Knit neckties

I just got a catalog from an outfit that shows silk knit ties in a variety of colors for $65 each. Jeez!

You'd have to be a schlemiel to pay that much.

You can buy these for about forty bucks from mail-order places like Land's End and Paul Fredrick. Plus you'll be able to get them in a long size for about three bucks more.

This is perfect for someone with a large neck, long torso, or who wants to tie a half-Windsor knot, as I do.

So how do some shops get away with charging 50% more for the same goods? Well, this shop is located in tony cities in Florida where their clientele clearly has more money than horse sense.

I'm all for capitalism. Heck, I'd charge what the traffic would bear, too.

But that doesn't mean you should bear it.