Grills vs. Bottled Water

People get made fun of for buying bottled water. And that's fair enough. Why pay $2 for something that's not only free, but abundant? I think Lewis Black nailed it in his bit.

But if spending $2 on water is silly, then spending $200 on a grill is just crazy talk.

When you buy the bottle of water, you're getting a few things:
1. water - Obvious, yes. But I can't make my own water, unless I pee into a filter, and drink it. And that, my friend, is not happening anytime soon.
2. A container - Not only do you get water, but you get to take it with you. pretty snazzy.

So I can almost justify the $2 on the bottle of water.

Now, let's look at what you get with a grill:
1. Fire - Nothing a couple matches and some paper can't solve. Nothing stopping me from doing that.
2. A container - I'm pretty sure a trash can will suffice (I haven't talked to any homeless people recently, but I've seen the "Eye of the Tiger" video a few times...trash cans can make nice fire holders.)

So we pay 100 times as much for something that really doesn't give us anything new. Oh, but I guess I forgot about all the stainless steel gadgets and widgets and doors and griddles and trays.

And you could even spend $2000 on a monstrosity that has warmers and multiple levels and temperature gauges and a massage chair and a beer holder and a meat dehydrator and orange juicer and a robotic handjob arm.

I think homeless people got it right on this one...well, I might pay $2000 for a robotic handjob arm.