8 weird status symbols across the country, from $150,000 dogs to $10 tomatoes - 1 minute read





Surprising status symbols are popping up throughout the US, including dogs that cost six figures.Other pricy luxury items include $10 tomatoes in the Hamptons and $40 martinis in major cities.Here are some of the most unusual but extravagant products and services you can splurge on.













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When it comes to status symbols, you typically know one when you see it.

A Rolex watch, a Hermes Birkin bag, a BMW, Christian Louboutin heels.

But status symbols that may be a lot less obvious seem to be increasingly popping up across the US.

From dogs that go for six figures and summer camps that set parents back thousands, here are eight of the most surprising status symbols people are splurging on.


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