have and I was just curious as to what people did for a living or what sacrifices people have made to facilitate this rather pricey hobby/obsession !

    I'm a lawyer by profession and although reasonably comfortable I did forgo an exotic holiday this year to purchase my Rolex Deepsea and Cartier Ronde XL. That's the sacrifice I made and no doubt there will be many more!
    If you genuinely did forgo an exotic holiday, then you wife / family also made a sacrifice just so you could have a watch.

    If you are going to buy a big boys toy, common sense dictates that you make no sacrifice what so ever. That means you can buy it without batting an eyelid and certainly you do not get into debt or forgo a holiday or car etc.

    If you have to make a sacrifice, then something, somewhere is wrong.

    Regards

    Mick

    PS I no longer work - I spend my time touring Europe and today was spent on a Spanish beach.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ernest View Post
    I did forgo an exotic holiday this year to purchase my Rolex Deepsea and Cartier Ronde
    That was a mistake I reckon. Sell the watches and take the holiday. Watches are meant to bring pleasure, not pain.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GrandS View Post
    I am a condom tester. It involves a lot of travel and meeting new people.
    Did you have to work a week in hand?

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    Quote Originally Posted by village View Post
    Steinhart are starting to sell cheesy biscuits?
    If they do they'll be the best bang for buck in the homage biscuit world.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tokyo Tokei View Post
    I'm a professional executive meeting attendee. My presence and well-timed interjections help leaders feel like the smartest man in the room, enabling them to provide insights that proactively drive results while releasing shareholder value on a go forward basis. My fees provide for a trumpendous income. I use the forum expertise on wealth management and trading investment-grade vintage timepieces to ensure sufficiently vast losses that I pay no tax.
    LOL: Did that for a long time until I wrapped it up one fine day. Feel much better now.

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