> You don't think there are people on "barista wages" who have saved up for a nice guitar and amp, or a gaming PC, a car that was a little fancier than they nee

> You don't think there are people on "barista wages" who have saved up for a nice guitar and amp, or a gaming PC, a car that was a little fancier than they needed, or some kind of small vacation? What does that have to do with people on "barista wages" spending $1000 on a coffee machine? Never happened unless they thought they were going to set up business with it.