| In Thailand, a cappuccino costs the equivalent of three bowls of noodles, enhancing its potential for conspicuous consumption. |
| Stylish Mike doesn't like it if you suggest that his enthusiasms are all about ostentation and conspicuous consumption. |
| Academic and corporate titles are seldom used, and conspicuous consumption is condemned. |
| Society observers and media sources agree that conspicuous consumption has exploded in the past decade. |
| If this conspicuous consumption made people more contented, I would be less inclined to question it. |
| In the past bringing in a professional would have been seen as a luxury or a form of conspicuous consumption. |
