Living in Japan, $300 is nothing!
A ticket for the movies averages around $20-25 here!
I can spend the rest on a nightout with a couple of friends drinking,
eating and having fun!! Or fitter it away at the pachinko parlor within an hour.
Anyway, just brought a nice Gitzo GT1540T tripod for $580!
FYI: In Japan, you can easily spend a million yen, in a single club! That's 10,000 US$ for you!
AND YOUR POINT IS?
$300 in " JAPAN" must be nothing, but here in the US it is...Do us a favor, before you comment on something, TRY TO MAKE SENSE NEXT TIME.