[Aquinasfan]

Airports aside, the card comes dripping with perks like a personal concierge and travel agent - a service that will get you a table with 24 hour notice at any of the hottest (and priciest) restaurants. Want that hard-to-get shoe? They'll track a pair down and ship it to your suite at the Four Seasons (room upgrade courtesy of the Black Card).

I can't be the only one who'd rather be having a beer on his deck while barbequing up dinner for his family.

The Black Card - who cares?

[Vision Thing]

Yup. I agree. Frugality and being able to say no to the unnecessary are strengths. However, we simple people still need the suckers out there to spend their way into oblivion. As someone mentioned earlier in the thread, they are good for the economy.