{"id":1529,"date":"2013-08-28T13:33:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-28T13:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/2013\/08\/28\/the-hamptons-were-not-as-expensive-as\/"},"modified":"2017-02-13T22:42:32","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T22:42:32","slug":"the-hamptons-were-not-as-expensive-as","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/the-hamptons-were-not-as-expensive-as\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hamptons… We’re Not as Expensive as You Think!"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the biggest complaints I hear about the Hamptons is that it’s “expensive.” \u00a0 While it’s a valid complaint when you consider things like the “lobster salad” at Loaves and Fishes (Loans and Finances) with it’s hefty $80+\/lb price tag, for the most part we’re not that much different than any other seasonal beach resort. \u00a0 I’m here to make you feel HAPPY about living on the East End. \u00a0Things are expensive in nearly all <\/i>resort towns and here are that stats to prove it. \u00a0 \u00a0Just know I didn’t pick any crazy overpriced outlets, this is a legit comparison. \u00a0It’s very scientific statistical analysis too and I should know, I took Stats #202 twice!<\/p>\n

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Beach Picnic w\/ Lobster<\/b>:<\/b><\/div>\n
Seafood Shop – Wainscott <\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0$45\/person \u00a0– \u00a0includes lobster, some corn and a few other sides.<\/div>\n
Clam Bake to Go – Martha’s Vineyard MA. $38\/Person – includes lobster , some corn and a few other sides.<\/div>\n
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Now, that isn’t\u00a0too crazy a difference is it?! \u00a0But then again, we’re not comparing this to say Seaside Heights NJ. \u00a0I mean, let’s not go overboard!<\/div>\n
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Sam’s Pizza…. pizzzzzzaaaaaaaaaa.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Pizza:<\/b><\/div>\n
Sam’s Restaurant – East Hampton<\/a> – $20.50 for a 16″ pepperoni pizza.<\/div>\n
Panzone’s Pizza – Beach Haven, LBI – NJ – $19.90 for a 16″ peperoni pizza.<\/div>\n
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I could have done a comparison here of say Little Caesar’s… but once again pizza-pizza should be compared to pizza-pizza. \u00a0 Sam’s only serves pizza. \u00a0I’m really trying to keep this comparison fair.<\/div>\n
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Oceanfront Home:<\/b><\/div>\n
5 Bedroom Oceanfront Home with pool – Longport NJ –<\/a> $6,595,000 asking price over 5000 s\/f<\/div>\n
5 Bedroom Oceanfront Home with pool – Southampton (Meadow Lane) -$28,000,000 asking price for over 5000 s\/f<\/div>\n
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Killing property values???<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Ok, so when it comes to everything but housing, the Hamptons are a bargain. \u00a0As long as you don’t go anywhere too nice, or too expensive and don’t need a place to live! \u00a0 We’re just like everyone else! \u00a0We’re just like small town America, except we have Tiffany, a zillion Ralph Lauren stores, Saint Ambrose and Gwyneth Paltrow. \u00a0 \u00a0All we need now is a Wal-Mart!<\/div>\n
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Finally it’s the home stretch folks, a few days left till Tumbleweed Tuesday. \u00a0But guess what I’m already searching for 2014 seasonal rentals. \u00a0Seriously!<\/div>\n
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One of the biggest complaints I hear about the Hamptons is that it’s “expensive.” \u00a0 While it’s a valid complaint when you consider things like the “lobster salad” at Loaves and Fishes (Loans and Finances) with it’s hefty $80+\/lb price tag, for the most part we’re not that much different than any other seasonal beach … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","generate_page_header":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[1996,1347,1358,1997,1998,1999,1416,1606,1552,1390,1354,1392],"class_list":["post-1529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-5-bedroom","tag-east-hampton","tag-hamptons","tag-house","tag-lobster-bake","tag-oceanfront","tag-patrick-mclaughlin","tag-pizza","tag-sams","tag-seafood-shop","tag-southampton","tag-wainscott"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8pfeo-oF","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1529"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3323,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529\/revisions\/3323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}