Also, there are plenty of other threads to debate about whether Thing X is a waste money or proof of elitism and whatnot. I hope that doesn't spew out here. Let's appreciate that there are some nifty things out there in our sport, and if someone has the means and wants to kick some cash* over to the people who make the nifty things, so be it, alright?
*: This person is not necessarily me, because believe it or not, I am an unabashed cheapskate.