That sports car is glossy and all, but a far less expensive car could still let you get around, so why did you buy it?

My father loves to buy glossy vanity items to keep around the house, like antique furniture, but they aren’t worth anything practical.

A practical item to buy would be a car, but a glossy item to buy would be a spoiler to put onto that car.

People that have too much wealth to spend are more likely to buy glossy items that have no practical purpose and only have superficial worth.

I don’t buy glossy name brand clothes because they are rarely any better than the clothes I could buy from the thrift store.